Wk3- Medicaments Flashcards
Schedules 1-6
Schedule 1: not in use
2- pharmacy shelf medicine
3- pharmacy over the counter
4- prescription only
5- caution
6- poison
Haemostatic
Arrests or diminishes the flow of blood
Styptic
Arrest bleeding by contracting tissues and sealing vessels
Anaesthetic
Lessens sensitivity to pain
Analgesic
Lessens and relieves pain by removing cause (eg inflammation)
Anti-inflammatory
Reduces inflammation
Astringent
Shrinks cell/mucous membranes, decreases sweat and arrests discharge
Antipruritic
Relieves itching
Anhydrotic
Reduce flow of sweat
Emollient
Prevents water loss, softens skin
Moisturiser
Adds moisture to skin
Antiseptic
Kills/inhibits micro organisms on living tissue (skin)
Antimycotic
Inhibit growth/kill fungal pathogen
caustic
Destroy organic tissue
Keratolytic
Softens and causes desquamation of stratum corneum