Showing posts with label Pharmacotherapy and toxicology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pharmacotherapy and toxicology. Show all posts
January 15, 2023

PARASYMPATHOLYTICS

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  INTRODUCTION:   Drugs that block the action of Acetylcholine are known by a number of names, including anticholinergics, cholinergic block...
September 02, 2022

IMIPRAMINE

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  Therapeutic Class: Antidepressant; treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children Pharmacologic Class: Tricyclic antidepressant ACT...
September 01, 2022

MORPHINE

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  Therapeutic Class: Opioid analgesic Pharmacologic Class: Opioid receptor agonist ACTIONS AND USES: Morphine binds with both mu and...
August 19, 2022

DRUG METABOLISM

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Introduction:   Metabolism, also called biotransformation, is the process of chemically converting a drug to a form that is usually more eas...
August 18, 2022

DRUG ABSORPTION

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  Introduction: Absorption is a process involving the movement of a substance from its site of administration, across body membranes, to c...
August 16, 2022

ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES OF GOLDENSEAL

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  INTRODUCTION:   Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) was once a common plant found in woods in the eastern and midwestern United States. Nat...
August 15, 2022

PHARMACOKINETICS

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  INTRODUCTION: The term pharmacokinetics is derived from the root words pharmaco, which means “medicine,” and kinetics, which means “move...
August 04, 2022

PROCHLORPERAZINE

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Therapeutic Class: Antiemetic Pharmacologic Class: Phenothiazine antipsychotic ACTIONS AND USES: Prochlorperazine is a phenothiazine, a...
July 31, 2022

METRONIDAZOLE (FLAGYL)

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  Introduction:  Metronidazole also sometimes referred to as fragyl, is one of the most commonly prescribed and used drugs because of avail...
July 25, 2022

ECHINACEA FOR BOOSTING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

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  Echinacea purpurea, or purple coneflower, is a popular botanical native to the midwestern United States and central Canada. The flowers, l...
July 23, 2022

GRAPE SEED EXTRACT FOR HYPERTENSION

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  Grapes and grape seeds have been to maintain and improve health used for thousands of years. Their primary use has been for cardiovascula...
July 20, 2022

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS

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  INTRODUCTION: Histamine has two types of receptors: H1 and H2. Activation of H1 receptors produces the classic symptoms of inflammation ...
July 19, 2022

GARLIC FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH

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  INTRODUCTION: Garlic also scientifically known as Allium sativum, is one of the best-studied herbs. Several substances, known as alliace...
July 07, 2022

PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS

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  INTRODUCTION: Proton pump inhibitors act by blocking the enzyme responsible for secreting hydrochloric acid in the stomach. They are drug...
June 27, 2022

ISONIAZID (INH)

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  Therapeutic Class: Antituberculosis drug Pharmacologic Class: Mycolic acid inhibitor A ctions and uses: Isoniazid is a first-line dr...
June 08, 2022

SEA VEGETABLES

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Sea vegetables, or seaweeds, are a form of marine algae that grow in the upper levels of the ocean, where sunlight can penetrate. Examples o...
June 04, 2022

LIDOCAINE

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  ACTIONS AND USES :   Lidocaine, the most frequently used injectable local anesthetic, acts by blocking neuronal pain impulses. It may be i...