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📋 PHAR 3: Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms > Appendix A: Oxytocic - X-Ray Contrast Medium (Indications) > Flashcards

Appendix A: Oxytocic - X-Ray Contrast Medium (Indications) Flashcards

1
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a drug that stimulates uterine motility

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oxytocic

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a drug that is used in obstetrics to initiate labor or to control postpartum hemorrhage

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oxytocic

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a drug that inhibits response to parasympathetic nerve impulses and to parasympathomimetic drugs

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parasympatholytic

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a cholinergic drug

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parasympathomimetic

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an insecticide suitable for eradicating louse infestation

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pediculicide

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a drug that extends the systemic duration of penicillin by inhibiting its renal excretion

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penicillin adjuvant

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an antipsychotic or antidepressant drug that contains the phenothiazine nucleus in its chemical structure

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phenothiazine

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an agent that reduces the absorption of phosphate when taken with meals and snacks

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phosphate binder

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a drug that increases cutaneous response to ultraviolet light

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photosensitizer

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a drug that is used with ultraviolet light to treat certain skin diseases such as psoriasis

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photosensitizer

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a drug that promotes melanin synthesis in the skin

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pigmenting agent

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a substance that can be transfused to maintain fluid volume of the blood

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plasma volume expander

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contained in platelet-rich plasma that is a blood plasma that has been enriched with platelets, different growth factors, and cytokine

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platelet growth hormone

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a diuretic that does not induce systemic potassium depletion as a side effect

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potassium-sparing diuretic

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an adjunctive drug that enhances the action of a primary drug, the total response being greater than the sum of the individual actions

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potentiator

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a drug that inhibits prostaglandin synthesis and prostaglandin-induced symptoms such as inflammation

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prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor

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17
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a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor

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18
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a drug from the classes of cell-regulating hormones cyclized from arachidonic acid

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prostaglandin

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a drug used to treat or prevent infection by viruses, including HIV and hepatitis C

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protease inhibitor

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a drug that blocks the action of proteasomes, cellular complexes that break down proteins

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proteasome inhibitor

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a topical drug that provides a physical barrier to the environment

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protectant

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22
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an enzyme drug for injection into herniated lumbar intervetebral discs to reduce interdiscal pressure

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injectable proteolytic

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23
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a drug with vitamin K activity

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prothrombogenic

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a drug that is useful in treating the hypoprothrombinemia of vitamin K deficiency or overdosage with a vitamin K antagonist

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prothrombogenic

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25
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a drug that inhibits gastric acid production

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proton pump inhibitor

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26
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a drug (especially a street drug) that induces vivid sensory phenomena and hallucinations

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psychedelic

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27
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a drug used to treat abnormal mental or emotional processes

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psychotherapeutic

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28
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X-Ray Contrast Medium

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radiographic agent

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29
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a drug used to help diagnose certain medical diseases

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radiopharmaceutical

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30
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a drug containing a radioactive isotope

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radiopharmaceutical

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a drug that is used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

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radiopharmaceutical

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32
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a plant principle derived from Rauwolfia serpentina and related species, with antihypertensive and antipsychotic actions

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rauwolfia alkaloid

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33
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Ion Exchange Resin

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electrolyte removing resin

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34
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a drug which serves to increase the action of respiratory system

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respiratory stimulant

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35
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a drug that increases breathing

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respiratory stimulant

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36
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a derivative of vitamin A

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retinoic acid derivative

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37
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a drug that inhibits the action of catechol O-methyltransferase

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reverse COMT inhibitor

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a topical drug that induces mild skin irritation with erythema

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rubefacient

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a drug used as a toughening agent

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rubefacient

40
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a sodium-free alternative to sodium chloride used for flavoring foods

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salt substitute

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an insecticide suitable for the eradication of the itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei

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an irritant drug suitable for injection into the varicose veins to induce their fibrosis and obliteration

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sclerosing agent

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a central nervous system depressant used to induce mild relaxation

44
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a compound that acts on the estrogen receptor to selectively inhibit or stimulate estrogen-like action in various tissues

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selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM)

45
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a compound that activates serotonin receptors, mimicking the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin

