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Types of Drug for Diseases Flashcards

1
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deal w/ agents used to prevent diseases

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Prophylactic Drugs

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agents used to diagnose or detect/ID diseases

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Diagnostic Drugs

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Drugs used merely for application of an instruments or techniques

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DPA

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agents used to treat the disease

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Therapeutic Drugs

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5
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drug that reverses a basic pathologic process

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Curative drugs

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drugs that limit the damage or prevent complication caused by pathologic process

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Protective (maintenance) drugs

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relieves signs and symptoms w/o modifying the causal process

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Palliative Drugs

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drugs which therapeutic mechanism is understood/known

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Rational Drug

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drugs that rests upon clinical & statistical evidence of effectiveness

Mode of action is unknown

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Empirical Drugs

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10
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what type of drug is amoxicillin

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Prophylactic Drugs

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11
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what type of drug is Tropicamide?

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Diagnostic Drugs

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12
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what type of drug is cyclopentolate?

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Diagnostic Drugs

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13
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what type of drug is Tobramycin(Aminoglycosides):

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Curative drugs

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14
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what type of drug is Acyclovir:

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Curative Drugs

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15
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what type of drug is Timolol?

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Protective Drugs

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16
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what type of drug is Metformin?

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Protective Drugs

17
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what type of drug is Losartan or Amlodopine?

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Protective drugs

18
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what type of drug is paracetamol?

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Palliative drugs

19
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what type of drug is carboxymethylcellulose?

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Palliative Drugs

20
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what type of drug according to M.O.A is penicillin?

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Rational Drug

21
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what type of drug according to M.O.A is Phenylephrine?

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Rational drug

22
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what type of drug according to M.O.A is Ethambutol

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Empirical Drug

23
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Classifications of DPAs:

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  • Mydriatic agents
  • Anesthetic Agents
  • Dye - Stain
24
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Contra-indication for Mydriatic Drugs:

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Close angle glaucoma

25
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Ofloxacin ophthalmic solution for sore or pink eyes caused by virus:

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Curative

26
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Nifedipine for chronic essential hypertension:

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Protective

27
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Naproxen to relieve pain in rheumatoid athritis

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palliative

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