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PDA: Drugs for Inflammation
Inflammation drug names and their functions, mechanisms and side effects
3 cards·by lizzieheinonen
drug actioninflammationpharmacologymedicinedrugs
Aspirin
anti-inflammatory agent for acute and long term inflammation, inflammatory diseases:
rheumatoid arthritis
Glucocorticoids
primary anti-inflammatory mechanism: lipocortin-1 (annexin-1) synthesis, inhibits
prostaglandins and leukotrienes. SE: Cushing's syndrome
Ibuprofen
inhibits COX enzymes, decreasing prostaglandin synthesis, SE: nausea, dyspepsia, GI
ulceration/bleeding, hypertension