HSCI 3020 Endocrine Drugs

Flashcards covering endocrine drugs, their therapeutic classes, and pharmacologic classes.

Levothyroxine

A drug used to treat hypothyroidism.

Methimazole

An antithyroid drug used to treat hyperthyroidism.

Propylthiouracil (PTU)

An antithyroid drug used for hyperthyroidism.

Synthetic PTH

A drug used to treat hypoparathyroidism.

Calcium

A mineral used in the treatment of hypoparathyroidism.

Vitamin D

A vitamin important in calcium metabolism, used to treat hypoparathyroidism.

Calcitonin

A PTH antagonist used to treat hyperparathyroidism.

Lispro

A rapid-acting insulin used in diabetes management.

Aspart

A rapid-acting insulin used for controlling blood sugar.

Glulisine

A rapid-acting insulin that lowers blood glucose levels.

Regular insulin

A short-acting insulin used for diabetes treatment.

NPH

An intermediate-acting insulin used to manage blood sugar.

Glargine

A long-acting insulin for diabetes management.

Detemir

A long-acting insulin used in diabetes treatment.

Diabinese

A sulfonylurea that stimulates insulin release.

Glyburide

A sulfonylurea used for managing type 2 diabetes.

Metformin

A biguanide that helps control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes.

Canagliflozin

A sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor.

Dapagliflozin

An SGLT-2 inhibitor that lowers blood glucose levels.

Sitagliptin

A dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor used in diabetes treatment.

Liraglutide

A glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist for blood sugar control.

Semaglutide

A GLP-1 agonist used to manage type 2 diabetes.

Dulaglutide

A GLP-1 agonist that helps control blood sugar levels.