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Pharmacolo
pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name given to a drug to specify its chemical makeup; often long and complicated | chemical name |
| Shorter name, less complicated, identifies the drug legally and scientifically | generic name |
| Trademark name indicating the private property of the individual drug manufacturere | brand name |
| Method of giving drugs by mouth | Oral administration |
| Method of placing drugs under the tongue to dissolve in the saliva | Sublingual administration |
| Method of giving drugs by suppository | Rectal administration |
| Injection of drug from syringe | Parenteral administration |
| Method of giving drugs by vapors or gases taken into the nose or mouth | inhalation |
| Method of giving drugs by application to the skin | Topical application |
| Drugs to lessen pain | Analgesics |
| Agent that reduces or eliminates sensation | Anesthetics |
| Chemical substance produced by microorganism or kills bacteria, fungi or parasites | Antibiotics and Antivirals |
| Prevent clotting of blood | Anticoagulants |
| Prevents or reduces frequency of convulsions in various type of epilepsy | Anticonvulsants |
| Treats symptoms of depression | Antidepressants |
| Used to treat diabetes mellitus | Antidiabetics |
| Drugs that block the action of a histamine | Antihistamines |
| used to treat osteoporosis | Antiosteoporosis |
| Drugs that act on the heart or the blood vessels to treat hypertension, angina, mhyocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and arrhythmias | Cardiovascular drugs |
| Medicine that depresses the central nervous system and promotes drowsiness and sleep | Sedative-hypnotics |
| Drugs that act on the brain to speed up vital processes in cases of shock and collapse | Stimulants |
| Drugs useful in controlling anxiety | Tranquilizers |
| aer/o | air |
| alges/o | sensitivity to pain |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| chem/o | drug |
| cras/o | mixture |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| erg/o | work |
| esthes/o | feeling, sensation |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| iatr/o | treatment |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| myc/o | mold, fungus |
| narc/o | stupor |
| or/o | mouth |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| prurit/o | itching |
| pyret/o | fever |
| thec/o | sheath |
| tox/o , toxic/o | poison |
| vas/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| vit/o | life |
| ana- | upward, excessive, again |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against, separate |
| par- | other than, apart from |
| syn- | together, with |
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