Medicines & Therapeutics in Oral Med

Question 1

what are the categories of antimicrobial medications used in oral med?

Answer 1

antiviral
antifungal
antibiotics

Question 2

what are the categories of topical steroids used in oral med?

Answer 2

inhaled steroids
steroid mouthwash

Question 3

what type of drug is Benzydamine and what forms does it come in?

Answer 3

NSAID, spray, mouthwash

Question 4

what medication is carbamazepine used for?

Answer 4

epilepsy/seizures & nerve pain

Question 5

what is a licensed medicine?

Answer 5

a medication that has been proven in evidence to have a positive effect on a disease

Question 6

what is an unlicensed medicine?

Answer 6

medicine that have a license for combating other diseases but still effective for this one too (although not designed for it)

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Question 7

what is an example of an antiviral medication?

Answer 7

Aciclovir

Question 8

what are examples of antifungals?

Answer 8

miconazole, fluconazole, nysatin

Question 9

what type of drug is betamethasone and what can it be used for?

Answer 9

Steroid

Treating aphthous ulcers
Treating lichen planus

Question 10

what is the definition of a medical device?

Answer 10

ANY instrument, apparatus, software, material, appliances, machines used for human beings

Question 11

what are some other oral medicines used in OM?

Answer 11

• tricyclic antidepressants
• gabapentin/pregabalin (nerve pain)
• azathioprine (immunosuppresant)
• mycophenolate
• hydroxychloroquine
• colchicine