Medication Hints-what Does This Drug Do?

Drug Hints by category

cillin

penicillin

cycline

antibiotic (protein synthesis inhibitor)

ipramine

TCA

igmines: neostigmine, pyridostigmine, physostigmine

navir

protease inhibitor

olol

beta blocker

edrophonium, echothiophate

operidol

butyrophenone (neuroleptic)

atropine, homatropine, benzatropine

oxin

cardiac glycoside (inotropic agent)

phylline

methylxanthine

tropicamide, scopolamine, methscopolamine, iptratropium, methscopolamine,oxybutin, glycopyrrolate

pril

ACE inhibitor

terol

beta2 agonist

tidine

h2 agonist

triptyline

TCA

tropin

pituitary hormone

zosin

alpha1 antagonist

Question

Answer

direct Ach agonists

bethanechol, carbechol, pilocarpine

indirect Ach agonists

cholinoreceptor blockers

epinephrine, ne, isoproterenol, dopamine, dobutamine, emphetamine, sympathomimetics ephedrine, phenylephrine, albuterol, terbutaline, cocaine, clonidine, alphamethyldopa

alpha blockers

phenoxybenzamine (nonselective) zosins: prazosin, terzosin, doxazosin (alpha1 selective) mirtazapine (alpha2 selective)

beta blockers

olols: propanolol, metroprolol, atenolol, nadolol, pindolol, esmolol, labetol

erectile dysfunction

afil

inhaled general anesthetic

ane

azepam

benzodiazepine

azine

neuroleptic (phenothiazine)

azole

antifungal

barbital

barbiturate

caine

local anesthetic