HPRS 2300 Unit 2 Drug List

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering drugs for the Autonomic Nervous, Somatic, and Respiratory Systems, as well as Allergy Drug Therapy.

Alpha-1 Adrenergic Agonists

A class of drugs including ephedrine and phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine®).

Adrenergic Agonists

A drug class represented by epinephrine (Adrenalin®).

Alpha-1 Adrenergic Blockers

A class of drugs including prazosin (Minipress®), terazosin, and doxazosin (Cardura®).

Beta-1 Adrenergic Agonists

A drug class represented by dobutamine.

Beta-2 Adrenergic Agonists

A class of drugs including formoterol, albuterol (Ventolin®), and terbutaline.

Selective Beta-1 Blockers

Drugs that target Beta-1 receptors including atenolol (Tenormin®) and metoprolol (Lopressor®).

Nonselective Beta Blockers

Drugs that block multiple beta receptors including nadolol, propranolol (Inderal®), and timolol.

Direct-Acting Cholinergic Agonists

A class of drugs including acetylcholine, pilocarpine (Pilocar®), and bethanechol.

Neostigmine

An indirect-acting cholinergic agonist that reverses actions of rocuronium bromide which causes respiratory paralysis from anesthesia.

Atropine

An anticholinergic used as an antidote for cholinergic poisoning.

Dicyclomine (Bentyl®)

An anticholinergic drug.

Physostigmine

An antidote for overdose of anticholinergics that has cholinergic activity.

Succinylcholine

A peripherally acting depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant with no antidote.

Rocuronium bromide

A peripherally acting non-depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant reversed by neostigmine or sugammadex.

Dantrolene (Dantrium®)

A direct acting peripherally acting skeletal muscle relaxant.

Centrally Acting Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

Class of drugs including cyclobenzaprine, carisoprodol (Soma®), methocarbamol, orphenadrine citrate, chlorzoxazone, and metaxalone.

Cromolyn sodium (Nasalcrom®)

A mast cell stabilizer/anti-allergic drug.

Generation I Antihistamines

Sedating antihistamines including brompheniramine (Dimetapp®), chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton®), clemastine, diphenhydramine (Benadryl®), hydroxyzine, promethazine (Phenergan®), and azelastine (Astepro®).

Generation II Antihistamines

Non-sedating antihistamines including loratadine (Claritin®), fexofenadine (Allegra®), and cetirizine (Zyrtec®).

Sympathomimetics/beta-2 adrenergic agonists

Bronchodilators that can be short or long acting, including albuterol (Ventolin®), formoterol, terbutaline, and salmeterol (Serevent®).

Xanthine Derivatives

Bronchodilators including theophylline (Theo-Dur®) and aminophylline.

Ipratropium bromide (Atrovent®)

An anticholinergic bronchodilator.

Combivent®

A combination bronchodilator containing ipratropium bromide + albuterol sulfate.

Cysteinyl Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists/Inhibitors

A class of drugs including montelukast (Singulair®).

Corticosteroids

Drugs for asthma or allergic rhinitis including budesonide (Rhinocort®, Pulmicort®), mometasone (Nasonex®, Asmanex®), fluticasone (Flonase®), flunisolide, and triamcinolone (Nasacort®).

Expectorants

Drugs that help clear mucus, such as guaifenesin (Robitussin®, Mucinex®).

Acetylcysteine

A mucolytic drug used in respiratory therapy.

Narcotic Antitussives

Cough suppressants containing narcotics such as hydrocodone or codeine/guaifenesin.

Non-narcotic Antitussives

Cough suppressants including dextromethorphan/guaifenesin (Robitussin DM®) and benzonatate.

Decongestants

Drugs that relieve nasal congestion including oxymetazoline (Afrin®, Dristan®), phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine®), and pseudoephedrine (Sudafed®).