Endocrine Drugs Flashcards
It is a chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulate the activity of a certain cells or organs?
Hormones
What are the 3 types of Hormones?
Peptide, Steroid, and Amine Hormones
What hormone that stimulates growth in tissue and bone?
Growth Hormone
What drug that used in to initiate labor, promote delivery of placenta and it control post-partum hemorrhage?
Oxytocin
What class of corticosteroids increases the availability of glucose and used to promote lung maturation in premature infants?
Glucocortoids
What class of corticosteroids increases the availability of glucose and used to promote lung maturation in premature infants?
Glucocorticoids
What is the thyroid disease that caused by thyroid adenoma?
Hyperthyroidism
What is the drug that prevent the formation of thyroid hormone and inhibit conversion of T4 to T3?
Thioamides
What drug decrease the insulin resistance and increase glucose uptake and decrease glucose production in liver?
Thiazolidinediones
What drug is ineffective for hypoglycemia and used in caution for patients with cardiovascular disease?
Glucagon