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Ch 20 Adler/Carlton
Drug Classifications
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analgesic | relieve pain without causing drowsiness |
| Anesthetics | agents that act on the central nervous system (CNS) to produce a loss of sensation; produce muscle relaxation and loss of consciousness |
| Antianxiety | used in the treatment of anxiety to calm or relax the anxious patient |
| Antiarrhythmics | used to treat any variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat |
| Antibiotics | used to kill or inhibit the growth of micro-organisms |
| Anticholinergics | reduce smooth muscle tone, motility of the gastrointestinal tract, and secretions from the respiratory tract and secretory glands |
| Anticoagulants | inhibit the clotting of the blood or increase the thickening time |
| Anticonvulsants | used to prevent or control the occurrence of seizures; do not treat the cause but reduce or eliminate seizure activity |
| Antidepressants | used in the treatment of depression |
| Antidiabetic agents | used to treat type II diabetes mellitus in which insulin deficiency and insulin resistance exists |
| Antiemetics | used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting |
| Antifungal agents | substances that destroy or suppress the growth or multiplication of fungi |
| Antihistamines | drugs used primarily to treat allergic disorders, both acute and chronic; also used to treat symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections and the common cold caused by viral infections |
| antihyperlipidemic agents | used to lower abnormally high level of lipids, esp cholesterol, in the blood |
| Antihypertensives | used to treat high blood pressure |
| Antiplatelets | used to inhibit platelet aggregation (or formation of blood clots) |
| Antipsychotics | used to treat psychiatric or mental disorders |
| Antiulcer agents | used to treat peptic ulcers, both gastric and duodenal, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)caused by reflux of acid from the stomach into the esophagus |
| Antiviral agents | destroy or suppress the growth or multiplication of viruses |
| Bronchodilators | used in the treatment of asthma and COPD; relax bronchial smooth muscles and dilate the respiratory passages |
| Cholinesterase inhibitors | increase the levels of acetylcholine, a major neurotransmitter in the central nervous system |
| Coagulants | used to control hemorrhage or to speed up coagulation |
| Corticosteriods | used to reduce the symptoms associated with chronic inflammatory disorders or for short-term treatment of acute inflammatory conditions |
| Diuretics | drugs that increase the amount of urine excreted by the kidneys, thus removing sodium and water from the body |
| Hormones | drugs that affect the endocrine system (control system of the body) |
| Laxatives | drugs that act to promote the passage and elimination of feces from the large intestine |
| Mood-Stabilizing drugs | prevent mood swings in patients with manic-depressive (bipolar) disorder |
| Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory drugs | have analgesic, antipyretic (reduces fever), and antiinflammatory actions used to treat inflammatory conditions, mild to moderate pain, and fever |
| Sedatives (hypnotics) | produce varying degrees of central nervous system depression ranging from mild sedation to inducing sleep |
| Stimulants | drugs that increase activity |
| Thrombolytics | drugs that dissolve thrombi (clots) that have already formed |
| Vasoconstrictors | drugs that cause blood vessels to constrict, thus increasing heart action and raising blood pressure |
| Vasodilators | drugs that cause blood vessels to dilate |
| Emetic | drugs used to induce vomiting |
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