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 TERMS □ oxandrolone (Oxandrin) □ sildenafil (Viagra) □ testosterone (Testoderm, Depo-Testosterone, Androderm) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Androgens are the male sex hormones…

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 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 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 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…

Uterine Relaxants (Tocolytics) TERM □ ritodrine (Yutopar) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Uterine relaxants, also called tocolytics, are used to treat preterm labor. Preterm labor occurs before the thirty-seventh…

Common Herbal Remedies QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The use of herbal remedies continues to increase. Just because these remedies may come from plant sources, does not mean they…

Pituitary and Parathyroid Hormones TERMS □ bromocriptine mesylate (Parlodel) □ corticotropin (Acthar, HP) □ somatrem (Protropin) □ vasopressin (Pitressin) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Drugs that affect the anterior…

Estrogens TERMS □ estradiol (Estrace, Estraderm, Alora, Climara, Menostar, Esclim, Vivelle, Vivelle-Dot) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Estrogen is primarily secreted by the ovary and produced by the cells…