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Pharm Defs Ch 6&23
Definitions for Ch 6 and 23, for Pharm 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Codeine | most commonly used opioid in dentistry |
| Codeine + Tylenol | Tylenol 3, provides greater pain relief |
| Cocaine | abusers exhibit dilated pupils (mydriasis) |
| Morphine | First natural opiate used for acute or severe pain |
| Oxycodone | semi-synthetic opioid |
| Oxycodone + acetaminophen | Percocet |
| Ocycodone + aspirin | Percodan |
| Naloxone (Narcan) | is an opioid antagonist and used to treat opioid overdose |
| Agonists | refers to a substance that binds to and activates a receptor in the body |
| Mixed opioids | also known as mixed agonist-antagonist opioids, refer to a class of opioids that have both agonistic (activating) and antagonistic (blocking) effects on opioid receptors in the nervous system |
| Antagonists | are substances that bind to receptors in the body but do not activate them. Instead, they block or inhibit the action of agonists |
| Narcotics | original name for opioid drugs. Derived from the Greek work which means “inducing stupor or sleep” |
| Opioid agonist or antagonist? morphine (MS Contin, Kadian, Roxanol, Duramorph) | Agonist |
| Opioid agonist or antagonist? oxycodone [acetaminophen/oxycodone] (Percocet) | Agonist |
| Opioid agonist or antagonist? hydrocodone [acetaminophen/hydrocodone] (Vicodin) | Agonist |
| Opioid agonist or antagonist? codeine (Codeine 15) | Agonist |
| Opioid agonist or antagonist? methadone (Methadose) | Agonist |
| Opioid agonist or antagonist? fentanyl (Duragesic, Actiq, Subsys, Sublimaze) | Agonist |
| Opioid agonist or antagonist? naloxone (Narcan) | antagonist |
| Opioid agonist or antagonist? Mixed opioids | antagonist |
| Opioid agonist or antagonist? buprenorphine (Buprenex) | antagonist |
| Opioid agonist or antagonist? tramadol (Ultram) | antagonist |