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Ch. 29
OTC medication
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analgesics | Drugs that relieve pain |
| Anti-inflammatory | A drug that reduces swelling |
| Antipyretics | Drugs that reduce fevers |
| Antitussive | A drug that can decrease the coughing reflex |
| BTC drugs | A non-prescription medication kept "behind-the-counter" that patients need to buy at the pharmacy |
| Circadian rhythms | 24-hour cycles or regular biological changes. In pharmacology, this often involves medications affecting sleep/wake cycles |
| Expectorants | Chemicals that loosen and thin sputum and bronchial secretions |
| Legend drugs | Medications that need a prescription |
| Nutraceutical | A food or supplement with added health benefits |
| OTC drugs | Non-prescription medicines generally found outside the secure part of the pharmacy |
| Pruritus | An itch |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| PPN | Peripheral parenteral nutrition |
| HPV | Human Papilloma Virus |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |