CLASSWORK - Ch. 04 Introduction to Pharmacology - Key Terms
A chemical substance with the ability to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria by interfering with bacteria life processes
antibiotics
A class of cardiovascular drugs that fight high cholesterol and triglycerides.
Antihyperlipidemic Drugs
First-line therapy for schizophrenia, and other psychoses that address specific neurotransmitters
atypical antipsychotics drugs
steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex often used to reduce inflammation and pain
Corticosteroids
Substance used to relieve pain
Analgesia
a drug to control seizures
Anticonsulvants
Drugs that remove swelling from skin and internal organs
Anti-inflammatory drugs
A class of drugs that acts as a sedative, hypnotic, anti-anxiety medication, and anticonvulsant. Many of these drugs share the suffix, -pam.
Benzodiazepines
A condition characterized by anxiety, hopelessness, irritability, intense sadness, lack of concentration, pessimism, and problems with eating and sleeping
Depression
A generic drug that delivers approximately the same amount of active ingredient into a healthy volunteer’s bloodstream in the same amount of time as the innovator or brand name drug
Bioequivalent drugs
drugs that work to lift moods and/or change perceptions
Antidepressants
Drugs that work against high blood pressure
Antihypertensive Agents
Class of drugs that slow the fight or flight response to stress and make the heart beat slower with less force by blocking the hormone epinephrine, also known as adrenaline. Many of these drugs share the suffix,-phrine, as in norepinephrine, and epinephrine, and -olol as in atenolol and metoprolol
Beta-adrenergic blockers (beta blockers)
Drugs that reduce or prevent skeletal muscle contraction and pain
Muscle relaxants
A GI disease characterized by radiating burning or pain in the chest and an acid taste; caused by backflow of acidic stomach contents across an incompetent lower esophagus sphincter, also referred to as heartburn
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux dis ease)
A class of drugs that supply insulin to lower sugar or stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin. The sulfonylureas class of drugs are the most common ones.
Anti-diabetic drugs
Medications used to manage disordered thoughts and personality behaviors, such as delusions, hallucinations, mania, and severe agitation
Antipsychotic drugs
This class of drugs blocks calcium from entering the cells of the blood vessels to keep them from gaining rigidity
Calcium Channel Blockers
Class of drugs that numb or blunt the senses, induce sleep, or has other psychoactive properties, including the opium-based and opium-like drugs
Narcotic
The "good cholesterol" that picks up floating low-density lipoproteins (bad cholesterol) cholesterol and sweeps them away through the bloodstream
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
Common term for drugs that block the H1 receptors;Drugs used to treat and lessen the symptoms of allergies.
Antihistamines
A disorder that manifests itself in difficulty focusing or concentrating, over activity, and difficulty with impulse control
ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Antibiotic drugs developed to act like penicillin against bacteria
Cephalosporin antibiotics
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs:A class of drugs that provide pain, swelling, and fever reduction
NSAID
A condition caused by excessive thyroid hormone and marked by increased metabolic rate, also called thyrotoxicosis
Hyperthyroidism