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| Analgesics | are drugs that reduce the perception of pain without loss of other sensations.
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| Anthelmintic | general term used to describe compounds that kill various types of internal parasites (helminths, or worms).
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| Antibiotic | is often used to interchangeably with the term antimicrobial.
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| Anticonvulsants | drugs used to control seizures.
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| Anti-inflammatory Drugs | drugs that relieve pain or discomfort by blocking or reducing the inflammatory process.
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| Antiemetics | are drugs that prevent or decrease vomiting.
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| Antimicrobial | drugs that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms or microbes, such as bacteria, protozoa, viruses, or fungi.
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| Antiseptics | chemical agent that kills or prevents the growth of microorganisms on living tissue.
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| Bactericidal | kills bacteria
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| Bacteriostatic | inhibits bacterial replication
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| Bronchodilator | drug that inhibits bronchoconstriction
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| Continuous Rate Infusion (CRI) | drugs that are given over long periods of time, ranging from hours to days.
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| Controlled Substance | is defined by law as a substance with potential for physical addiction, psychological addiction, and/ or abuse.
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| Corticosteroid (cortisone) | a glucocorticoid
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| Disinfection | The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins; the destruction of vegetative forms of bacteria on inanimate or nonliving objects; may not necessarily include spores or spore-forming bacteria
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| Decongestant | a pharmacologic agent that reduces congestion of mucous membranes.
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