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| CNS: Depress consciousness; decrease response to sensory stimuli |
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| CNS depressants (sedative/hypnotic) |
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| CNS: reduce nervousness; excitability, and irritability; induce sleep |
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| CNS: relieve muscle spasms |
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| Antiepileptic agents (anticonvulsants) |
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| CNS: control and prevent seizures |
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| CNS: decrease symptoms of Parkinson's Disease |
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| Psychotherapeutic agents (antianxiety, antimanic, antidepressant, antipsychotic ) |
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| CNS: treat emotional and mental disorders |
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| CNS: elevate mood; increase energy and alertness; decrease appetite |
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| ANS: stimulate the sympathetic nervous system (SNS); many varied uses |
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| Adrenergic-blocking agents |
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| ANS: block SNS response: divided into alpha and beta blockers |
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| ANS: stimulate parasympathetic nervous system |
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| ANS: Block or inhibit action of acetylcholine (Ach) in the PNS; various functions |
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| CV/Renal: increase force of myocardial contraction |
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| Antidysrhthymic agents (antiarhythmics) |
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| CV/Renal: treat cardiac dysrhthmia |
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| CV/Renal: minimize frequency of anginal attacks; increase client's functional capacity; prevent or delay MI |
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| CV/Renal: reduce high blood pressure |
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| CV/Renal: increase rate of urine formation, therefore removing sodium and water from the body |
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| CV/Renal: regulation of body water |
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| Coagulation modifier agents |
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| CV/Renal: prevent, promote, or lyse clots |
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| CV/Renal: Reduce cholesterol |
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| ENDOCRINE: treatment of hormone deficiency |
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| Thyroid and antithyroid agents |
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| ENDOCRINE: replace thyroid hormone; or treat excessive secretion of thyroid hormone |
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| ENDOCRINE: reduce high blood sugar |
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| ENDOCRINE: inhibit inflammatory response; control fluid and water retention |
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| Women's health agents ( sex hormones, contraceptives, fertility agents, uterine-active medications) |
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| ENDOCRINE: various functions affecting women's health |
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| Men's health agents (androgens) |
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| ENDOCRINE: development and maintenance of sex characteristics |
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| RESPIRATORY: reduces effects of histamines |
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| RESPIRATORY: reduces congestion or swelling of respiratory tract |
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| RESPIRATORY: reduces cough |
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| RESPIRATORY: reduces viscosity of respiratory secretions, facilitating their removal by coughing |
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| RESPIRATORY: relax bronchial smooth muscle, improving airflow |
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| RESPIRATORY: block inflammation in the lungs |
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| RESPIRATORY: decrease inflammation of airway |
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| RESPIRATORY: Prevent bronchospasm |
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| Antibiotics (sulfonamides, penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, and fluoroquinolones) |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: destroy or prevent development of microorganisms |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: destroys or prevents replication of viruses |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: treat infections caused by mycobacterium |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: treat fungal infections |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: destroys or prevents development of the malaria parasite |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: destroys or prevents development of protozoa |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: destroys or prevents development of parasitic worm infections |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: inhibits growth and reproduction of microorganisms without necessarily killing them (can be used on tissue) |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: Kills microorganisms (can not be used on tissue) |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: Reduce fever, inflammation, and pain |
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| INFECTION/INFLAMMATION: Treat rheumatic conditions of gout and arthritis |
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| IMMUNE/CANCER: decreases or prevents an immune response |
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| IMMUNE/CANCER: toxoids or vaccines that target a specific infectious microorganism |
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| IMMUNE/CANCER: used to treat cancer |
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| IMMUNE/CANCER: enhance or restrict the body's immune response to a disease |
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| IMMUNE/CANCER: target human genes to treat or prevent illness |
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| GI: treat excessive production of gastric acids |
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| GI: promotes bowel evacuation by softening stool, increasing the bulk of feces, or lubricating the intestinal wall |
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| Antiemetic and Antinausea agents |
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| GI: Treats vomiting and nausea |
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| GI: organic molecules needed in small amounts to carry on metabolism |
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| GI: inorganic compounds needed for many body structures and functions |
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| GI: nutritional support to meet the body's nutritional needs |
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| MISC: promote hematopoesis and treat anemias |
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| MISC: treat reactions or disorders of the skin |
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| MISC: treat disorders of the eye |
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| MISC: treat disorders of the ear |
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