Week 7 - Ch. 12 Flashcards
Hematologic drugs treat
diseases of the blood
Therapeutic effect of anticoagulant drugs
used to prevent clot formation
Types of anticoagulant drugs
Heparin, warfarin, platelet aggregation inhibitor drugs, thrombin inhibitor drugs, and factor Xa inhibitor drugs
Therapeutic effect of thrombolytic drugs
used to break apart a blood clot once it has formed
Aggrenox drug type; treats
Combination platelet aggregation inhibitor; treats blood clots by preventing aggregation of platelets
Cathflo drug type; treats
Thrombolytic drugs; MI or stroke d/t blood clots
Coumadin drug type; treats
anticoagulant drug, prevents clot formation
Fragmin drug type; treats
anticoagulant drug; prevents clot formation
Heparin drug type; treats
anticoagulant drug; prevents clot formation
Jantoven drug type; treats
warfarin drug; prevents clot formation
Plavix (Clopidogrel) drug type; treats
platelet aggregation inhibitor; prevent clot formation
Plental (cilostazol) drug type; treats
platelet aggregation inhibitor; prevent clot formation
TNKase drug type; treats
Thrombolytic drugs; MI or stroke d/t blood clots
Warfarin drug type; treats
anticoagulant drug, blocks vitamin K and keeps liver from producitn clotting factors that are dependent on the presence of vitamin K
Lovenox drug type; treats
anticoagulant drug; prevents clot formation