American Hospital Formulary System for classifying drug actions.

Question 1

Analgesics

Answer 1

Drugs that control pain.

Question 2

Anesthetics

Answer 2

Drugs that dull feeling or cause reversible sleep.

Question 3

Antihistamines

Answer 3

Drugs that control or treat allergies.

Question 4

Antineoplastic Agents

Answer 4

Drugs that are used to treat cancer.

Question 5

Anti-emetics

Answer 5

Drugs that stop vomiting.

Question 6

Autonomic Drugs

Answer 6

Agents that stimulate or suppress the autonomic nervous system . The Autonomic nervous system controls the autonomic functions of the body, such as hormone secretion, respiration, stomach acid secretion, and so on.

Question 7

Blood Derivatives

Answer 7

Specific processed blood components, such as red blood cells, blood plasma, or platelets; most blood products contain blood derivatives.

Question 8

Blood Formation, Coagulation, and thrombosis agents

Answer 8

Drug products that alter coagulation and platelet adhesion; commonly called blood thinners.

Question 9

Cardiovascular Drugs

Answer 9

Agents that influence the action of the heart and health of the circulatory system; drugs that treat high blood pressure ( Hypertensives) and high cholesterol (Anticholesterolemics) belong in this class.

Question 10

Central Nervous System Agents

Answer 10

Drugs that act on the brain to dull pain, cause weight loss, reduce convulsions, stop vomiting, relieve anxiety, cause sleep, stimulate attention, and relax muscles

Question 11

Contraceptives (foams, devices)

Answer 11

Medications that prevent pregnancy

Question 12

Dental agents

Answer 12

Drugs that act locally in the mouth to numb dental pain or teething problems

Question 13

Diagnostic agents

Answer 13

Drugs used to confirm or indicate a specific medical diagnosis

Question 14

Electrolytic, caloric, and water balance agents

Answer 14

Parenteral agents, or medications that aren’t administrated through the gastrointestinal tract, that return a patient’s electrolytes (sodium, potassium, calcium, carbonate) to normal values; glucose intravenous may be given to adjust the sugar content of plasma. Water may be given for adequate hydration.

Question 15

Enzymes

Answer 15

Usually digestive enzymes needed for the proper digestion of fats and food

Question 16

Respiratory tract agents

Answer 16

Drugs given by inhalation for treating allergies, infections, and asthma

Question 17

Ophthalmic, otic, nasal, and throat (EENT) preparations

Answer 17

Drugs used in the eye, ear, nose, and throat for treating local conditions

Question 18

Gastrointestinal drugs

Answer 18

Antacids, antidiarrheals, laxatives, and acid reducers

Question 19

Hormones and synthetic substitutes

Answer 19

Drugs that replace natural hormones or are synthetic analogs of natural hormone; examples of hormones include testosterone, estrogen, and thyroid

Question 20

Oxytocics

Answer 20

Agents used to induce labor and reduce postpartum bleeding

Question 21

Serums, toxoids, and vaccines

Answer 21

Agents used to stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies against specific pathogens. Examples include tetanus, polio, and shingles vaccines.

Question 22

Skin and mucous membrane agents

Answer 22

Agents used to treat acne, rosacea, dermatitis, psoriasis, and so on

Question 23

Smooth muscle relaxants

Answer 23

Drugs that affect skeletal muscle function and decrease muscle tone

Question 24

Vitamins

Answer 24

Organic compounds and vital nutrients that an organism requires in limited amounts. An organic chemical compound is called a vitamin when the organism can’t synthesize the compound in sufficient quantities and must obtain it through the diet.

Question 25

Miscellaneous therapeutic agents

Answer 25

Alcohol deterrents, snake-bite antidotes, immunosuppressants for organ transplants, antigout medications, and so on.