pharmaceuticals week 5

Question 1

therapeutic effect

Answer 1

the response to a drug that is favorable

Question 2

adverse effect

Answer 2

the undesirable effect of the drug

Question 3

anticoagulant

Answer 3

influence blood clotting

Question 4

antihypertensive

Answer 4

lowers blood pressure

Question 5

ace inhibitors

Answer 5

heart medications that widen or dilate your blood vessels.
suffix “-pril” (ex.lisinopril)

Question 6

beta blockers

Answer 6

medications that reduce blood pressure
suffix -olol (ex.atenolol)

Question 7

metaformin

Answer 7

a medicine to treat type two diabetes. lowers the amount of glucose absorbed from intestines’, decreasing how much glucose is made in the liver

Question 8

albuterol

Answer 8

a bronchodilator medication that relaxes muscles and increases airflow into the lungs

Question 9

omerprazole

Answer 9

medication used to treat conditions where there is too much acid in the stomach (ex. GERD, heartburn)

Question 10

benzodiazepines

Answer 10

work to calm or sedate a spasm and reduce seizures
suffix -parm. and -olam
(ex. diazepam)