Classes of Drugs

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

Anti-infectives

Answer 4

drugs that combat infections such as antibiotics

Question 5

Antineoplastic agents

Answer 5

drugs that are used to treat cancer

Question 6

Antiemetics

Answer 6

drugs that stop vomiting

Question 7

Autonomic drugs

Answer 7

agents that stimulate or suppress the autonomic nervous system

Question 8

Blood derivatives

Answer 8

specific processed blood components, such as red blood cells, blood plasma, or platelets

Question 9

Blood formation, coagulation, and thrombosis agents

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Cardiovascular drugs

Answer 10

agents that influence the action of the heart and health of the circulatory system

Question 11

Central nervous system agents

Answer 11

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 12

Contraceptives

Answer 12

medications that prevent pregnancy

Question 13

Dental agents

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Diagnostic agents

Answer 14

drugs used to confirm or indicate a specific medical diagnosis

Question 15

Electrolytic, caloric, and water balance agents

Answer 15

parenteral agents, or medications that aren’t administered through the gastrointestinal tract that turn a patient’s electrolytes to normal values

Question 16

Enzymes

Answer 16

usually digestive ___ needed for the proper digestion of fats and food

Question 17

Respiratory tract agents

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

drugs used in the Ear, Eye, Nose, & Throat for treating local conditions

Question 19

Gastrointestinal drugs

Answer 19

antacids, antidiarrheals, laxatives, and acid reducers

Question 20

Hormones and synthetic substitutes

Answer 20

drugs that replace natural hormones or are synthetic analogs of natural hormone

Question 21

Oxytocics

Answer 21

agents used to induce labor and reduce postpartum bleeding

Question 22

Serums, toxoids, and vaccines

Answer 22

agents used to stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies against specific pathogens

Question 23

Skin and mucous membrane agents

Answer 23

agents used to treat acne, rosacea, dermatitis, psoriasis, etc

Question 24

Smooth muscle relaxants

Answer 24

drugs that affect skeletal muscle function and decrease muscle tone

Question 25

Vitamins

Answer 25

organic compounds and vital nutrients that an organism requires in limited amounts

Question 26

Misc. therapeutic agents

Answer 26

alcohol-deterrents, snake-bite antidotes, immunosuppressants for organ transplants, antigout medications, etc