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P Mylin Study Stack
Pharmacology 29-30
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Neoplastic diseases, or cancers, are caused by abnormal and uncontrolled growths known as ___________ | neoplasms |
| A________is a malignancy arising from the epithelial cells. | carcinoma |
| _______________ alter the chemical composition of proteins. | alkylating agents |
| ____________ are a group of antineoplastic drugs that act by interfering with a specific phase of cell metabolism. | antimetabolites |
| Steroids responsible for feminine characteristics are called _______. | estrogens |
| Substances causing masculinization are called____________. These can be administered to premenopausal women for breast cancer. | androgens |
| Drugs used to treat advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women or that may be given after surgical removal of the tumor are called ________________. | aromatase inhibitors |
| The status of being protected against an infectious disease is _______________. | immunity |
| A preparation that uses an altered or killed microorganism to produce active immunity to a disease is a _______________________. | vaccine or immunizing agent |
| _______________ is achieved when the antigen, or altered microorganism, is injected into the body, and natural antibodies are produced against it. | active immunity |
| _________________ is obtained when previously formed antibodies are injected into the body. | passive immunity |
| _______________ is used to desensitize Rh-negative mothers after delivery of an Rh-positive infant. | Rho(D) immune human globulin |
| busulfan | Myleran |
| cyclophosphamide | Cytoxan |
| melphalan | Alkeran |
| azacitidine | Vidaza |
| capecitabine | Xeloda |
| clofarabine | Cholar |
| cytarabine | Ara-C, Cytosar-U |
| decitabine | Dacogen |
| fluorouracil | 5-FU |
| testolactone suspension | Teslac |
| bicalutamide | Casodex |
| flutamide | Eulexin |
| estramustine phosphate sodium | Emcyt |
| megestrol acetate | Megace |
| fulvestrant | Faslodex |
| tamoxifen citrate | Nolvadex |
| toremifene citrate | Fareston |
| anastrozole | Arimidex |
| exemestane | Aromasin |
| goserelin acetate | Zoladex |
| leuprolideacetate | Lupron |
| triptorelin pamoate | Trelstar |
| doxorubicin hydrochloride | Adriamycin |
| valrubicin | Valstar |
| asparaginase | Elspar |
| aldesleukin | Proleukin |
| interferon alfa | Roferon-A |
| epoetin alfa | Epogen |
| diphtheria and tetanus toxoids | DT |
| diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine | DTaP |
| haemophilus b conjugate vaccine | Hib |
| measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine | MMR |
| pneomococcal vaccine | Pheumovax 23 |
| varicella virus vaccine | Varivax |
| zoster vaccine live | Zostavax |
| Rho(D) immune human globulin | RhoGAM |
| azathioprine | Imuran |
| cyclophosphamide | Cytoxan |
| interferon beta-1b | Betaseron |
| glatiramer acetate | Copaxone |
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