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Pharm:name,class,act
Pharmacology: drug names, classification, and action
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heparin | Anticoagulant; Prevent blood clotting. Inhibits thrombin, which prevents conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin |
| Sodium Nitroprusside (Nipride,Nitropress) | Antihypertensive/ Vasodilator; Relaxes arteriolar and venous smooth muscle; produces peripheral vasodilation |
| Albuterol Sulfate (Proventil) | Bronchodilator/ Beta2-Adrenergic agonist;Relaxes bronchial, uterine, and vascular smooth muscle by stimulating beta2 receptors |
| Pantoprazole (Protonix) | Antiulcer/ Proton pump inhibitor; Inhibits proton pump activity by binding to hydrogen-potassium adenosine triphosphatase, to suppress gastric acid secretion |
| Indomethacin (Indocin) | Anti-inflammatory: NSAID; May inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, to produce anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects |
| Atorvastatin (Lipitor) | Antihyperlipidemic, Hmg-CoA reductase inhibitor; Inhibits HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme necessary to hepatic production of cholesterol |
| Acyclovir Sodium (Zovirax) | Antiviral; Interference with viral synthesis of DNA |
| Ibuprofen (motrin, advil) | NSAID/ propionic acid derivative; Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, thus relieving pain and inflammation |
| Insulin Glargine (Lantus) | Antidiabetic;Insulin promotes use of glucose by body cells;Controls diabetes mellitus; to lower the blood sugar |
| Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (Sudafed) | Decongestant/adrenergic;Stimulates alpha receptors in the respiratory tract, constricting blood vessels, shrinking swollen mucous membranes, increasing airway patency, and reducing tissue hyperemia, edema, and nasal congestion;Treats nasal congestion |
| Corticotropin (Acthar) | Pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH);Stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol;To diagnose adrenocortical disorders; acts as an anti-inflammatory agents; to treat acute MS |
| Phenobarbital (Luminal) | Anticonvulsants/ Barbiturate;depress the CNS and increase seizure threshold. As sedative may interfere with transmission with impulses from thalamus to the cortex of the brain;Treats grand mal, partial seizures,control status epileptics. |
| FiberCon (Polycarbophil) | Laxatives;absorbs water and expands to increase a bulk moisture content of stools;absorbs fecal water thereby produces formed stools;prevention of constipation. Also used to treat acute nonspecific diarrhea or diarrhea associated with IBS |
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