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| what drug is used to manage to severe pain | analgesics | tyenol w/ codeine ,actiq, vicodin, lortab, dermerol, oxycontion, percocet, percodan, darvon, darvocet, ultram
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| what drug is used to produce local anesthesia through loss of feeling to a body part | anesthetics | xylocaine, nupercainal, ointment
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| what drug is used to treat heartburn, hyperacidity, indigestion, and gastroesophageal reflux disease, and to promote healing of ulcers | antacids | maalox, mylanta, tums, alka-seltzer
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| what drugs is used to treat mild to moderate dementia associated with Alzheimer disease | anti- Alzheimer's agents | aricept
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| what drug is to prevent or cure iron- deficiency anemia | antianemics | feosol, dexferrum, infed, cobex, cyanoject folvite
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| what drug is used to relieve or prevent angina attacks? | antianginals | sorbitrate, imdur, nitro-bid, nitro-dur, nitrostat, tenormin, inderal
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| what drug is used to treat anxiety? | antianxiety agents | xanax buspar librium valium ativan
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| what drug is used to decrease preoperatively oral and respiratory secretions? | antiolinergics | atro pen
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| what drug is used to prevent and treat venous thrombosis pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction by preventing clot extension and formation? | anticoagulants | coumadin
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| what drug is used to prevent or relieve seizures? | anticonvulsants | tegretol klonopin depakote neurontin lamictal dilantin topamax depakene
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| what drug is used to prevent cure or alleviate depression and to treat anxiety disorders panic attacks and obessive convulsive disorder | antidepressants | celexa lexapro prozac paxil zoloft
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| what drugs is used to manage non insulin dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus | antidiabetics |
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| what drug is used to control and relieve diarrhea? | antidiarrheals | pepto-bismol, lomotil, kaopectate, imodium
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| what drug is used to control or prevent cardiac dysrhythmias? | antidysrhythmics | pronestyl,inderal
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| what drug is used to prevent or relieve nausea and vomitting? | antimetics | marinol, zofran, compazine, phenergan, bonine
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| what drug is used to relieve discomfort nof excess gas and bloating in gastrointestinal tract? | antiflatulents | gas-x mylanta gas
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| what drug is used to treat fungal infections? | antifungals | fungizone, gyne- lotrimin diflucan nizoral monistat mycostatin terazol
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| what drug is used to prevent attacks of gout? | antigout agents | zylprim, colchicine tablets
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| what drug is used to treat worm infections(pinworms,roundworms,hookworms) | antihelmintics | vermox
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| what drug is used to relieve symptoms associated with allergies (increased sneezing, rhinorrhea, itchy eyes, nose, and throat | antihistamines | dimetaine zyrtec chlor trimetron teldrin clarinex benadryl allegra atarax vistaril clartin phenergan
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| what drug is used to manage hypertension? | antihypertensives | lotensin capoten vasotec prinivil accupril altace captapres cardura minipress atacand avapro cozaar benicar diovan tenormin zebeta coreg lopressoe toprolxl inderal blocardren
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| what drug is used treat erectile dysfunction? | antiimpotence agents | viagra
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| what drug is used to treat infections? | antiinfectives | amoxil trimox augmentin bicillin veetids wycillin zithromax biaxin ery tab pediazole ceclor omnicef cefzil rocephin keflex cipro levaquin floxin doryx vibramyclin arestin achromycin sumycin garamycin kantrex neobiotic tobrax gantanol bactrim chloromycetin
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| what drug is used to relieve signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in adults? | antiinflammatory agents | bayer ecotrin
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| what drug is used by decreasing pain and inflammation? | antiinflammatory | celebrex lodine advil motrin indocin relafen aleve anaprox naprosyn bextra
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| what drug is used to treat bipolar affective disorders | antimanics | eskalith eskalith cr
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| what drug is used in acute treatment of migraine attacks | antimigraines | imitrex
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| what drug is used to treat tumors | antineoplastics | cytoxan mexate folex
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| what drug is used to treat symptoms of Parkinson disease ? | anti parkinsons agents | sinemt
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| what drug is used to treat protozoal infections | antiprotozoals | flagyl
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| what drug is used to treat psychotic disorders | antipsychotics | haldol zyprexa risperdal seoquel
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| what drug is used to manage hiv infections and to reduce maternal fetal transmission of hiv | antiretrovirals | retrovir
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| what drug is used to cpontrol hypermotility in irritable bowel syndrome spastic colitis spastic bladder and pylorospasm | antispasmodics | bentyl levsin
