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Drug Categories

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ALPHA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKERS   dilate peripheral blood vessels, lowering of peripheral resistance and the lowering of blood pressure.  
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ANTACIDS   neutralize gastric acidity.  
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ANTIANGINALS   nitrates,calcium channel blockers, and b-adrenergic blockers.  
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Nitrates   dilate coronary arteries, decrease preload and afterload.  
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Calcium channel blockers   also dilate coronary arteries, but they also decrease SA/AV node conduction  
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β -Adrenergic blockers   slow the heart rate, thus decreasing O2 use.  
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ANTICHOLINERGICS   Inhibit acetylcholine (autonomic nervous system)  
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ANTICOAGULANTS   Prevent clot formation  
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ANTICONVULSANTS   barbiturates,hydantoins,succinimides,benzodiazepines and others  
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ANTICONVULSANTS   Act to prevent seizures  
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ANTIDEPRESSANTS   MAOIs,tricyclics, and others  
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MAOIs   inhibit MAO and thus they increase epinephrine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine  
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Tricyclics   block the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine in the nerve endings, thus increasing the actions of both in the nerve cells  
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ANTIDIABETIC MEDICATIONS   insulins of varying kinds, and oral hypoglycemic agents  
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Insulin   lowers blood sugar, potassium and phosphate  
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Oral hypoglycemic agents   stimulate the β -cells of the pancreas to release insulin  
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ANTIDIARRHEALS   some decrease water content of stool, some slow down GI peristalsis  
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ANITDYSRHYTHMICS   • Class I • Class II • Class III • Class IV • Others  
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Class I   decreases any disparity in the refractory period, increases the duration of action potential and effective refractory period  
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Class II   slows down the rate of SA node discharge and conduction through the AV node. Increases recovery time and decreases the heart rate  
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Class III   increases effective refractory period as well as the duration of action potential  
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Class IV   decreases SA node discharge and slows the conduction velocity through the AV node; they also inhibit calcium movement across the cell.  
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Others   slows conduction through the AV node (adenosine) and increases the refractory period in the AV node and decreases conduction velocity (digoxin)  
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ANTIFUNGALS   decreases sodium, potassium and nutrients in the cell and increases cell permeability  
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ANTIHISTAMINES   antagonists of histamine  
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ANTIHYPERTENSIVES   • angioten sin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors • b-adrenergic blockers • calcium channel blockers • centrally acting adrenergics • diuretics • peripherally acting antiadrenergics, and • vasodilators  
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Angiotensin   dilatation of the arterial and venous systems occur through the suppression of renin-angiotensin I to angiotensin II conversion  
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Centrally acting adrenergics   inhibit impulses in the CNS and the sympathetic nervous system, decreases cardiac output, blood pressure and pulse rate  
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