Pharmacology

A hormone made by the thyroid gland that lowers blood calcium; a lab-made form is used as a drug.

The active form of vitamin D, given as a drug to raise calcium absorption or, as an ointment, for psoriasis.

A calcium salt taken by mouth as an antacid for heartburn and as a calcium supplement.

A drug that slows the movement of calcium into heart and blood vessel muscle cells, relaxing the vessels.

A calcium salt given by IV to raise the blood calcium quickly.

A calcium supplement taken by mouth that can be absorbed with or without food.

A calcium salt, given IV or by mouth, used to raise a low blood calcium level and in some emergencies.

A compound from the cannabis plant that does not cause a high, sold as a prescription seizure drug and in many products.

A pain-relief cream, lotion or patch made from the substance that makes chili peppers hot.

A drug form in which medicine is held inside a small shell, usually of gelatin, that is swallowed.

An ACE inhibitor taken by mouth to lower blood pressure and to treat heart failure.

A drug used to prevent seizures, to treat a type of facial nerve pain and to stabilize mood in bipolar disorder.

A prostaglandin drug injected into muscle to make the uterus contract strongly.

A beta blocker that also widens blood vessels, taken by mouth for heart failure and high blood pressure.

Any of a group of hormones and neurotransmitters, mainly epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine, that act in the body's stress response.

An abbreviation for cubic centimeter, a unit of volume equal to 1 milliliter.

A first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic given by injection into a vein or muscle.

A third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic given by injection into a vein or muscle.

An NSAID drug that targets the COX-2 enzyme, used for arthritis pain and inflammation and for short-term pain.

A first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic taken by mouth for skin, urinary, ear and other bacterial infections.

A large group of antibiotics related to penicillin that kill bacteria by damaging their cell walls.

A second-generation antihistamine used for allergy symptoms and hives.

A chemical that binds metal or mineral ions and holds them in solution.

A drug's name that describes its chemical makeup and molecular structure: long, precise and used mostly by scientists.

A broad-spectrum antibiotic kept for serious infections when safer antibiotics cannot be used.

A long-acting benzodiazepine used for anxiety and for alcohol withdrawal.

An antiseptic that kills a wide range of germs on the skin and keeps working after it dries, used for skin preps, scrubs and preoperative baths.

An oral drug used to prevent and treat malaria in areas where the parasite is still sensitive to it.

An older antipsychotic drug, also used for severe nausea and vomiting and for hiccups that will not stop.

An older oral diabetes drug of the sulfonylurea group that makes the pancreas release more insulin.

Vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D the skin makes in sunlight, also taken as a supplement.

Relating to nerves and receptors that use acetylcholine as their messenger, or a drug that acts like acetylcholine.

A drug that acts like acetylcholine, the main messenger of the parasympathetic ("rest and digest") nervous system.

An H2 blocker taken by mouth that lowers the amount of acid the stomach makes.

A fluoroquinolone antibiotic, by mouth or IV, used for urinary, gut, bone and some lung infections.

An intermediate-acting nondepolarizing muscle relaxant, a close relative of atracurium, that releases no histamine.

A platinum-based cancer drug given by IV that damages the DNA of cancer cells.

An SSRI antidepressant used to treat depression.

An antibiotic that stops bacteria from making proteins, given by mouth, by IV or on the skin.

A long-acting benzodiazepine drug used for seizure disorders and panic disorder.

A drug that acts in the brain to lower nerve signals that tighten blood vessels, used for high blood pressure and other conditions.

An antiplatelet drug that keeps platelets from clumping together to form clots.

An antifungal drug used on the skin, in the vagina or as a mouth lozenge to treat yeast and other fungal infections.

An atypical antipsychotic drug used for schizophrenia when other antipsychotics have not worked.

A drug that speeds up activity in the brain and nervous system, raising alertness and focus.

A mild opioid drug taken by mouth for mild to moderate pain and sometimes for cough.

A drug that treats and prevents gout attacks by calming inflammation in the joints.

A thick liquid painted over a closed incision that dries into a clear, protective film; a liquid dressing.

The thick protein fluid that fills the thyroid follicles; also an IV fluid of large molecules, such as albumin, that stays in the blood vessels.

Whether two things, such as two drugs or a donor's and a recipient's blood, can be put together safely.