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Effects: Increases heart rate and heart strength. Vasoconstrictor, dilates bronchi, dilates pupils, relaxes muscular walls.

Used to treat: Asthma, Bronchitis, and allergies

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Adrenergic

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Effects: increases peripheral circulation, decreases BP and vasodilation.

Used to Treat: Hypertension

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Adrenergic Blocking Agents

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Effects: Relieves pain without loss of consciousness. Narcotic or Nonnarcotic. Narcotics come from poppy and cause drowsiness.

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Analgesic

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Effect: Generalized or local lack of feeling depending on administration method

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Anasthetic

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Effect: neutralizes acid in the stomach

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Antacid

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Effect: Relieves/Reduces anxiety and muscle tension.

Used to treat: Panic disorders, anxiety, and insomnia.

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Antianxiety

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Effect: Controls cardiac arrhythmias by altering nerve impulses within the heart

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Antiarrhythmic

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Effect: Destroys/prohibits microorganism growth.
Types: Aminoglycosides, Cephalosporins, Penicillins, Tetracyclines

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Antibiotics

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Effect: prevents or delays blood clotting.. Oral types should not be taken with Aspirin as could cause internal bleeding.

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Anticoagulants. Also called Blood Thinners

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Effect: prevents or relieves convulsions. Can reduce excessive brain stimulation to control seizures/epilepsy symptoms

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Anticonvulsant

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Effects: prevents or relieves symptoms of depression. Also used for migraines.

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Antidepressant

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Effects: controls diabetes by regulating the level of glucose in the blood and the metabolism of carb and fats

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Antidiabetic

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Effects: prevents or relieves diarrhea

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Antidiarrheal

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Effects: controls nausea and vomiting. Generally with vomiting center of brain

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Antiemetic

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Effects: Kills fungus

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Antifungal

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Effects: Kills parasitic worms

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Antihelminthic

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Effects: Counteracts histamine and controls allergic reactions

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Antihistamine

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Effects: prevents or controls high blood pressure. Block nerve impulses that cause arteries to constrict thus decreasing BP.
Some slow HR and decrease contraction force. Others reduce the hormone aldosterone that causes BP to rise from salt and water retention

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Antihypertensive

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Effects: counteracts inflammation

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antiinflammatory

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Effect: Kills normal and abnormal cancerous cells by interfering with cell reproduction

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Antineoplastic

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Effect: relieves itching

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Antipruritic

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Effects: Reduces Fever

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Antipyretic

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Effect: Prevents the growth of microorganisms

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Antiseptic

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Effect: controls or relieves coughing. Codeine is very common and works on the brain to control coughing

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Antitussive

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Effect: Dilates or opens the bronchi to improve breathing

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Bronchodilator

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Effect: Strengthens heart muscle

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Cadriogenic

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Effect: yeetus fetus

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Contraceptive

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Effect: Reduces nasal congestion and swelling

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Decongestant

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Effect: increases the excretion of urine which promotes loss of water and salt in the body.
Used to Treat: hypertension

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Diuretics

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Effect: induces vomiting

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emetic

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Effect: assists in removal of secretions from bronchopulmonary membranes

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Expectorant

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Effect: controls bleeding

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Hemostatic

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Effect: produces sleep or hypnosis

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Hypnotic

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Effect: lowers blood glucose level

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Hypoglycemic

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Effect: Suppresses body’s natural immune response to an antigen.

Used to treat: autoimmune disorders like MS and RA

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Immunosuppressant

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Effect: Used to promote normal bowel function

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Laxative

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Effect: Constricts pupils of the eye

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Miotic

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Effect: produces the relaxation of skeletal muscle

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Muscle relaxant

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Effect: Dilates the pupils of the eye

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Mydriatic

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Effect: Produces sleep or stupor. In moderate doses depresses nervous system and relieve pain.

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Narcotic

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Effect: Produce visual hallucinations

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Psychedelic

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Effect: Provides relaxation without causing sleep

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Sedative

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Effect: helps control cholesterol and lipid levels

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Statin

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Effect: Speeds up the heart and respiratory system. Used to increase alterness

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Stimulant

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Effect: Reduce mental anxiety and tension

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Tranquilizer

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Effect: promotes resistance to infectious diseases

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Vaccine

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Effect: Relaxes blood vessels to lower BP

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Vasodilator

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Effect: Produces muscle contractions that impact capillaries and arteries and elevates BP

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Vasopressor

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Effect: Organic substance found naturally in food that are essential for normal metabolism

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Vitamins

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