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analgesic drug to relieve pain antipyretic drug to reduce fever anesthetic drug which produces insensibility to pain antibiotic drug which is effective against bacterial infections antitussive drug that suppresses the cough reflex chemotherapeutic used to treat concerous condition cholinergic drugs used to decrease heart rate decongestant drug that relieves local congestion diuretic drug that increases urine flow emetic drug used to induce vomiting exoectorant drug used to incease the secreation and mucus from the bronchial tube hemostatic drug used to contol bleeding hypnotic drug that produces sleep sedative drug that reduces excitement tranquilizer drug that reduces anxiety and tension without producing sleep vasoconstrictor drug that causes blood vessels to constrict sublingual under the tongue topical on top of the skin buccal between the cheek and the gum rectal pertaining to the rectum vaginal prtaining to the vagina inhalation pertaining to breathing instillation pertaining to placing medication into the ear or eye irrigation pertaining to flushing out cavity absorption passage of a substance through some surface of the body into the body fluids excretion elimination of waste products dodage the strenght of medication to be administered action how a drug acts in the body indication condition for which drugs are used side effect an effect on the body other than the desired effect contraindication a reason not to take a medication toxic effect poisonous effects syringe instrument used to administer parenteral medication bevel the opining in the needle gauge the width of the needle vial a container which holds one or more doses of a medication dependence the need to take a substance to avoid physical discomfort dependence the need to take a substance to avoid physical discomfort habituation the act of becoming accustomed to anything from frequwnt use prescribe to issue a prescription for the patient dispense the giving of drugs administer to instill a drug into th body of a patient anaphylaxis severe allergic reaction aseptic free of pathogens broad spectrum affecting a wide variety of pathogens hypersensitivity exaggerated response to a drug or other foregin agent through allergic mechanisms narrow spectrum affecting only specific pathogens photosensitivity rash that appears after exposure to strong light, a side effect of some drugs acromion process an extension of the shoulder blade aqueous thin and watery aspirate the draw by suction barrel hollow cylinder the makes up the body of the syringe flange flared part of a syringe barrel site rotation the practice of injecting into different locations so as to avoid damaging tissue by separated injections precipitate solid particles that separate out from a solution sciatic nerve large nerve in the pelvic area reconstitute add liquid to a concentrated substance to make a normal strength solution antidepressant medications used to relieve depression antiepileptic agent used to reduce the number of severity of epileptic attacks anifungle preparations used to treat fungal infections antihistamine agent used to counteract the effects of histamine bronchodilator agent used to treat chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, and emphysema vasodilator drugs that dilate blood vessels potentiation the combination of two drugs sometimes causing an effect that is greater than the individual drugs alone cumulation accumulation of drugs to sometimes toxic concentrations tolerance effects of a given drug diminish as the treatment goes on, larger doses must be given to maintian desired effect idiosyncrasy an unexpected affect subscription directions to the pharmacist to include the size of each does, form, and number to dispense superscription the date, patient's name, address, and the Rx symbol inscription name of the drug and the amount (strength)