Pharmacology

A drug that blocks both alpha and beta receptors to lower blood pressure, given IV or by mouth.

An isotonic IV fluid containing water, sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium and lactate.

A man-made sugar syrup that draws water into the bowel and lowers ammonia in the blood.

An oral antiviral drug used with other drugs to treat HIV, and alone to treat chronic hepatitis B.

An anticonvulsant drug used to prevent seizures and to keep mood stable in bipolar disorder.

A proton pump inhibitor: a drug that sharply lowers the amount of acid the stomach makes.

A drug that loosens stool or helps the bowels move, used to treat or prevent constipation.

A zero written before the decimal point of a number less than one, as in 0.5 mg.

An anticonvulsant drug, given by mouth or IV, used to prevent and treat seizures.

The main drug for Parkinson disease, which the brain turns into dopamine.

A fluoroquinolone antibiotic, given by mouth or IV, used for lung, urinary and other bacterial infections.

A progestin hormone used in birth control pills, hormonal IUDs and the morning-after pill.

A man-made form of the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4), taken to replace hormone the thyroid does not make.

A local anesthetic that numbs an area, also given by IV to treat some fast, abnormal heart rhythms.

A shampoo or lotion that kills lice and scabies mites, used only when safer treatments have failed or cannot be used.

An ACE inhibitor drug that lowers blood pressure and protects the heart and kidneys.

A metric unit of volume equal to 1,000 milliliters, a little more than a US quart.

A mood-stabilizing drug used mainly to treat and prevent the mood episodes of bipolar disorder.

A blood test that measures how much of the mood-stabilizing drug lithium is in the blood.

Numbing medicine applied to or injected into one small area, so a procedure there is not felt while the person stays awake.

A drug that blocks feeling in one part of the body without making the person unconscious.

Poisoning of the brain and heart when too much local anesthetic reaches the bloodstream.

Describes drug names that look or sound similar to other drug names and so are easily confused.

A strong type of diuretic that makes the kidneys pass more salt and water by acting on the loop of Henle.

An antidiarrheal drug that slows the movement of the intestines.

A non-drowsy antihistamine taken once a day for allergy symptoms and hives.

A benzodiazepine drug that calms anxiety, causes sleepiness and stops seizures.

An angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) that lowers blood pressure and protects the kidneys.

A statin drug that lowers LDL cholesterol by blocking the liver enzyme that makes cholesterol.

An anticoagulant drug given by subcutaneous injection to prevent and treat blood clots.

A tip on a syringe, needle or tubing that twists on and locks, so the connection cannot pop apart.

A second-generation antipsychotic drug taken by mouth for schizophrenia and bipolar depression.