ENDOCRINE DRUGS Flashcards
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Action of drugs on Endocrine system
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- Complements the nervous system in controlling the body
- Collection of glands and tissues that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
2
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Definition of HORMONES
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- It is a chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organ’s
3
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What are the 3 types of hormones?
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*PEPTIDE HORMONES
*STEROID HORMONES
*AMINE HORMONES
4
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What is GROWTH HORMONE in Drugs acting on anterior pituitary gland?
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- It stimulates growth in tissue and bone
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What is the adverse effect of GROWTH HORMONE?
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- Antibody formation, lipoatrophy, diabetogenic, local irritation at infection site, fluid retention.
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What is the adverse effect of SOMASTOSTATIN AGONISTS?
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- Gi distress, constipation, diarrhea, flatulence, nausea, acute cholecystitis.
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What is the use of OXYTOCIN?
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- It used to initiate labor, promote delivery of placenta and control post-partum hemorrhage.
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It releases neurotransmitters Norepinephrine and Epinephrine
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- Adrenal Medulla
9
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It produces hormones called CORTICOSTEROIDS
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- Adrenal Cortex
10
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What are the functions of GLUCOCORTICOIDS?
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- it increases the availability of glucose
- potent immunosuppressants used to prevent organ transplant rejection
- used to promote lung maturation in premature infants
