Cholinergic Drugs
Cholinergic Drugs TERMS □ bethanechol (Urecholine) □ neostigmine (Prostigmine) □ donepezil (Aricept) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The cholinergic drugs have the same effect in the body as the…
Anticholinergic Drugs
Anticholinergic Drugs TERM □ atropine QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The anticholinergic drugs interfere or block the effects of acetylcholine (ACh) in the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS). They are…
Antimigraine Drugs
Antimigraine Drugs TERMS □ ergotamine (Ergomar) □ sumatriptan (Imitrex) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD There are many types of migraine headache, but severe pain is something they all have…
Anxiolytics and Sedative-Hypnotics
Anxiolytics and Sedative-Hypnotics TERMS □ phenobarbital (Luminal) □ diazepam (Valium) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The anxiolytics and sedative-hypnotics are drugs that have depressant effects on the central nervous…
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants TERMS □ baclofen (Lioresal) □ dantrolene (Dantrium) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The skeletal muscle relaxants are a group of drugs that bring relief to the…
Antipsychotics
Antipsychotics TERMS □ chlorpromazine (Thorazine) □ clozapine (Clozaril) □ lithium (Eskalith) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The antipsychotic drugs are used to treat diseases that interfere with thought processes….
Anti-Parkinson’s Disease Drugs
Anti-Parkinson’s Disease Drugs TERMS □ biperiden (Akineton) □ levodopa (Dopar) □ tolcapone (Tasmar) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD An English doctor named James Parkinson was the first person to…
Antiseizure Drugs
Antiseizure Drugs TERMS □ phenytoin (Dilantin) □ phenobarbital (Luminal) □ diazepam (Valium) □ ethosuximide (Zarontin) □ carbamazepine (Tegretol) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The antiseizure drugs are used to…
Anesthetics
Anesthetics TERMS □ thiopental (Pentothal) □ halothane (Fluothane) □ lidocaine (Xylocaine) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Anesthetics are a group of drugs that result in differing amounts of loss…
Antidepressants
Antidepressants TERMS □ imipramine (Tofranil) □ phenelzine (Nardil) □ fluoxetine (Prozac) □ bupropion (Wellbutrin) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The first drugs used to treat depression were amphetamines. They…
