Antiasthmatic Drugs
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
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
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
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…
