DRUG CLASSES Alpha (α)-adrenergic blocking Beta (β)-adrenergic blocking α/β-adrenergic blocking Centrally and peripherally acting antiadrenergic Norepinephrine is a substance that transmits nerve impulses across the sympathetic branch of the autonomic…
DRUG CLASSES Antithyroid drugs Thyroid hormones The thyroid gland is located in the neck in front of the trachea (Fig. 44.1). This highly vascular gland manufactures and secretes two hormones:…
DRUG CLASSES Aminosalicylates Antidiarrheals Antiflatulents Laxatives The large intestine is responsible for the absorption of water and some of the nutrients from the food and fluids we eat. The speed…
DRUG CLASSES Nitrates Calcium channel blockers Atherosclerosis is a disease characterized by deposits of fatty plaques on the inner walls of arteries. These deposits result in a narrowing of the…
DRUG CLASSES Oxytocic drugs Tocolytics PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Betty Peterson’s daughter has been admitted to the obstetric unit and is being induced. This is her daughter’s first child, and Betty…
DRUG CLASSES Benzodiazepines Nonbenzodiazepines Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension, worry, or uneasiness that may or may not be based on reality. Anxiety may be seen in many types of…
DRUG CLASSES pioid agonists pioid agonist-antagonists Pain and its treatment are universal issues. In this chapter the opioid drugs used for severe pain are discussed as well as how the…
DRUG CLASSES Salicylates Acetaminophen Pain can be described as “the unpleasant sensory and emotional perception associated with actual or potential tissue damage” (International Association for the Study of Pain, 1979)….
DRUG CLASSES Urinary anti-infectives Urinary analgesics This chapter discusses drugs used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs). These types of infections are caused by pathogenic microorganisms of one or more…
DRUG CLASSES Dopaminergic agents Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) Dopamine receptor agonists COMT (catechol-O-methyltransferase) inhibitors Cholinergic blocking agents (anticholinergic drugs) PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE A woman in the clinic waiting room comes…
