Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents TERMS □ cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) □ fluorouracil (Adrucil) □ doxorubicin (Adriamycin) □ vincristine (Oncovin) □ tamoxifen (Nolvadex) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The antineoplastic agents are one of…
Biologic Response Modifiers
Biologic Response Modifiers TERMS □ interferon alfa-2a (Roferon-A) □ aldesleukin (Proleukin) □ epoetin alfa (Epogen, Procrit) □ filgrastim (Neupogen) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The biologic response modifiers are…
Immunosuppressant Agents
Immunosuppressant Agents TERMS □ cyclosporine (Sandimmune) □ muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD As the name implies, the immunosuppressant agents interfere with the immune response. They are…
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…
