Pharmacology

An oral antiviral drug for herpes virus infections, including shingles, cold sores and genital herpes.

An H2 blocker, given by mouth or IV, that lowers the amount of acid the stomach makes.

A milky-white IV fluid of fats, usually from soybean, olive or fish oil, given as part of nutrition by vein.

The US Food and Drug Administration: the federal agency that regulates drugs, medical devices, vaccines and food safety.

A very strong, fast-acting opioid pain drug given by IV, skin patch or through the lining of the mouth.

An iron salt taken by mouth to treat or prevent low iron in the body.

A second-generation antihistamine taken for seasonal allergies and hives, with little drowsiness.

The tough, threadlike protein that forms the mesh of a blood clot, made when thrombin acts on fibrinogen.

A man-made growth factor, injected, that tells the bone marrow to make more neutrophils, a type of white blood cell.

A drug that blocks the change of testosterone into a stronger hormone, shrinking the prostate and slowing hair loss.

The breakdown of part of a swallowed drug by the liver before it reaches the rest of the body, which lowers how much active drug gets through.

An antifungal drug, by mouth or IV, used mainly for yeast (Candida) infections.

An oral antifungal drug used with other antifungals to treat serious yeast and fungal infections.

A steroid tablet that makes the kidneys keep sodium and water, used to replace a missing adrenal hormone.

An IV drug that blocks benzodiazepines and reverses the sedation they cause.

A mineral that makes tooth enamel stronger and more resistant to decay.

A cancer drug that blocks DNA building in fast-growing cells, given by IV or used as a skin cream.

An SSRI antidepressant: a drug that raises the level of serotonin available in the brain.

A first-generation antipsychotic drug for schizophrenia, given by mouth or as a long-acting injection.

A corticosteroid used as an inhaler for asthma, a nasal spray for allergies, or a cream for skin inflammation.

A B vitamin (vitamin B9) that the body needs to make DNA and red blood cells.

An IV or IM anticonvulsant drug that the body turns into phenytoin, used to stop and prevent seizures.

Plasma from donated blood, frozen within 8 hours to keep its clotting factors, given to a bleeding patient who has a clotting problem.

Able to kill fungi, such as yeasts and molds.

A loop diuretic: a drug that makes the kidneys remove more salt and water from the body.