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| PDR | Physicians' Desk Reference
Utilizes to understand medication for patients
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| Tradename | brand or proprietary
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| Generic Name | official name or nonproprietary
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| What type of medication is most common? | Oral medication
tablets,pill, chewables
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| What federal statute deals with drug safety? | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Therapeutic Drug | Relieves Symptoms
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| Prophylactic Drug | Prevents a disease or condition
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| Analgesics | Relieves pain without loss of consciousness
advil, naproxen, ASA, Tylenol
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| Anesthetic | produces lack of feeling (general or local)
Lidocaine, Novocaine
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| Antacid | Neutralizes acid
myanta, milk of magnesia
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| Antianxiety | reduces mental tension/anxiety
Benzodiazepines diazepam
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| Antiarrhythmic | Controls Cardiac Arrhythmias
xylocaine, propandol
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| Anticoagulant | prevents or delays blood clotting
Heparin, warfarin, lovenox
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| Anticonvulsant | Prevents or relieves convulsions (seizures)
Tegretol, Dialantin
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| Antidepressant | Prevents/ Relieves symptoms of depression
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO), marplan, Nardil, Elavil, Tofranil
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| Antidiarrheal | Prevents/ Relieves Diarrhea
Pepto-bismol, Imodium
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| Antidote | Counteracts poisons
Narcan, Activated, Charcoal, atrophine
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| Antiemetic | Prevents/ Relieves Nausea and Vomiting
Tigan, Dramamine, Phenergan, Reglan
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| Antifungal | Pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic
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| Antihistamine | Counteracts histamine (histamine is what causes the symptoms of an allergic reaction)
Dimetane, Benedryl
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| Antihyperlipidemic | Lowers cholesterol in the blood
Statins
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| Antihypertensive | Prevents / Controls high blood pressure
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| Anti-Inflammatory | Counteracts inflammation
Naproxen, ASA, IBU (Advil and Motin)
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| Antimanic | Treatment of Manic episodes in manic-depressive disorders Bipolar
Lithium
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| Antineoplastic | Destroys Malignant Cells
Myleran, Cytoxan
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| Antipyretic | Reduces Fever
ASA, Tylenol (acetaminophen)
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| Antitussive | Prevent/ Reduces Cough
Codeine
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| Antiviral | Kills a virus or that suppresses its ability to replicates and stops virus from reproducing
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| Bronchodilator | Dilates the Bronchi
albuterol, isuprel
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| Contraceptive | Device/ Method or Agent that prevents conception
Enovid-E21, Ortho-Novum 10/11/21
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| Decongestant | Reduce nasal congestion/swelling
Sudafed , Afrin, Adrenalin, phenylephrine HCI
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| Diuretic | Increases excretion of urine
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| Emetic | medicine or potion that makes you vomit
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| Expectorant | Helps remove secretion from bronchopulmonary mucous membrane
Rubitussin
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| Antacid- Gastric Acid pump | neutralizes acid
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| Hemostatic | Controls/ stops bleeding
vitamin k, humafac, alginate dressings
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| Hypnotic | Produces sleep or hypnosis
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| Hypoglycemic | lowers blood sugar levels
Oral:glyburide, glucophage
Insulin: Lantus, Humulin, Novolin
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| Laxative | Loosens/ Promotes normal bowel Movements
Metamucil Powder, Dulcolax
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| Muscle Relaxant | Relaxes skeletal muscles
Norflex, valium, skelexin
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| Antidepressant- Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) | To reduce depression
Citalopram (celexa)
Escitalopram (lexapro)
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| Antidepressant- Serotonin nonselective reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) | Increases seretonin
duloxeine
renlafaxine
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| Vasodilator | Relax blood vessels lowers blood pressure
nitroglycerin, isosobide dinitrate
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| Vasopressor | contracts muscles around capillaries, veins and arteries (this will raises blood pressure)
Levophed
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| Antibiotic | destroys or inhibits growth of micro
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| Tranquilizer | relieves anxiety and muscle tension with causing sleep
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| Sedative | relieves anxiety and muscle tension without causing sleep
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