drug classification
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anjobe2003 on November 16, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 non narcotic analgesic/relieves pain | tylenol |
| narcotic analgesic/relieves pain | morphine |
| anesthetic/prevents sensation of pain | lidocaine |
| antacid/neutralizes stomach acid | tums |
| antibiotic/kills microorganisms | penicillin |
| anticoagulant/prevents blood clotting | heparin or coumadin |
| antianginal/ relieves angina | nitroglycerin |
| adrenergic/increases cardiac output function | adrenalin |
| anti-anxiety/reduces tension, anxiety, calms | valium |
| anticonvulsant/antiepileptic//controls seizures | dilantin |
| antidepressant/relieves depression | zoloft |
| antidiarrheal/releaves diarrhea | imodium |
| antidote/counteracts poisons | narcan, ipecac |
| antimetic/relieves nausea and vomiting | compazine, tigan |
| antifungal/kills fungi | fungizone, nystatic mycostatin |
| antihistamine/counteracts histamine, relieves allergies | benadryl, claritin |
| antihypertensive, lowers blood pressure | tenormin/aldomet |
| antiinflammatory/reduces inflammation | advil, naproxen, aspirin |
| antipsychotic/controls psychiatric symptoms | thorazine, mellarill |
| antipyretic/ reduces fever | tylenol, aspirin |
| antiseptic/action inhibits growth of microorganism | betadine, isopropyl alcohol |
| antitussive, relieves cough | robitussin dm |
| bronchodilator/dilates bronchial airways. | proventil, albuteritol |
| cathartic/laxative//relieves constipation | dulcolax, ex-lax or MOM |
| contraceptive/prevents pregnancy | orthocyclen, depo-provera |
| decongestant/relieves nasal congestion | sudafed |
| diuretic/increases urine output, lower blood pressure | lasix/furosemide |
| emetic/induces vomitting | ipecac, mustard |
| expectorant/liquefies mucus, ejection of phlegm | terpin hydrate |
| hemostatic/coagulant//promotes clotting, stops bleeding | thrombin, vitamin k |
| hormone replacement/replaces deficient hormones | insulin, synthroid |
| hypnotic/sedative//induces sleep, relaxation | placidyl |
| muscle relaxant/relaxes muscles | soma, flexeril |
| vasoconstrictor/constricts blood vessels | dopamine |
| vasodilator/dilates blood vessels | nitroglycerin, nitrostat |
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