chapter 4 classification of drugs Flashcards
Urinary Anti-infective
Used to treat UTIs
Miscellaneous Urinary Drugs
They treat overactive bladder
Anti-Thyroid hormone:
they decrease the thyroid hormone secretion
Thyroid hormones:
they increase the thyroid hormone secretion
Oxytocic drugs:
uterine contraction
Antimycobacterial Drugs
Antitubercular drugs,Lepro static drugs
Anthelmintic Drugs
(round worms, whip worms, hook worms, tapeworms)
Miscellaneous anti-Infectives
They inhibit the protein synthesis in the microbe so it can’t grow
Active immunity:
are injections which have a microbe particle to stimulate the individual immunity to form antibodies
Antineoplastic Drug
Are drugs used for treatment of malignancies
Otic preparation:
antibiotics, antibiotics and steroid combination, miscellaneous
Ophthalmic preparations:
antiglaucoma, mydriatics, antihistaminic, anti-infectives, anti-inflammatory, lubricants
Gonadotropins:
increase sex hormone secretion
Corticotropin:
stimulates adrenocortical hormone secretion
Vasopressin:
regulates water absorption