Final Flashcards
(39 cards)
Drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases or other conditions.
Medicines
Substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind.
Drugs
Medicines that treat and prevent illness can be classified into FOUR broad categories which are:
- Vaccines
- Antitoxins
- Antibiotics
- Antihistamines
They work by killing harmful bacteria in the body or by preventing bacteria from reproducing.
Antibiotic
The most commonly used medicines are ________
Analgesics, or pain relievers.
Antihistamines reduce _______ _______
Allergy symptoms.
Medicine for the flu
Antiviral
Reactions to medicines other than the one intended.
Side Effects
3 Medicine Interactions
- Additive interaction
- Synergistic effect
- Antagonistic interaction
Occurs when medicines work together in a positive way.
Additive interaction
The interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater effect than when each medicine is taken alone.
Synergistic effect
Occurs when the effect of one medicine is cancelled, or reduced when taken with another medicine.
Antagonistic interaction
A condition in which the body becomes used to the effect of the medicine.
Tolerance
Occurs when a person stops using a medicine on which they become physiologically dependent.
Withdrawal
T/F: Tobacco users have a difficult time quitting because it contains an addictive drug, a substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence.
True
The addictive drug found in tobacco leaves.
Nicotine
A stimulant, a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs.
Nicotine
Poisonous Substances in Tobacco Smoke
▪ Carcinogen
▪ Tar
▪ Carbon Monoxide
A cancer causing substance.
Carcinogen
A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns.
Tar
A colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas.
Carbon Monoxide
Short-Term Effects of tobacco:
- Brain chemistry changes
- Respiration and heart rate increases
- Taste buds are dulled and appetite is reduced
- Bad breath, yellowed teeth, and smelly hair, skin, and clothes.
Tobacco that is sniffed through, held in the mouth, or chewed.
Smokeless tobacco
Oral cancer
Leukoplakia