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Where do cough suppressant drugs work to produce their action?
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Cough control center
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Medulla or brain
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Name a common OTC decongestant medication by its trade name
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Sudafed
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Actin or neo-synephrine
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Name a common OTC antihistamine drug by its trade name
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Benadryl
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What are the main side effects of antihistamine drugs?
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Drowsiness dry mouth constipation urinary retention
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Tired and dried out
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What are common side effects of decongestants
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Nervousness HTN tachycardia rebound nasal congestion
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Which category of drug to treat COPD has a narrow therapeutic range and is affected by diet and smoking
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Methylxanthines
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What category of oral medication is used to relieve symptoms of environmentally triggered asthma
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Leuketriene receptor antagonist
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What category of inhaled medication is used to treat asthma prophylactically
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Mast cell stabilizers
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How are sympathomimetic bronchodilators administered
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Inhalers
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How do sympathomimetic drugs act to relieve bronchospasm
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Stimulate adrenergic receptors
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Bronchodilator or increase cAmp
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