Pharmacology

A long-acting opioid antagonist that reverses the effects of opioids, such as slowed breathing.

A drug that blocks the effects of opioids at their receptors.

An opioid antagonist used to treat alcohol use disorder and to prevent relapse in opioid use disorder.

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) taken by mouth that eases pain, fever and inflammation.

An older name for an opioid drug that relieves strong pain and causes sleepiness; in law it can mean any controlled drug.

A machine that turns liquid drug into a fine mist that a person breathes in through a mouthpiece or mask.

An aminoglycoside antibiotic used by mouth to reduce gut bacteria and on the skin in antibiotic ointments.

A drug that blocks the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, so nerve signals to muscles get stronger.

Harmful to the kidneys.

An injection of local anesthetic around a nerve or a group of nerves that numbs the area they supply.

A drug that blocks signals from nerves to skeletal muscles, so the muscles relax completely and cannot move.

The place where the end of a motor nerve meets a skeletal muscle fiber and passes it the signal to contract.

A chemical that a nerve cell releases to pass a signal to another nerve, muscle or gland cell.

Vitamin B3, which the body uses to turn food into energy; high doses are given to change the fats in the blood.

A calcium channel blocker, most often given as an IV infusion, that relaxes blood vessels to lower blood pressure.

The addictive chemical in tobacco and most e-cigarettes.

A calcium channel blocker taken by mouth that relaxes blood vessels to lower blood pressure.

A drug, such as nitroglycerin, that relaxes and widens blood vessels.

An antibiotic taken by mouth that concentrates in the urine, used to treat and prevent bladder infections.

A nitrate drug that widens veins and arteries, used mainly to relieve angina and to ease the heart's work in heart failure.

A colorless inhaled anesthetic gas with good pain relief, too weak to be the only anesthetic, so it is mixed with other agents.

A pain medicine that is not an opioid, such as acetaminophen or an NSAID.

Not a steroid; used for drugs that work in a different way from steroid hormones.

A drug that relieves pain, fever and inflammation and is not a steroid, such as ibuprofen or naproxen.

A hormone and nerve messenger that narrows blood vessels and raises blood pressure, also given as an IV drug.

A progestin hormone used in progestin-only birth control pills and to treat some menstrual problems.

A tricyclic antidepressant taken by mouth for depression, also used for nerve pain.

Neutral protamine Hagedorn, the intermediate-acting insulin; in neurology notes, normal pressure hydrocephalus.

An intermediate-acting, cloudy insulin, usually given once or twice a day.

An abbreviation used most often for normal saline, a solution of 0.9% sodium chloride in water.

An antifungal drug used as a liquid, cream or powder to treat yeast (Candida) infections of the mouth, skin and gut.