Pharmacology (RAD)
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- Relieve pain without sedation
- Analgesics
- Produce loss of sensation
- Anesthetics
- Anxiolytics; treat anxiety, mild tranqs, elevate mood
- Antianxiety
- Treat abnormal heart rhythm
- Antiarrythmics
- kill or inhibit growth of microorganisms
- antibiotics
- antispasmotics, relax muscles of GI tract, cause dry mouth and sweating.
- antcholinergics
- thin the blood, no clotting, treat thromboembolic disorders
- anticoagulants
- antiepileptics, prevent or control seizures
- anticonvulsants
- treat depression, can take weeks
- antidepressants
- prevent and treat nausea & vomiting
- antiemetics
- treat diabetes
- Antidiabetic
- treat fungal infections
- antifungal
- treat chronic & acute allergies, upper respiratory tract infections & colds (viral)
- antihistamines
- treat hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol)
- antihyperlipidemic
- treat hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Antihypertensives
- prevention of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIA)
- antiplatelets
- treat psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia
- Antipsychotics
- treat gastric & duodenal ulcers, GERD
- Antiulcer
- destroy or suppress growth of viruses
- antiviral
- treat asthma and COPD
- bronchodilators
- control hemorrhage or speed coagulation ⬐ help clot, thicken blood
- Coagulants
- reduce inflammation
- corticosteroids