Anti-Everything
What classification of drugs reduces fever?
anti- Pyretic
What drugs are used to promote a bowel movement and relieve constipation?
Laxatives
What is the name for tablets that have a line to make splitting in half easier?
Scored tablets
What is the name of the liquid added to a powdered medication, used for reconstitution?
Dilutent
What prescrib-able Controlled Substance has a high abuse potential leading to severe physical and psychological dependance?
Schedule 2
What drugs inhibit the effect of histamine and are used in the treatment of allergies?
Anti-hystamine
What is the classification of a drug that causes vomiting?
Emetic
What is the preparation for drugs dissolved in a solution of sugar and water, then flavored?
Syrup
What is the route where fluid or medication is given within a vein?
Intravenous
What is the process by which a substance is eliminated from the body?
Excretion
What medication is administered to prevent or relieve coughing?
Anti-tussive
What is the classification of an agent that widens the bronchi?
Bronchodilator
What is a preparation called that is a mixture of oils and water?
Emulsion
What is the route of medication administration outside of the gastrointestinal tract (injection routes)?
Parenteral
What is the abbreviation for Aspirin?
ASA
What medication prevents the replication of neoplastic cells?
Anti-Neoplastic
***What is the classification of an agent that lowers blood glucose?
Hypoglycemic or antidiabetic
***What is a preparation called that is massaged on the skin and produces a feeling of heat?
Liniment
Which route involves injecting a medication under the skin?
Subcutaneous
What is the abbreviation for four times a day?
QID
What drugs lower abnormally high cholesterol levels?
Anti-hyperlipidemic
What is a drug that constricts or narrows blood vessels, elevating blood pressure?
Vasopressor
What preparation is designed to release bubbles in water?
Effervescent tablets
Which route involves giving an injection into a muscle?
Intramuscular
What is the fear of having a serious illness despite medical reassurance that everything seems normal?
Hypochondriasis