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14 Cards in this Set
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Analgesics |
Control pain |
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Anesthetics |
Dull feeling or cause reversible sleep |
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Antihistamines |
Control or treat allergies |
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Antineoplastic agents |
Used to treat cancer |
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Anti-emetics |
Stop vomiting |
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Autonomic drugs |
Stimulate or suppress the autonomic nervous system. |
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Blood derivatives |
Specific processed blood components, i.e. red blood cells, blood plasma, or platelets. |
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Blood formation, coagulation, and thrombosis agents |
Alter coagulation and platelet adhesion; commonly called blood thinners |
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Cardiovascular drugs |
Influence the action of the heart and health or the circulatory system. Including antihypertensives (high blood pressure) and anticholesterolemics ( high cholesterol) |
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Central nervous system agents |
Act on the brain to dull pain, cause weight loss, reduce convulsions, stop vomiting, relieve anxiety, cause sleep, stimulate attention, and relax muscles. |
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Contraceptives |
Prevent pregnancy |
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Dental agents |
Act locally in the mouth to numb dental pain or teething problems |
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Diagnostic agents |
Used to confirm or indicate a specific medical diagnosis |
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Electrolytic, caloric, and water balance agents |
Medications that aren't administrated through the gastrointestinal tract, that return a patient's electrolytes to normal values |
