Pharmacology Flashcards
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Analgesics
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Reduce pain
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Anti-inflammatories
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Reduce inflammation and pain
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Antirheumatics
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Manage symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
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Biphosphonates
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Affects bone formation to treat diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget disease, or bone cancer.
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Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
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Slows progression of rheumatoid arthritis while also reducing signs and symptoms.
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Muscle relaxants
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Relieve pain caused by muscle spasms by relaxing skeletal muscles.
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Anesthetic Agents
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Drugs to reduce pain and discomfort
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Antibacterials
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Drugs to prevent and treat bacterial growth
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Antifungals
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Drugs that attack fungi
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Antihistamines
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Drugs that lessen itching by reducing an allergic response
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Anti-inflammatories
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Used to reduce inflammation and pain
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Antipsoriatics
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Agents to specifically treat psoriasis
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Antiseptics
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Topical agents used to prevent infection by destroying microbials
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Antivirals
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Drugs designed to lessen the effects of viruses
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Emollients
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Topical substances to soften the skin
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Immunomodulators or Immunosuppressants
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Agents that suppress the body’s immune system
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Keratolytics
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Topical substances used to break down hardened skin and shed the top layer of skin to treat warts, calluses, corns, acne etc.
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Pediculicides
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Destroy lice
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Protectives
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Topicals with SPF to protect skin from UV in sunlight
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Retinoids
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Derived from Vitamin A, alters growth of top layer of skin to treat acne, and reduce wrinkles
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Scabicides
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Destroy mites and scabies.
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Alkylating Agents
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Interferes with DNA replication to lead to cancer cell death or dysfunction.
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Antimetabolites
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Replace compounds that cancer cells need to grow and/or replicate.
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Antineoplastic Antibiotics
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Prevent or delay cell replication
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Antineoplastic Hormones
Interfere with receptors for growth-stimulating proteins
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Interleukins
Stimulate cells of the immune system to boost attack on cancer cells
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Mitotic inhibitors
Prevent cell diivision
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Vinca Alkaloids
Prevent formation of chromosome spindles necessary for cell duplication.
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Antithyroid Agents
Used to treat hyperthyroidism.
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Corticosteroids
Used to treat underfunctioning adrenal cortices
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Growth Hormones
Used to treat various disease-causing growth inhibitions.
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Posterior pituitary hormones
Used to treat diabetes insipidus
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Thyroid hormones
Used to treat hypothyroidism
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otics
Drugs applied to external ear canal
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decongestants
used to relieve congestion due to cold, allergies, or sinus pressure
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ceruminolytics
used to soften and break down earwax
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NMDA receptor antagonists
used to preserve cognitive function in patients suffering progressive memory loss
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Sedatives and sedative-hypnotics
overlapping classes of central nervous system depressants that exert a calming effect with or without inducing sleep
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Stimulants
Generally intended to increase synaptic activity of specific neurons.
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Mood Stabilizers
Drugs that balance neurotransmitters in the brain to reduce or prevent acute mood swings
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Hypnotics
Drugs to promote sleep
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Cholinesterase inhibitors
Drugs to combat the cognitive deterioration seen in disorders such as dementia and Alzheimers
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Anxiolytics
Drugs to relieve symptoms of anxiety
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Antipsychotics or neuroleptics
medication intended to control psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions
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Antidepressants
medication to relieve symptoms of a depressed mood.
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Antialcoholics
Drugs intended to discourage use of alcohol
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Amphetamines
A type of CNS stimulant used to treat narcolepsy and ADHD and as an appetite suppressant
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Analgesics
Reduce pain
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Anticonvulsants
reduce the frequency and severity of seizures
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Antiparkinsonian drugs
Effective against Parkinson's disease
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Antipyretics
reduce fever
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Neuromuscular blockers
Drugs that block the action of acetylcholine at the motor nerve end plate to cause paralysis
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Sedatives
inhibit neuronal activity to calm and relax
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bronchodilators
relax bronchi to improve ventilation to the lungs
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Decongestants
reduce congestion or swelling of mucous membranes
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Expectorants
Promote the expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract
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Inhaled Corticosteroids
reduce airway inflammation to improve ventilation via nasal or oral inhalation
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Mucolytics
Break up thick mucous in the respiratory tract
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antitussives
Suppress the cough reflex
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angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Drugs that relax blood vessels
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Antiarrythmic drugs
Drugs that treat cardiac arrhythmias and restore sinus rhythm
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Anticoagulants
Prevent formation of blood clots
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Antihyperlipidemics
Lowers cholesterol levels to reduce risk of heart attack or stroke
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Beta-blockers
Lessen the heart rate and force of heart contractions
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calcium channel blockers (CCBs)
decrease myocardial oxygen demand by inhibiting flow of calcium to smooth muscle cells to cause arterial relaxation
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Diurectics
Promote the excretion of sodium and water as urine.
