Endocrine Pharmacology

Question 1

Antidiuretics

Answer 1

reduce or control excretion of urine

vasopressin: Pitressin, Pressyn

Question 2

antithyroids

Answer 2

treat hyperthyroidism by impeding the formation of T3 and T4 hormone.
Antithyroids are administered in preparation for a thyroidectomy and in thyrotoxic crisis
methimazole: Tapazole
strong iodine solution: Lugol’s solution

Question 3

corticosteroids

Answer 3

replace hormones lost in adrenal deficiency (Addison Disease)
corticosteroids are also widely used to supress inflammation, control allergic reactions, reduce rejection in transplantation, and treat some cancer.
cortisone: Cortisone acetate
hydrocortisone: A-Hydrocrot, Cortef

Question 4

growth hormone replacements

Answer 4

increase skeletal growth in children and growth hormone deficiencies in adults

Question 5

growth hormone replacements

Answer 5

increase skeletal growth in children and growth hormone deficiencies in adults.
growth hormones increase spinal bone density and help manage growth failure in children
somatropin (recombinant)
Humitrope, Norditropin

Question 6

insulins

Answer 6

Lower blood glucose by promoting its entrance into body cells and converting glucose to blycogen (a starch-storage form of glucose)
regular insulin: Humulin R, Novolin
NPH insulin
Humulin N, Novolin N, Humulin

Question 7

Oral antidiabetics

Answer 7

treat type 2 diabetes mellitus by stimulating the pancreas to produce more insulin and decrease peripheral resistance ot insulin.
antidiabetics are not insulin and they are not used in treating type 1 diabetes mellitus
glipizide: Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL
glyburide: DiaBeta, Glynase

Question 8

thyroid supplements

Answer 8

replace or supplement thyroid hormones.
Each thyroid supplement contains T3, T4, or a combination of both. Thyroid supplements are also used to treat some types of thyroid cancer.
levothyroxine: Levo-T, Levoxyl, Synthroid
liothyronine: Cytomel, Triostat