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15 Cards in this Set
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Treat hypertension of many causes, most commonly essential hypertension
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Antihypertensives
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Manage Moderate to severe pain
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Opioid analgesics
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used to treat and prevent attacks of angina
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Antianginals
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Lower fever from many causes (infection, inflammation, and neoplasms)
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Antipyretic
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Suppression of cardiac arrhythmias
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Antiarrhythmics
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Treat reversible airway obstruction due to asthma or COPD
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Bronchodilator
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Treat or prevent constipation or to prepare the bowel for radiologic or endoscopic procedures
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Laxative
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Prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disorders including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and atrial fibrillation with embolization
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Anticoagulants
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Control mild to moderate pain and/or fever
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Nonopioid analgesics
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Treat hypertension or edema due to CHF or other causes
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Diuretic
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Manage type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Antidiabetics
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Treat and prevent various bacterial infections
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Anti-infective
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Used to manage nausea and vomiting of many causes
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Antiemetics
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Relieve symptoms associated with allergies and as adjunctive therapy in anaphylactic reactions. Some treat mothion sickness and insomnia
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Antihistamine
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Provide sedation, usually prior to procedures, or to manage insomnia
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sedative/hypnotic
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