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Pharmocology TC
Classifications
Question | Answer |
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Reduce the acidity of the gastric contents | Antacids |
Prevent or treat attack of angina pectoris | Antianginals |
treat anxiety symptom or disorders | Antianxiety |
A potent vasoconstrictor; used to treat hypertension, heart failure & kidney disease. (prils) | Ace inhibitors |
Produce effects similiar to the neurotransmitter norepinephrine | Adrenergic |
Particularly effective against gram-negative microorganisms | Aminoglycosides |
relieve pain without producing loss of consciousness or reflex activity | Analgesics |
There steroid hormones produce masculinizing effects | Androgens |
Cause a loss of sensation with or without a loss of consciousness | Anesthetics |
Prevent the formation, enlargement, or extension of blood clots | Anticoagulants |
Preventing seizures | Anticonvulsants |
Include Insulin; used to treat type 1 diabetes; Secretogogues is used to treat type 2 diabetes. | Antidiabetics |
Relieve or control the symptoms of acute or chronic diarrhea | Antidiarrheals |
Used to prevent or treat nausea and vomiting | Antiemetics |
Used to reduce intraocular pressure | Antiglaucoma |
Used to treat allergy symptoms | Antihistamines |
Used to treat elevated blood pressure (hypertension) | Antihypertensives |
Used alone or in combinations with other treatments such as radiation. Treat Cancer | Antineoplastics |
Prevent platelet clumping (aggregation) | Antiplatelets |
Used to treat severe mental illness | Antipsychotics |
Used to reduce fevers | Antipyretics |
Used to suppress a cough | Antitussive |
decrease the volume and increase the pH of gastric secretions | Antiulcer Agents |
Used to treat infections caused by pathogenic viruses | Antivirals |
Used to treat angina, dysrythmia, hypertention, and glaucoma (olols) | Beta Blockers |
Stimulate receptors within the tracheobronchial tree to relax and dilate the airway passage, allowing greater volume of air to be exchanged and improving oxygenation | Bronchodilators |
Used to decrease dysrythmia, slow rate of contraction of the heart, and cause vasodilation. (pines) | Calcium Channel Blockers |
Cholinesterase enzymes destroy acetylcholine, stopping its action. Inhibitors block destruction of aceetylcholine, thus prolonging its action. | Cholinesterase Inhibitors |
Stimulate progenitor cells in bone marrow to increase numbers of leukocytes, thereby improving immune function | Colony Stimulating Factors |