Blood Pharmacology

Question 1

Anticoagulant

Answer 1

Substance that prevents blood clot formation. Commonly referred to as ‘blood thinners.’

Examples: Heparin, HepLock, Warfarin, Coumadin

Question 2

Antihemorrhagic

Answer 2

Substance that prevents or stops hemorrhaging; a ‘hemostatic agent.’

Examples: Aminocaproic Acid, Amicar, Vitamin K

Question 3

Antiplatelet Agents

Answer 3

Substance that interferes with the action of platelets. Prolongs bleeding time. Used to prevent heart attacks and strokes

Examples: Clopidogrel, Plavix, Ticlopidine, Ticlid

Question 4

Hematinic

Answer 4

Substance that increases the number of erythrocytes or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood

Examples: Epoetin Alfa, Procrit, Darbepoetin Alfa, Aranesp

Question 5

Thrombolytic

Answer 5

Term meaning able to dissolve existing blood clots

Examples: Alteplase, Activase, Streptokinase, Streptase