Endocrine Drugs Flashcards
it is a chemical substances that is the body’s messengers.
Hormones
A kind of drugs that is used to initiate labor and promote delivery of placenta.
Oxytocin
It is a drug that prevent organ-transplant rejection and used on premature infants to promote lung maturation.
Glucocorticoids
The largest part of the adrenal gland that is responsible for producing hormones.
Adrenal Cortex
It is a drugs that treat low blood sugar.
Glucacon
A type of glucocorticoids that is used to diagnose Cushing’s Syndromes and a treatment to a non-endocrine disorders.
Dexamethasone
Drugs used to treat an underactive thyroid gland or hypothyroidism.
Levothyroxine
A anti thyroid agents that block new thyroid hormones and inhibit conversion of T4 to T3
Thioamide
It is a drugs used for a patient that has diabetes.
Insulin
A complication of diabetes in which the glucose level is lower than the standard range.
Hypoglycemia
