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CLO 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PDR | Physicians' Desk Reference Utilizes to understand medication for patients |
| Tradename | brand or proprietary |
| Generic Name | official name or nonproprietary |
| What type of medication is most common? | Oral medication tablets,pill, chewables |
| What federal statute deals with drug safety? | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
| Therapeutic Drug | Relieves Symptoms |
| Prophylactic Drug | Prevents a disease or condition |
| Analgesics | Relieves pain without loss of consciousness advil, naproxen, ASA, Tylenol |
| Anesthetic | produces lack of feeling (general or local) Lidocaine, Novocaine |
| Antacid | Neutralizes acid myanta, milk of magnesia |
| Antianxiety | reduces mental tension/anxiety Benzodiazepines diazepam |
| Antiarrhythmic | Controls Cardiac Arrhythmias xylocaine, propandol |
| Anticoagulant | prevents or delays blood clotting Heparin, warfarin, lovenox |
| Anticonvulsant | Prevents or relieves convulsions (seizures) Tegretol, Dialantin |
| Antidepressant | Prevents/ Relieves symptoms of depression Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO), marplan, Nardil, Elavil, Tofranil |
| Antidiarrheal | Prevents/ Relieves Diarrhea Pepto-bismol, Imodium |
| Antidote | Counteracts poisons Narcan, Activated, Charcoal, atrophine |
| Antiemetic | Prevents/ Relieves Nausea and Vomiting Tigan, Dramamine, Phenergan, Reglan |
| Antifungal | Pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic |
| Antihistamine | Counteracts histamine (histamine is what causes the symptoms of an allergic reaction) Dimetane, Benedryl |
| Antihyperlipidemic | Lowers cholesterol in the blood Statins |
| Antihypertensive | Prevents / Controls high blood pressure |
| Anti-Inflammatory | Counteracts inflammation Naproxen, ASA, IBU (Advil and Motin) |
| Antimanic | Treatment of Manic episodes in manic-depressive disorders Bipolar Lithium |
| Antineoplastic | Destroys Malignant Cells Myleran, Cytoxan |
| Antipyretic | Reduces Fever ASA, Tylenol (acetaminophen) |
| Antitussive | Prevent/ Reduces Cough Codeine |
| Antiviral | Kills a virus or that suppresses its ability to replicates and stops virus from reproducing |
| Bronchodilator | Dilates the Bronchi albuterol, isuprel |
| Contraceptive | Device/ Method or Agent that prevents conception Enovid-E21, Ortho-Novum 10/11/21 |
| Decongestant | Reduce nasal congestion/swelling Sudafed , Afrin, Adrenalin, phenylephrine HCI |
| Diuretic | Increases excretion of urine |
| Emetic | medicine or potion that makes you vomit |
| Expectorant | Helps remove secretion from bronchopulmonary mucous membrane Rubitussin |
| Antacid- Gastric Acid pump | neutralizes acid |
| Hemostatic | Controls/ stops bleeding vitamin k, humafac, alginate dressings |
| Hypnotic | Produces sleep or hypnosis |
| Hypoglycemic | lowers blood sugar levels Oral:glyburide, glucophage Insulin: Lantus, Humulin, Novolin |
| Laxative | Loosens/ Promotes normal bowel Movements Metamucil Powder, Dulcolax |
| Muscle Relaxant | Relaxes skeletal muscles Norflex, valium, skelexin |
| Antidepressant- Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) | To reduce depression Citalopram (celexa) Escitalopram (lexapro) |
| Antidepressant- Serotonin nonselective reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) | Increases seretonin duloxeine renlafaxine |
| Vasodilator | Relax blood vessels lowers blood pressure nitroglycerin, isosobide dinitrate |
| Vasopressor | contracts muscles around capillaries, veins and arteries (this will raises blood pressure) Levophed |
| Antibiotic | destroys or inhibits growth of micro |
| Tranquilizer | relieves anxiety and muscle tension with causing sleep |
| Sedative | relieves anxiety and muscle tension without causing sleep |
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