Bronchodilator Drugs TERMS □ epinephrine (adrenalin, Primatene, Bronkaid) □ albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin, Volmax) □ theophylline (Theo-Dur, Slo-bid) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Bronchodilators dilate the bronchi and bronchioles and…
Adrenergic Blocking Agents TERMS □ prazosin (Minipress) □ propranolol (Inderal) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The adrenergic blocking agents attach to the adrenergic receptor sites and prevent stimulation of…
Adrenergic Drugs TERMS □ epinephrine (Adrenalin) □ phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) □ isoproterenol (Isuprel) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The adrenergic drugs are able to imitate the effects of the sympathetic…
Antiasthmatic Drugs TERMS □ ipratropium (Atrovent) □ zafirlukast (Accolate) □ budesonide (Pulmicort) □ cromolyn (Intal, Nasalcrom) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD In 2002, the National Asthma Education and Prevention…
Decongestant Drugs TERM □ ephedrine (Pretz-D) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Decongestants are used to decrease nasal congestion caused by stimulation of the alpha1-adrenergic receptors on nasal blood vessels,…
Antihistamine Drugs TERMS □ diphenhydramine (Benadryl) □ loratadine (Claritin) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Antihistamines are also known as H1 antagonists and directly compete with histamine for specific receptor…
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 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 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 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…
