Drug Classification Quiz

Anticholinergic = Blocks parasympathetic nerve impulses to slow stomach and intestinal tract activity Diuretic = Increases the production of urine and decreases circulating fluid volume by increasing renal blood flow to improve filtration and by decreasing sodium reabsorption Hypnotic = Acts on brain receptors to induce a sense of calm and reduce tension and anxiety Antidepressant = Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors: isocarboxazid (Marplan) Hemostatic = Encourages the formation of a blood clot to control or stop bleeding Anti-inflammatory = Treats pain and swelling with drugs such as naproxen, aspirin, and ibuprofen Antiemetic = Prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting by blocking the effects of dopamine, serotonin, or histamine release Antiarrhythmic = Cardiac electrical rhythm is maintained through a balance of chemical activity Contraceptive = Examples include: Enovid-E 21; Ortho-Novum 10/11-21, 10/11-28; Triphasil-21 Muscle Relaxant = Examples include: Robaxin, Norflex, Paraflex, Skelaxin, Valium Antitussive = Decreases the cough reflex by acting on the central and peripheral nervous systems Expectorant = Thins mucus, making it easier to cough it up and clear the airway of secretions Insulin = Given on a routine schedule based on mealtimes to help the body use sugars Vasopressor = Causes contraction of the smooth muscles that line the walls of blood vessels to increase blood pressure Sedative/Tranquilizer = They work by suppressing activity in the central nervous system

Blocks parasympathetic nerve impulses to slow stomach and intestinal tract activity

Increases the production of urine and decreases circulating fluid volume by increasing renal blood flow to improve filtration and by decreasing sodium reabsorption

<p>Acts on brain receptors to induce a sense of calm and reduce tension and anxiety</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Antidepressant</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Encourages the formation of a blood clot to control or stop bleeding</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Treats pain and swelling with drugs such as naproxen, aspirin, and ibuprofen</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting by blocking the effects of dopamine, serotonin, or histamine release</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cardiac electrical rhythm is maintained through a balance of chemical activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Examples include: Enovid-E 21; Ortho-Novum 10/11-21, 10/11-28; Triphasil-21</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Examples include: Robaxin, Norflex, Paraflex, Skelaxin, Valium</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decreases the cough reflex by acting on the central and peripheral nervous systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thins mucus, making it easier to cough it up and clear the airway of secretions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Given on a routine schedule based on mealtimes to help the body use sugars</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Causes contraction of the smooth muscles that line the walls of blood vessels to increase blood pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They work by suppressing activity in the central nervous system</p> Signup and view all the answers