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| what drug is used to treat tuberculosis | antituberculars | isotamine pms pyrazinamide rifadin
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| what drug is used in prevention or relief of coughs caused by minor viral upper respiratory infections or inhaled irritants | antitussives | tessalon tussionex robitussin
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| what drug is used to manage ulcers gasteroesophageal reflux diease heartburn indigestion and gastric hyperacidity | antiulcers | nexium prevacid prilosec protonix naciphex tagament pepcid zantac
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| what drug is used to manage herpes infections | antivirals | zovirax valtrex
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| what drug is used to treat and prevent osteoporosis | bone resorption inhibitors | fosamax evista actonel
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| what drug is used to manage reversible airway obstruction caused by asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | bronchodilators | proventil advair diskus combivent singulair serevent bronkodyl accolate
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| what drug is used to treat congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias | cardiac glycosides | crystodigin digitek lanoxicaps lanoxin
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| what drug is used to treat narcolepsy and ,manage attention deficit/ hyper activity disorder | central nervous system stimulants | strattera dexedrine adderall ritalin concerta
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| what drug is used to prevent pregnancy and to regulate menstrual cycle | contraceptives | apri yasmin alesse levien kariva mircette ortho novum depo provera orthro evra nuva ring
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| what drug is used treat inflammation,allergies,asthmas, and autoimmune disorders and as replacement therapy in adrenal insufficency | corticosteroids | cortone flovent cortef medrol depo medrol aristocort vancenase flonase nasonex deltasone nasacort what
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| what drug is used to decrease nasal congestion | decongestants | afrin dristan neo synephrine sudafed
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| wwhat drug is used to manage hypertension edema in congestive heart failure and renal disease | diuretics | bumex lactone dyrenium hygroton esidrix hydro diuril aldactone
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| what drug is used to treat or prevent electrolyte depletion | electrolyte replacements | k-dur klor-con
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| what drug is used to treat poisoning | emetics | syrup of ipecac
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| what drug is used to manage coughs by expelling mucus | expectorants | robitussin naldecon
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| what drug is used to treat moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms of menopause | hormone replacements | premarin prempro activella
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| wat drug is used to prevent vaccine preventable disease | imminizations | acel-imune daptacel infanrix tripedia acthib hibtiter havrix vaqta engerix-b recombivax hb ipol fluogen flushield fluzone m-r-vax m-m-r menactra pneumovax prevnar meruvax varivax
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| what drug is used to treat severe rheumatoid arthritis and to prevent and treat rejection of transplanted organs | immunosuppressants | sandimmune neoral rheumatrex
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| what drug is used to relieve constipation | laxatives | dulcolax colace phenolax metamucil
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| what drug is used to lower cholestrol to reduce risk of myocardial infarction and stroke | lipid lowering agents | lipitor zetia vytorin tricor lescol lopid mevacor pravachol crestor zocor
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| what drug is used to treat acute painful musculoskeletal conditions | muscle relaxants | soma flexeril skelaxin robaxin
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| what drug is used to treat eye infections | ophthalmic antiinfectives | tobradex polysporin neosporin polytrim tobrex
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| what drug is used to treat ear conditions | otic preparations | auralgan cortisporin otic floxin otic debrox
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| what drug is used to reduce incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke | platelet inhibitors | plavix aspirin
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| what drug is used for short term treatment of insomnia | sedatives and hypnotics | lunesta dalmane luminal restoril ambien
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| what drug is used to manage nicotine with drawal to cease cigarette smoking | smoking deterrnts | nicorette gum nicoreol inhaler nicoderm patch commit lozenges
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| what drug is used for acute management of coronary thrombosis | thrombolytic agents | activase eminase retavase strptase
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| what drug is used as replacement or substitute therapy | thyroid preparations | levoxyl synthroid tapazole
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| what drug is used treat overactive bladder function | urinary tract antispamodics | ditropan detrol
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| what drug is used to treat severe allergic reactions and cardiac arrest | vasopressors | adrenalin epipen
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| what drug is used to manage obesity | weight control agents | tenuate fastin meridia xenical
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| what drug is used to manage mild to moderate pain and to reduce | analgesics/ antipyretics | Tylenol, bayer,ecotrin, voltaren, advil, motrin, mobic, aleve, anaproax, naprosyn
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