Pharmacology Flashcards

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increases the strength and efficiency of heart contractions, and is useful in the treatment of heart failure and control the rate and rhythm of the heart.

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Digoxin

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These eye drops have been used for many years to treat glaucoma, a condition in which pressure within the fluid of the eye is abnormally elevated and ultimately damages the eye and impares vision.

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Pilocarpine

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an antipsychotic medicine. It works by changing the actions of chemicals in your brain.

is used to treat schizophrenia. It is also used to control motor and speech tics in people with Tourette’s syndrome.

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Haloperidol

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A polypeptide hormone, produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus.

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Oxytocin

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Used to treat asthma and COPD; bronchodilator

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Theophylline

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A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug used to treat epilepsy. Used to treat or prevent seizures.

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Phenobarbital

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