Antiulcer Drugs
Antiulcer Drugs TERMS □ aluminum hydroxide with magnesium hydroxide (Maalox) □ cimetidine (Tagament) □ omeprazole (Prilosec) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) involves the eating away…
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators and Bisphosphonates
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators and Bisphosphonates TERMS □ alendronate (Fosamax) □ raloxifene (Evista) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) work on estrogen receptors and are…
Immunizing Agents
Immunizing Agents QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Immunizing agents have been used to protect individuals from infectious diseases for over 200 years.1 The process of immunization includes giving an…
Antiemetics
Antiemetics TERMS □ meclizine (Antivert) □ metoclopropamide (Reglan) □ ondansetron (Zofran) □ prochlorperazine (Compazine) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The antiemetics are drugs that are used in the treatment…
Androgens, Androgen Inhibitors, and Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Androgens, Androgen Inhibitors, and Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors TERMS □ oxandrolone (Oxandrin) □ sildenafil (Viagra) □ testosterone (Testoderm, Depo-Testosterone, Androderm) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Androgens are the male sex hormones…
Antidiarrheals
Antidiarrheals TERM □ diphenoxylate with atropine sulfate (Lomotil) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Diarrhea is not a disease of the GI tract but a symptom of a GI system…
Fertility Agents
Fertility Agents TERM □ clomiphene (Clomid) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Fertility agents are also called ovulation stimulants. Fertility agents stimulate follicle development and ovulation in functioning ovaries and…
Uterine Stimulants
Uterine Stimulants TERMS □ dinoprostone (Prepidil Gel, Prostin E2) □ oxytocin (Pitocin, Syntocinon) □ methylerogonovine (Methergine) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Oxytocics, ergot alkaloids, and prostaglandins stimulate uterine contractions….
Progestins
Progestins TERM □ levonorgestrel (Norplant system, Prev, Plan B) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Progesterone is the hormone of pregnancy and is produced primarily by the corpus luteum and…
