Abbrev.
At bedtime.
h.s.
This is the trade name for the generic drug phenytoin that is used to treat seizures.
Dilantin
Drugs used to treat osteoarthritis reduce pain and inflammation by inhibiting the production of ___________.
Prostaglandins
Anticholinergic drugs are used to treat diarrhea because they decrease the rate of __________ in the GI tract.
peristalsis
The study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms.
Pharmacology
Before meals.
a.c.
The generic drugs trimethoprime and sulfamethoxazole are both in a combination drug that is marketed under the two trade names of __________.
Bactrim & Septra
Oral contraceptive drugs exert a hormonal influence to prevent pregnancy and are ____ effective if take as directed.
99%
These drugs conserve potassium and sodium and do not allow them to be excreted in urine.
Potassium-sparing drugs
The mechanism of action by which drugs produce their effect (desired or undesired) based on time and dose.
Pharmacodynamics
TPN is also known as __________.
Total Parenteral Nutrition
OR
Hyperalimentation Solution
Cimetidine is the generic name for this trade name drug H2 blocker drug.
Tagamet
The presence of an antigen combined with an antibody stimulates the release of __________, which produces mild-to-severe allergic symptoms, depending on the amount released.
Histamine
These drugs suppress the inflammatory response of the immune system.
Corticosteroid drugs
OR
Immunosuppressants
The study of how drugs move through the body in the process of absobtion, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
Pharmacokinetics
Drops
gtt
The trade name for the generic drug diphenhydramine.
Benadryl
Drugs used to treat diabetes insipidus act as replacement therapy for this.
Antidiuretic hormone ADH.
Hydantoin drugs for epilepsy prevent the neurons from sending out impulses too rapidly or repeatedly by Affecting the flow of _______ in and out of the cell.
sodium
The study of how the genetic makeup of different people affects their response to certain drugs.
Pharmacogenetics
Both eyes
o.u.
_________ is the brand name for tramadol.This drug activates narcotic receptors in the brain and spinal cord, although it does not have the potential for addiction that narcotic drugs have.
Ultram
Oral contraceptive medications use the hormones _______ and ________.
Progestin and estradiol
These dilate the coronary arteries and increase the flow of oxygenated blood to the myocardium.
Nitrate drugs
Using drugs to affect the body therapeutically to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease.
Pharmacotherapy