Pharmacology terms

(Antacid) Used to treat and prevent certain ulcers that produce too much acid in the stomach such as GERD

(Hormone Replacement) Treatment for men with lack of testosterone

(Anticonvulsant) Prevents seizures, but not all types

(Antibiotic) Treats different bacterial infections, also used to prevent or slow anthrax after exposure

(Antispasmatic) Treats overactive bladder, for symptoms of urinary frequency

(Antianxiety/antidepressant) Treats anxiety

(Narcotic Analgesic) Relief of moderate to severe pain

(Sedative/Hypnotic) Treats Insomnia

(Narcotic Analgesic) Treats severe pain

(Anti-inflammatory) Reduces hormones caused by conditions such as arthritis

(Antihyperlipidemic) Used to treat high cholesterol and to lower risk of stroke/heart attack

(Antihyperlipidemic) Lowers cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood

Reduces a development of a drug resistant bacteria

(Antihistamine) Treats allergic reactions

(Antineoplastic) Treats certain kinds of breast cancer, reduces estrogen production

(Narcotic Analgesic) treats moderate to severe pain

(Antibiotic) fights many types of bacteria in the body including meningitis

(Anticonvulsant) Treats various types of seizure disorders, and migraine

Provides fluid containing various amounts of sugar to your body when dehydrated

Provides fluid containing various amounts of sugar to your body when dehydrated

(Antibiotic) Slows growth/kills sensitive bacteria

(Bronchodilator) Prevents asthma attacks, but cannot stop once attack begins

(Anti-inflammatory) Decreases certain protein production by the immune system, treats symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

(Vasodilator) Narrows blood vessels and opens airwaves in the lungs

(Vasodilator) Treats life threatening LBP, constricts blood vessels and increases BP and blood glucose

(Laxative) Relieves constipation and irregularity

prevents the body from absorbing too much salt, salt passes in urine, Edema

(Hypnotic) Treats Insomnia symptoms

(Antiemetic) Prevents nausea and vomiting

(Antiglycemic) Treats type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Effect of one drug is altered when taken with another drug or food

Mixing of two or more units together

System of moral principles

Transfer of drugs from one location of the body to another

To give medication directly by any route that induces it into the body

Used to identify a commercial product, may or may not be registered. AKA Brand name

Purpose or reason to use a drug approved by the FDA

Something that blocks or undoes or produces the opposite effect of the action

Potentially addictive drug such as opium

Term used when one drug heightens or increases the actions of another

unwanted nontherapeutic effects of a drug

potentially dangerous or addictive, strictly regulated by the FDA

Relationship in degree or number between two things

Un-dissolved particles in a fluid

Chemical alteration that a substance undergoes in the body

small, sterile, prefilled glass container that holds a hypodermic solution

Syringe tip that provides rapid and firm attachment to a needle tip

Multi-dose, small, sterile, prefilled glass bottle containing hypodermic solutions

Injection of liquid substances into the body by any method other than the GI tract

Prepare or deliver medication

To remove fluid from a body cavity by suction of a needle

Hereditary blood condition where the clotting factors are missing

Physical examination by feeling or pressing with palm of hand or fingers

Inadvisable or unsafe

agent that exerts a soothing or tranquil effect

Written directions for the preparation of a medication

Infectious disease most commonly effecting the respiratory system

Collection of blood under the skin

substance that prevents the growth of microorganisms but may not kill them

To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture

Excessive and toxic amounts of medications, taken by choice or error

free from all living microorganisms, and their spores

Cleaning of cavity or canal by flushing with water or other fluids

One licensed to prepare and dispense drugs

Purified protein derivative