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Pharmacology Drug types Flashcards

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Tamoxifen

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Oestrogen Receptor antagonist (receptor modulator chemotherapeutic)

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Paclitaxel

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Microtubule modifier - prevents mitotic microtubule tubulin depolymerisation during anaphase, stalling cancer replication

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Cyclophosphamide

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Alkylating agents - prevents new DNA strand synthesis by chemically cross linking G reidues together on template strand

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Fluorouracil

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Anti-metabolite - inhibits purine or pyrimidine biosynthesis

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Letrozole

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Aromatase inhibitor

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Imatinib

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Tyrosine kinase inhibitor - bcr-abl (philadelphia chromosome)

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Doxorubicin

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Topoisomerase inhibitor

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Noradrenaline

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Vasopressor - alpha and beta adrenoceptor agonist

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Dobutamine

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Positive inotrope - beta 1 adrenoceptor agonist

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Penicillin

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Beta lactam

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Gentamicin

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Aminoglycoside

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Sulfamethoxazole

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Sulfonamide

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Levofloxacin

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Quinolone

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Doxycyclin

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Tetracycline

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Vancomycin

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Glycopeptide

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Azithromycin

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Macrolide

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