Medicines

• Medicine - Substance that is used in treating disease or relieving pain which is usually in the form of a pill or a liquid
• Drugs - Any substance other than food which has a physiological effect

  clue : It may have either positive or negative effect.
• Physical Properties - A drug that is responsible for its action.
• Chemical Properties - A drug that respond extracellularly based on its simple chemical reactions.
• Therapeutic classification - Way of organizing drug based on their therapeutic usefulness in treating diseases.
• Anticoagulant - Influence blood clotting

  
  

  ex. Coumadin, pradaxa
• Antihyperlipidemic - Lower blood cholesterol

  
  

  ex. Atorvastatin, simvastatin, Fluvastatin, pravastatin,

  lovastatin
• Antihypertensive - Lower blood pressure

  
  

  ex. Amlodipine, metoprolol, losartan
• Antidysrhythmic - Restore normal cardiac rhythm

  
  

  ex. Amiodarone, propafenone, quinidine, tocainide, flecainide
• Antianginal - Treat angina

  
  

  ex. Nitrates, propranolol, metoprolol
• Neurologic agent - Reduce stroke damage

  
  

  ex. AMPA receptor antagonist, barbiturate anticonvulsants, Benzodiazepine, anticonvulsants,
• Antidepressant - Neurotransmitter that affect mood and emotions

  
  

  ex. Citalopram, escitalopram, fluvoxamine
• Anti-rheumatologic agents - Reduce pain an swelling of the joints

  
  

  ex. Mycophenolate, ciclosporin, cyclophosphamide, leflunomide
• Antifungal - Kill fungal cells to prevent them from growing

  
  

  ex. Clotrimazole, econazole, miconazole, terbinafine, amphotericin
• Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) - Attenuate blood transfusion among anemic patients

  
  

  ex. Epoetin alfa (Epogen Procrit), Darbepoetin
• Statin - Lipid lowering medications

  
  

  ex. Simvastatin, atorvastatin, rosuvastatin
• Antiplatelets - Prevention in coronary heart disease

  
  

  ex. Aspirin, Clopidogrel, Prasugrel, Ticagrelor
• Antidiarrheal - Increase the risk of an enlarged colon

  clue : kailangan ni najera kapag umaga

  
  

  ex. loperamide
• Anti-ulcer - Blocks the pathways of acid production or secretion, decreasing gastric acidity and healing acid-peptic diseases

  
  

  ex. Dexlansoprazole, esomeprazole, lanso prazole, pantoprazole
• Pharmacologic classification - Refers to how a drug works at molecular, tissue, and body system levels.
• Diuretic - Lowers plasma volume

  
  

  ex. Indapamide, chlorthalidone
• Calcium channel blocker (CCB) - Blocks heart calcium channels

  
  

  ex. Amlodipine, felodipine, nicardipine, nisoldipine, verapamil
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) - Block’s hormonal

  activity

  
  

  ex. Benazepril, captopril, fosinopril, perindopril
• Adrenergic antagonist - Blocks physiological reactions to stress

  
  

  ex. Propranolol, metoprolol, timolol, pindolol
• Vasodilator - Dilates peripheral blood vessels

  ex. Benazepril, captopril, lisinopril, perindopril
• Antihistamine - Reduction in allergy and any related symptoms

  ex. Benadryl, Citirizine, Chlorpheniramine
• Anticancer - Reduce and prevent the growth and spread of cancer cells.

  ex. Plicamycin, bleomycin, dactinomycin
• Antidiabetic - Stabilize to control blood glucose level

  ex. Insulin zinc suspension protamine zinc suspension
• Anorexic agents - Increase the general physical activity

  ex. Phentermine, sibutramine
• Antibacterial - An agent that kills microorganisms or stop their growth

  ex. Amoxicillin, cephalexin, clindamycin, vancomycin
• Anti-amoebic - Used in treating liver abscesses or intestinal wall infections caused by amoebas.

  ex. Tinidazole, metronidazole, niridazole, chloroquine
• Antimalarial - Reduce malaria transmission

  ex. Atovaquone, chloroquine, primaquine, doxycycline, mefloquine
• Antiviral - An agent used to treat viral infections

  ex. Abacavir, Acyclovir, adefovir, amantadine, arbidol
• Cholinergic - Enhance the action of the neurotransmitter of nerve impulses within the parasympathetic nervous system

  ex. Pyridostigmine, eserine, neostigmine
• CNS stimulants - Increases the levels of certain chemicals in the brain and increases alertness, attention, energy and physical activity

  ex. Cocaine, modafinil, armodafinil, atomoxetine , methylphenidate
• Chemical name - name assigned by IUPAC
• Generic name - assigned by the US adopted name council
• Drug trade - given by companies that marketed the drug
• Aspirin

  Acuprin, Anacin, Aspergum, Bayer, Bufferin, Ecotrin, Empirin, Ex

  cedrin,Marprin, Norgesic, Salatin, Salocol, Salsprin, Supac,

  Talwin, Triaphen-10, Vanquish,Verin,Zorprin
• Ibuprofen

  Advil, Amersol, Apsifen, Brufen, Haltran, Medipren, Midol

  200, Mo trin, Neuvil, Novoprofen, Nuprin, Pamprin-1B, Rufen, Trendar