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Ashworth College Classes of Drugs
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03/01/2017

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Analgesics
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Drugs that control pain
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Anesthetics
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Drugs that dull feeling or cause reversible sleep
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Antihistamines
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Drugs that control or treat allergies
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Anti-infectives
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Drugs that combat infections such as antibiotics
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Antineoplastic agents
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Drugs that are used to treat cancer
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Anti-emetics
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Drugs that stop vomiting
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Autonomic drugs
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Agents that stimulate or suppress the autonomic
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nervous system. The autonomic nervous system controls the automatic
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functions of the body, such as hormone secretion, respiration, stomach
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acid secretion, and so on.
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Blood derivatives
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Specific processed blood components, such as red
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blood cells, blood plasma, or platelets; most blood products contain
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blood derivatives.
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Blood formation, coagulation, and thrombosis agents
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Drug products
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that alter coagulation and platelet adhesion; commonly called blood
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thinners
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Cardiovascular drugs
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Agents that influence the action of the heart and
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health of the circulatory system; drugs that treat high blood pressure
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(antihypertensives) and high cholesterol (anticholesterolemics) belong
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in this class.
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Central nervous system agents
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Drugs that act on the brain to dull pain,
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cause weight loss, reduce convulsions, stop vomiting, relieve anxiety,
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cause sleep, stimulate attention, and relax muscles
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Contraceptives (foams, devices)
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Medications that prevent pregnancy
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Dental agents
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Drugs that act locally in the mouth to numb dental pain or
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teething problems
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Diagnostic agents
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Drugs used to confirm or indicate a specific medical
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diagnosis
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Electrolytic, caloric, and water balance agents
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Parenteral agents, or
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medications that aren
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tract, that return a patient
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carbonate) to normal values; glucose intravenous may be given to
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adjust the sugar content of plasma. Water may be given for adequate
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hydration.
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Enzymes
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Usually digestive enzymes needed for the proper digestion of
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fats and food
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Respiratory tract agents
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Drugs given by inhalation for treating allergies,
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infections, and asthma
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Ophthalmic, otic, nasal, and throat (EENT) preparations
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Drugs used in
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the eye, ear, nose, and throat for treating local conditions
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Gastrointestinal drugs
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Antacids, antidiarrheals, laxatives, and acid
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reducers
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Hormones and synthetic substitutes
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Drugs that replace natural
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hormones or are synthetic analogs of natural hormone; examples of
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hormones include testosterone, estrogen, and thyroid.
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Oxytocics
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Agents used to induce labor and reduce postpartum bleeding
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Serums, toxoids, and vaccines
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Agents used to stimulate the immune
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system to produce antibodies against specific pathogens. Examples
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include tetanus, polio, and shingles vaccines.
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Skin and mucous membrane agents
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Agents used to treat acne, rosacea,
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dermatitis, psoriasis, and so on
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Smooth muscle relaxants
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Drugs that affect skeletal muscle function and
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decrease muscle tone
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Vitamins
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Organic compounds and vital nutrients that an organism
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requires in limited amounts. An organic chemical compound is called a
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vitamin when the organism can
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quantities and must obtain it through the diet.
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Miscellaneous therapeutic agents
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Alcohol deterrents, snake-bite
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antidotes, immunosuppressants for organ transplants, antigout
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medications, and so on
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