Terms
Maximum intensity of effect
What is efficacy?
Transmitters relased from adrenals (adrenergic) for "fight or flight" response suffix "rine"
What is epinephrine and norepinephrine?
What is aspirin (ASA)?
Drug of choice for early to mixed (stage 1 &2) dental infections
What is Peniclilin?
Drug of choice for prevention & treatment of oral candidiasis?
What is Nystatin?
What is potency?
What is acetylocholine?
not recommended in CV patients, pregnancy, patients with GI problems
What are NSAIDS?
Most common side effect with most antiinfectives
What is GI problems?
What is clotrimazole?
How drug enters body, circulates, changed, and leaves body (ADME)
What is pharmacokinetics?
Adverse reactions in PANS (cholinergic direct acting)
What is SLUD?
Contraindicated use of Tylenol
Who are patients with hepatic damage (alcoholics)?
These anti-infectives tend to have suffix "mycin"
What are macrolides?
Best antiviral for herpes simplex
What is penciclovir?
Bypasses the GI tract
What is parental?
anticholingergic drugs can be used for?
What is drying of mouth and motion sickness? (Scopolamine)
Efficacy is widely variable with these drugs
What are opoids?
Antiinfective that cannot be taken with calcium
What is tetracycline?
Dental side effects are xerostomia, increased salivation, swollen tongue, metallic taste
What is benzodiazepines?
What is a anatgonist drug?
Alpha and beta receptors are in what division
What is SANS
prescribed over opoids for dental pain managment
What are NSAIDS?
What is metronidazole?
Ambien, Sonata, Lunesta
What are non-benzodiazepine hypnotics?