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…
Uterine Relaxants (Tocolytics)
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
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
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…
Antidiabetics
Antidiabetics TERMS □ acarbose (Precose) □ chlorpropamide (Diabenese) □ glyburide (Diabeta, Micronase) □ insulin injection, regular QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Insulin and oral hypoglycemics are used to treat…
Corticosteroids
Corticosteroids TERMS □ fludrocortisone (Florinef) □ hydrocortisone (Cortef, Hydrocortone, Solu-Cortef) □ prednisone (Orasone, Deltasone) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The adrenal cortex produces corticosteroid hormones, which include glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids,…
Hyperglycemic Drugs
Hyperglycemic Drugs TERM □ glucagon (GlucaGen) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Hyperglycemic drugs are indicated for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia. Glucagon is effective when liver glycogen is available…
