Drug Classifications

Question 0

Use to relieve pain by interfering with nerve

Answer 0

Anesthetics

Question 1

Relief of pain

Exs: Aspirin, Narcotic Analgesic

Answer 1

Analgesic

Question 2

2 types of anesthesia

Answer 2

General: depressing the cerebral nerve
Local: use for local nerve blocks

Question 3

What is antacids?

Answer 3

Use to relieve gastric hyperactivity

Question 4

What are sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate and aluminum hydroxide?

Answer 4

ANTACIDS

Question 5

Anthelmintics?

Exs: pyrvinium pamoate

Answer 5

Use to get rid of body worms

Question 6

Drugs used to relieve chest pain associated with of increased oxygen demanded by the heart due to physical exertion

Answer 6

Antianginal

Question 7

Inhibits cholinergic nerves primarily responsible for gastrointestinal hypersecretion and motility

Answer 7

Anticholinergic

Question 8

Anticoagulant

Answer 8

Inhibits clotting mechanism

Question 9

Used to depress the brain nerve firing to control the seizure in epilepsy

Answer 9

Anticonvulsant

Question 10

Stimulated vomiting center

Answer 10

Antiemetics

Question 11

Antihistamine

Answer 11

Use to antagonize the pathological effect of histamine

Question 12

Treatment to lower blood pressure by reducing vascular volume

Answer 12

Antihypertensive

Question 13

Anti-infective

Answer 13

Inhibits or destroy the growth of microorganisms

Question 14

Destroys rapidly multiplying cells associated with cancer

Answer 14

Antienoplastic

Question 15

Antitussive

Answer 15

Inhibits cough reflex

Question 16

Used to treat viral infections

Answer 16

Antiviral

Question 17

Antiasthmatic relax bronchial smooth muscle which dilates the airway

Answer 17

Bronchodilators

Question 18

Slow heart rate and impulse conduction through the heart

Answer 18

Depression

Exs: quindine procinamide, propranolol

Question 19

Over-excitability resulting in rhythm disturbance and rapid heart rate
Exs: ephineprine, isoproterenol

Answer 19

Stimulant

Question 20

Vascoconstrictors

Answer 20

Decongestants

Question 21

Promoted digestion of food in GI

Answer 21

Digestant

Question 22

Emetics

Answer 22

Induce vomiting

Question 23

Organic compound that are normally produced endogenously by the endocrine gland

Answer 23

Hormones

Question 24

Promotes defactaion

Answer 24

Laxatives

Question 25

Produce a sense of detach calmness

Answer 25

Tranquilizers

Question 26

Used to determine a specific disease state

Answer 26

Diagnostics

Question 27

Identify or treat tumor

Answer 27

Radiosotope