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chap 17&18
Pharma 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is a chemical released from body tissues in response to an allergic reaction: | Histamine |
| Is a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction, marked by an extreme drop in blood pressure and body temperature, a decrease in the circulating blood volume, and cardiac abnormalities: | Anaphylaxis |
| Adverse drug reactions are common and often mislabeled: | Drug allergies |
| Are fatty or oily substances applied to soothe the skin or mucous membranes: | Emollients |
| Are protective agents employed primarily to alleviate irritation: | Demulcents |
| Are substances that cause a loss of sensation: | Anesthetics |
| Chlorpheniramine maleate | Chlor-Trimeton or Teldrin |
| Cyproheptadine hydrochloride | Periactin |
| Used for skin reaction such as urticaria or the pruritus of varicella eruptions chickenpox | Periactin |
| Dimenhydrinate | Dramamine |
| Primarily for the relief of motion sickness | Dramamine |
| Diphenhydramine hydrochloride | Benadryl |
| To control moderately severe allergic reactions | Benadryl |
| Meclizine hydrochloride | Bonine or Antivert |
| Control nausea and vomiting in pregnancy | Bonine or Antivert |
| Promethazine hydrochloride | Phenergan |
| Cetirizine hydrochloride | Zyrtec |
| Used for seasonal allergic rhinitis | Zyrtec |
| Fexofenadine hydrochloride | Allegra |
| Effective in allergic rhinitis | Allegra |
| Loratadine | Claritin |
| Used for symptomatic improvement of rhinitis and urticaria | Claritin |
| Azelastine hydrochloride | Astelin |
| Administered intranasally for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis | Astelin |
| Clemastine fumarate | Tavist |
| Used in adults and young children with seasonal allergies | Tavist |
| Procaine | Novocain |
| Used in denistry and before minor surgery | Novocain |
| Ketoconazole | Nizoral |
| Used topically for the treatment of fungal and yeast infections | Nizoral |
| Tolnaftate | Tinactin |
| Used to treat ringworm and athlete's foot | tinactin |
| Zinc undecylenate ointment | Desenex |
| Treatment and prevention of athlete's foot | Desenex |
| Clotrimazole | Lotrimin |
| A broad spectrum of activity against fungi as well as yeasts | Lotrimin |
| Econazole nitrate | Spectazole |
| Will cure many topical tinea infections | Spectazole |
| Nystatin vaginal tablets | Mycostatin |
| Used to treat vulvovaginal candida infection may be treated topically | Mycostatin |
| Miconazole nitrate vaginal cream | Monistat |
| Treatment of vulvovaginal candida infections | Monistat |
| Terconazole | Terazol |
| Treatment of vulvovaginal monilial infections | Terazol |
| Clotrimazloe | Lotrimin or Gyne-Lotrimin |
| Mupirocin calcium | Bactroban |
| Treatment of local infections, such as impetigo | Bactroban |
| Silver sulfadiazine | Silvadene Cream |
| Is used topically to prevent wound infection in patients with second-and third degree burns | Silvadene Cream |
| Tretinoin | Retinoic Acid or Retin-A |
| This drug appears to act as a follicular irritant, used cosmetically for wrinkling of aging and sun-damaged skin | Retinoic Acid or Retin-A |
| Isotretinoin | Accutane |
| Used in nodular acne | Accutane |
| Erythromycin topical gel | Emgel or Ergel |
| Local treatment of acne | Emgel or Ergel |
| Clindamycin phosphate | Cleocin-T or Clindagel |
| A topical antibiotic applied directly to acneiform lesions | Cleocin-T or Clindagel |
| Adaplene solution | Differin |
| Treatment of acne | Differin |
| Is commonly rubbed on the skin to soothe minor burns, treat infections, and moisturize dry patches | Aloe |
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