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Nitrates
Relax blood vessels and reduce the myocardial oxygen consumption
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Thrombolytics
Aid in the dissolution of blood clots.
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acidifiers
drugs that increase pH of the urine to prevent kidney stones
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Alkalinizers
drugs that increase the pH of the urine to treat acidosis or promote excretion of drugs and toxins
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Anticholinergics
Drugs that help control urinary incontinence
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Antidiurectics
Drugs that suppress urine formation
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Antiinfectives
Drugs that fight infection in the urinary system
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Antispasmodics
Drugs that help prevent muscle spasms
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Alpha-adrenergic inhibitors
relax smooth muscle in prostate to improve urinary flow
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Androgen hormone inhibitors
Suppresses growth and shrinks enlarged prostate
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Anti-Impotence Agents
alleviates erectile dysfunction
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Abortifacient
Terminates pregnancy
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Birth control patch
Timed release contraceptive worn on skin
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Emergency contraception pill
Medication to prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, does not cause abortion or affect existing pregnancy
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Hormone implant
timed release medication placed in skin of upper arm providing long term contraception
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intrauterine device (IUD)
implant in uterus that prevents implantation of a zygote
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Oral contraceptive
Pill taken daily to prevent pregnancy
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Spermicides
Foam or gel inserted into vagina before intercourse to kill sperm
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Bromocriptine
reduces prolactin levels to suppress ovulation
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Clomiphene
Stimulates pituitary to produce hormones to trigger ovulation
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist
agent to prevent premature release of eggs
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human chorionic gonadotropin
triggers ovulation typically given with another medication that stimulates release of developed eggs
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Human menopausal gonadotropins
Stimulate the production of egg follicles and cause eggs to be released when developed
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Lutropin alfa
stimulates production of egg follicles
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urofollitropin
mimics follicle-stimulating hormone to stimulate ovaries to produce egg follicles
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Oxytocic
Induces labor
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Tocolytic
Slows or stops pre-term labor by inhibiting uterine contractions
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Hormone replacement therapy / estrogen replacement therapy
relieves symptoms of menopause and protects against osteoporosis
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Phytoestrogens
act similarly to human estrogens in the body
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Anticoagulants
prevent or delay coagulation of blood to prevent formation of thrombi
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Antiplatelets
Inhibit the function of platelets or destroy them
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blood-flow modifiers
Promote blood flow by keeping platelets from clumping or decreasing blood viscosity
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colony-stimulating factors
stimulate the production of white blood cells in the bone marrow
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Erythropoietic agents
increase the production of red blood cells by stimulating erythropoesis
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hematinics
increase the number of erythrocytes and/or hemoglobin concentration to treat iron deficient anemia
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hematopoietic agents
stimulate blood cell production
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Hemostatics
help stop the flow of blood
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Thrombolytics
Aid in the dissolution of blood clots
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Thrombopoietic factors
stimulate the production of thrombocytes or platelets
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anti-IgE agents (immunoglobulin E)
antibodies that treat allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis
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Antineoplastics
Treat cancer by preventing growth or promoting destruction of neoplastic cells
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Antiretrovirals
manage the replication of HIV and its progression into AIDS
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Corticosteroids
steroids - suppress the immune system and reduce inflammation
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cytotoxic agents
Used as immunosuppressants or antineoplastics in order to damage or destroy cells
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Immunosuppressants
reduce the immune response
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Leukotriene receptor antagonists
Block leukotriences to manage later stages of allergic reactions
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Protease inhibitors
antiretroviral used to treat HIV infection
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Vaccines
Induce immunity or reduce pathologic effects of a disease.
