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pharmacodynamics
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to act
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pharmacokinetics
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to move
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dyslipidemia
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high cholesterol
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ACE inhibitors:
indications for treatment of HTN & HF |
excellent at dropping blood pressure; works in the kidney
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HMG-CoA reductace inhibitors:
indications for |
statin drugs; lower cholesterol, blocks the enzyme in the liver that makes cholesterol
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anti-platelet drugs:
common side effects |
causes bleeding
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sulfonylurea drugs:
indications for know what lab value to follow |
indicated for type 2 diabetes; follow blood sugar labs
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Fluroquinolones:
indications for know an example of this |
big antibiotic; indicated to treat infection and anthrax
ex: Cipro |
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Benzodiazepines:
common side effects indicated for MOA |
CNS depressant: tired, sleeping, sedative
used for anxiety, skeletal muscle spasms, alcohol withdrawal and seizure control moa: intensify GABA (neurotransmitter) |
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MAOI antidepressants:
serious adverse effects when combined with tyramines |
hypertensive crisis, aneurisms, stroke
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Protease inhibitor retroviral drugs:
indicated for |
anti-viral, anti-HIV
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Beta blockers:
indicated for moa diseases that would contraindicate the use of the non-selective beta blockers |
lower BP, preventive in angina, given after an acute MI, treats migraines
blocks the effects of norepinephrine and epinephrine in all cells diseases: asthma, breathing problems, depressed respiratory system |
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Cholinergics:
moa when used to treat Myasthenia Gravis indicated for adverse effects |
stimulate the parasympathetic NS(GI tract), will help them digest better and reverse muscle weakness
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H2 receptor antagonists:
indicated for moa |
block H2 receptors in the stomach and the release of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
indicated for someone who has an ulcer, or GERD |
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Anticonvulsant therapy:
general principle of dosing drug classification names |
start low and increase slowly (bad side effects)
decrease the chance of seizures hydantoins, benzodiazepines, barbiturates |
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non-selective beta blockers:
contraindicated for |
anyone with a respiratory disease
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Opiods:
adverse effects |
CNS depressents, hypertension, depresses the entire body
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dysrhythmics:
characteristics of general drug classification how they act in the body adverse effects |
used to bring the heart into a normal rhythm
usually slow down the heart and then try to make it more regular can make the rhythm worse |
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Hydantoin:
indicated for |
seizure control
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Barbiturates:
indicated for |
seizure control
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Aminoglycosides:
serious adverse effects |
serious antibiotic, nephrotoxic and ototoxic
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Antacids:
general moa in the treatment of peptic ulcers |
raises pH in the stomach
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Serotonin receptor antagonist:
indicated for |
used for anti-emetics
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5-alpha reductase inhibitor:
indicated for |
for benign prostatic hypertrophy; decrease the size of the prostate
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thyroid replacement therapy:
moa |
replace the hormone that the thyroid makes; speeds up metabolism at the cellular level
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anticonvulsants:
drug classifications |
dyantoin, barbiturates, benzodiazepines
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CNS agonists:
indicated for the treatment of what in children |
will slow a child down and help them concentrate
ex: Ritalin |
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Antipsychotics:
general moa in the treatment of psychosis |
block the amount of dopamine in the brain (decrease amount released)
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Glucocorticosteroids:
adverse effects |
raise blood sugar, raise risk of infections, PUD, lose bone density, alters your metobolism of almost everything
affects mood and emotional status |
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Organic nitrates:
indicated for |
treats angina
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