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Pharmacology Start
Basic Pre-Nursing pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Medications that relieve pain, include narcotic (Vicodin) and non-narcotic (tylenol) | Analgesics |
| Drugs that relieve indigestion and heartburn by neutralizing stomach acids | Antacids |
| Drugs that suppress anxiety and relax muscles (sometimes called axiolytics, sedatives, or minor tranquilizers). | Antianxiety |
| Drugs used to control irregularities of heartbeat. | Antiarrhythmics |
| Drugs made from naturally occurring and synthetic substances that combat bacterial infection. | Antibiotics |
| Prevent the blood from clotting | Anticoagulants |
| Help dissolve and disperse blood clots | Thrombolytics |
| Drugs that prevent epileptic seizures. | Anticonvulsants |
| Anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medications used in severe cases, highly addictive | Benzodiazepines (Xanax, Klonopin) |
| Anti-depressants which block the serotonin transport | Tricyclic |
| Used to stop diarrhea | Antidiarrheals |
| Used to treat nausea and vomiting | Antiemetics |
| Drugs used to treat fungal infections, the most common of which affect the hair, skin, nails, or mucous membranes. | Antifungals |
| Drugs used primarily to counteract the effects of histamine, one of the chemicals involved in allergic reactions. | Antihistamines |
| Drugs that lower blood pressure | Antihypertensives |
| Anti-Inflammatories | |
| Drugs used to treat cancer | Antineoplastics |
| Drugs used to treat psychotic disorders | Antipsychotics |
| Drugs that reduce fever | Antipyretics |
| Drugs used to treat viral infections or to provide temporary protection against infections such as influenza. | Antivirals |
| Central nervous system depressants with effects from mild sedation to total anesthesia. Have been widely replaced by Benzodiazepines. | Barbiturates |
| Reduce the oxygen needs of the heart by reducing heartbeat rate. | Beta-Blockers |
| Drugs that open up the bronchial tubes within the lungs when the tubes have become narrowed by muscle spasm...ease breathing with diseases like asthma | Bronchodilators |
| These hormonal preparations are used primarily as anti-inflammatories in arthritis or asthma or as immunosuppressives | Corticosteroids |
| Drugs that kill or damage cells. Used as antineoplastics (drugs used to treat cancer) and as immunosuppressives. | Cytotoxics |
| Drugs that reduce swelling of the mucous membranes that line the nose by constricting blood vessels, thus relieving nasal stuffiness. | Decongestants |
| Drugs that increase the quantity of urine produced by the kidneys and passed out of the body, thus ridding the body of excess fluid. | Diuretics |
| Drugs that stimulate the flow of saliva and promotes coughing to eliminate phlegm from the respiratory tract. | Expectorants |
| Drugs that lower the level of glucose in the blood. | Hypoglycemics |
| Drugs that relieve muscle spasm in disorders such as backache. Antianxiety drugs (minor tranquilizers) that also have a muscle-relaxant action are used most commonly. | Muscle Relaxants |
| (anti-inflammatories) Advil, Clinoril, Motrin, Naproxen, Relafen and Voltaren. | NSAIDS |
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