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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

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Interfere with receptors for growth-stimulating proteins

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Interleukins

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Stimulate cells of the immune system to boost attack on cancer cells

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Mitotic inhibitors

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Prevent cell diivision

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Vinca Alkaloids

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Prevent formation of chromosome spindles necessary for cell duplication.

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Antithyroid Agents

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Used to treat hyperthyroidism.

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Corticosteroids

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Used to treat underfunctioning adrenal cortices

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Growth Hormones

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Used to treat various disease-causing growth inhibitions.

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Posterior pituitary hormones

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Used to treat diabetes insipidus

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Thyroid hormones

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Used to treat hypothyroidism

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otics

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Drugs applied to external ear canal

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decongestants

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used to relieve congestion due to cold, allergies, or sinus pressure

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ceruminolytics

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used to soften and break down earwax

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NMDA receptor antagonists

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used to preserve cognitive function in patients suffering progressive memory loss

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Sedatives and sedative-hypnotics

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overlapping classes of central nervous system depressants that exert a calming effect with or without inducing sleep

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Stimulants

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Generally intended to increase synaptic activity of specific neurons.

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Mood Stabilizers

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Drugs that balance neurotransmitters in the brain to reduce or prevent acute mood swings

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Hypnotics

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Drugs to promote sleep

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Cholinesterase inhibitors

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Drugs to combat the cognitive deterioration seen in disorders such as dementia and Alzheimers

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Anxiolytics

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Drugs to relieve symptoms of anxiety

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Antipsychotics or neuroleptics

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medication intended to control psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions

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Antidepressants

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medication to relieve symptoms of a depressed mood.

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Antialcoholics

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Drugs intended to discourage use of alcohol

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Amphetamines

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A type of CNS stimulant used to treat narcolepsy and ADHD and as an appetite suppressant

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Analgesics

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Reduce pain

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Anticonvulsants

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reduce the frequency and severity of seizures

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Antiparkinsonian drugs

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Effective against Parkinson’s disease

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Antipyretics

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reduce fever

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Neuromuscular blockers

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Drugs that block the action of acetylcholine at the motor nerve end plate to cause paralysis

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Sedatives

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inhibit neuronal activity to calm and relax

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bronchodilators

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relax bronchi to improve ventilation to the lungs

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Decongestants

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reduce congestion or swelling of mucous membranes

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Expectorants

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Promote the expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract

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Inhaled Corticosteroids

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reduce airway inflammation to improve ventilation via nasal or oral inhalation

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Mucolytics

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Break up thick mucous in the respiratory tract

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antitussives

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Suppress the cough reflex

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angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

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Drugs that relax blood vessels

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Antiarrythmic drugs

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Drugs that treat cardiac arrhythmias and restore sinus rhythm

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Anticoagulants

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Prevent formation of blood clots

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Antihyperlipidemics

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Lowers cholesterol levels to reduce risk of heart attack or stroke

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Beta-blockers

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Lessen the heart rate and force of heart contractions

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calcium channel blockers (CCBs)

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decrease myocardial oxygen demand by inhibiting flow of calcium to smooth muscle cells to cause arterial relaxation

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Diurectics

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Promote the excretion of sodium and water as urine.

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Nitrates

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Relax blood vessels and reduce the myocardial oxygen consumption

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Thrombolytics

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Aid in the dissolution of blood clots.

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acidifiers

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drugs that increase pH of the urine to prevent kidney stones

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Alkalinizers

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drugs that increase the pH of the urine to treat acidosis or promote excretion of drugs and toxins

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Anticholinergics

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Drugs that help control urinary incontinence

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Antidiurectics

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Drugs that suppress urine formation

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Antiinfectives

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Drugs that fight infection in the urinary system

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Antispasmodics

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Drugs that help prevent muscle spasms

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Alpha-adrenergic inhibitors

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relax smooth muscle in prostate to improve urinary flow

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Androgen hormone inhibitors

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Suppresses growth and shrinks enlarged prostate

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Anti-Impotence Agents

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alleviates erectile dysfunction

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Abortifacient

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Terminates pregnancy

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Birth control patch

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Timed release contraceptive worn on skin

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Emergency contraception pill

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Medication to prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, does not cause abortion or affect existing pregnancy

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Hormone implant

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timed release medication placed in skin of upper arm providing long term contraception

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intrauterine device (IUD)

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implant in uterus that prevents implantation of a zygote

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Oral contraceptive

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Pill taken daily to prevent pregnancy

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Spermicides

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Foam or gel inserted into vagina before intercourse to kill sperm

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Bromocriptine

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reduces prolactin levels to suppress ovulation

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Clomiphene

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Stimulates pituitary to produce hormones to trigger ovulation

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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist

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agent to prevent premature release of eggs

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human chorionic gonadotropin

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triggers ovulation typically given with another medication that stimulates release of developed eggs

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Human menopausal gonadotropins

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Stimulate the production of egg follicles and cause eggs to be released when developed

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Lutropin alfa

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stimulates production of egg follicles

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urofollitropin

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mimics follicle-stimulating hormone to stimulate ovaries to produce egg follicles

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Oxytocic

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Induces labor

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Tocolytic

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Slows or stops pre-term labor by inhibiting uterine contractions

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Hormone replacement therapy / estrogen replacement therapy

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relieves symptoms of menopause and protects against osteoporosis

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Phytoestrogens

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act similarly to human estrogens in the body

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Anticoagulants

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prevent or delay coagulation of blood to prevent formation of thrombi

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Antiplatelets

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Inhibit the function of platelets or destroy them

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blood-flow modifiers

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Promote blood flow by keeping platelets from clumping or decreasing blood viscosity

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colony-stimulating factors

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stimulate the production of white blood cells in the bone marrow

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Erythropoietic agents

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increase the production of red blood cells by stimulating erythropoesis

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hematinics

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increase the number of erythrocytes and/or hemoglobin concentration to treat iron deficient anemia

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hematopoietic agents

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stimulate blood cell production

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Hemostatics

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help stop the flow of blood

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Thrombolytics

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Aid in the dissolution of blood clots

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Thrombopoietic factors

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stimulate the production of thrombocytes or platelets

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anti-IgE agents (immunoglobulin E)

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antibodies that treat allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis

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Antineoplastics

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Treat cancer by preventing growth or promoting destruction of neoplastic cells

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Antiretrovirals

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manage the replication of HIV and its progression into AIDS

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Corticosteroids

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steroids - suppress the immune system and reduce inflammation

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cytotoxic agents

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Used as immunosuppressants or antineoplastics in order to damage or destroy cells

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Immunosuppressants

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reduce the immune response

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Leukotriene receptor antagonists

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Block leukotriences to manage later stages of allergic reactions

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Protease inhibitors

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antiretroviral used to treat HIV infection

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Vaccines

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Induce immunity or reduce pathologic effects of a disease.

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