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serotonin agonist

46
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a drug used to inhibit the action at serotonin receptors

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serotonin antagonist

47
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a drug that serves to minimize the desire to smoke

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smoking deterrent

48
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a hormone chemically and functionally similar to somatostatin

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somatostatin analog

49
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a drug specially adapted in its indicated use, usually because of a functional relationship between drug mechanism and disease pathophysiology

50
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a drug that increases the functional state of the central nervous system sometimes used in convulsive therapy of mental disorders

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central stimulant

51
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a drug that selectively stimulates respiration, either by peripheral initiation of respiratory reflexes or by selective central nervous system stimulator

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respiratory stimulant

52
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a drug used to soften the stool by enhancing the incorporation of water to ease evacuation

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stool softener

53
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an oral antdiabetic drug that contains the sulfonylurea moiety in its chemical structure

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sulfonylurea

54
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a skin protectant that absorbs light energy at wavelengths that cause sunburn

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sunscreening agent

55
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a drug that inhibits the progress of a disease but does nor cure it

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suppressant

56
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a drug that inhibits response to sympathetic nerve impulses and to sympathomimetic drug

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sympatholytic

57
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an antiadrenergic drug

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sympatholytic

58
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a drug that activates organs innervated by the sympathetic nervous system

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sympathomimetic

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a drug administered so as to reach systemic circulation, from which the drug diffuses into all tissues, including the site of the therapeutic action

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systemically acting drug

60
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a diuretic that contains benzothiadiazide (thiazide) moiety in its chemical structure

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thiazide diuretic

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an enzyme drug administered parentally to solubilize blod clots

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thrombolytic

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a hormone that maintains the metabolic function and normal metabolic rate of tissues

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thyroid hormone

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a drug applied to the body surface for local therapeutic agent

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topically acting drug

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a modified antigen from an infectious organism used as a vaccine

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a chemical element required by living organisms in minute amounts

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trace elements

66
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an old term for anxiolytic drug

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minor tranquilizer

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a drug such as antipsychotic used to suprress an acutely disturbed emotional state

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tranquilizer

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an antidepressant that contains the tricyclic phenothiazine nucleus in its chemical structure

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tricyclic antidepressant

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tuberculostatic

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antitubercular

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a drug used to treat a severe disease of newborns in which ammonia is not correctly metabolized in the liver

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urea cyclic disorder agent

71
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a drug that promotes renal excretion of uric acid

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uricosuric

72
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a drug useful in treating chronic gout

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uricosuric

73
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an agent used to adjust the pH of the urine to be more acidic

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urinary acidifier

74
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an obstetric drug used after placenta delivery to induce sustained uterine contraction to reduce bleeding

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uterine contractant

75
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a drug that inhibit its uterine muscle contraction

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uterine contraction inhibitor

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a drug used in preterm labor to prolong gestation

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uterine contraction inhibitor

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an antigen-containing drug used to induce active immunity against an infectious disease

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a drug that narrows arterioles, usually to elevate blood pressure

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vasoconstrictor

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a drug that expands blood vessels in the heart and improves coronary blood flow

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coronary vasodilator

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a drug that is useful in treating angina pectoris

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coronary vasodilator

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an antianginal drug

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coronary vasodilator

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a drug that expands peripheral blood vessels and improves blood flow to the extremities of the body

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peripheral vasodilator

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an adrenergic drug administered to constrict arterioles and elevate arterial blood pressure

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vasopressor

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a blistering agent or blister-producing agent

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a plant principle derived from Vinca rosea and related species, with antineoplastic action

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vinca alkaloid

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an organic chemical essential in small amounts for normal metabolism

87
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it is used therapeutically to supplement the vitamin content of foods

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a plant principle chemically related to xanthine, with central nervous system stimulant, smooth muscle relaxant, and diuretic actions

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xanthine alkaloid

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a substance that inhibits the activity of xanthine oxidase, an enzyme involved in purine metabolism

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xanthine oxidase inhibitor

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a drug opaque to x-rays that assists visualization of an internal organ during radiographic examination

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x-ray contrast medium

📋 PHAR 3: Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms (8 decks)

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