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Pharmaceutical Groups Flashcards

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Dissociative Anaesthetics?

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Form of anaesthesia but does not involve loss of consciousness

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Example of dissociative anaesthesia?

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Ketamine

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Local anaesthesia?

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block relay of pain info from site of injury to spinal cord

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Example of local anaesthesia?

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Lidocaine/Bupivacaine

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Opioid Analgesia?

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Powerful painkillers which also cause sedation, disorientation, etc..

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Example of opioid analgesic?

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Methadone, Buprenorphine, Morphine, Fentanyl

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NSAIDs?

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pain-killers, manage chronically painful conditions, such as OA

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Examples of NSAID?

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Meloxicam, Carprofen, Firocoxib

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Corticosteroids?

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manage mild illness - allergic skin disease, IBD, atopy

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Mineralocorticoids?

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Treats Addison’s (hypoadrenocorticism)

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Glucocorticoids?

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AIS and immune modulating

Prednisolone, Dexamethasone, Hydrocortisone, etc.

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Antiparasitics?

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prevent/treat parasitic infections

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Endoparasiticides?

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Treat internal parasites - Anthelmintics, helminths - round and tapeworms.
Fenbendazole, Praziquantel, Moxidectin and Milbemycin

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Ectoparasiticides

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Treat external parasites, acarids - mites and ticks and insecticidal - fleas and flies
Permethrin, imidacloprid, fipronil and S-methoprine

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Antimicrobials

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Bactericidal or bacteriostatic

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Antiviral drugs

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used to treat viral infections, targets a specific virus

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Antifungals

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treats fungal infections by killing or stopping growth of fungi in the body - Itraconazole

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Anti-neoplastics

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cytotoxic drugs

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Examples of anti-neoplastic

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Vincristine, Chlorambucil, Doxorubicin

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Diuretics

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Stimulate kidneys to excrete more water through the urine

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Loop diuretic?

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Furosemide?

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Osmotic diuretic?

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Mannitol

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Potassium Sparing Diuretic?

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Spironolactone

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Thiazide diuretic?

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Chlorothiazide

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Furosemide?

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Libeo and Frusedale

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Potassium Sparing Diuretic?

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Prilactone

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Potassium?

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Kaminox - treats hypokalaemia

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Phosphate Binders?

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Ipakitine

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Vitamin B12?

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For GI disease and D+, Cobalaplex

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