Word List Pharmacology

The movement of drug from the site of administration into the fluids of the body that will carry it to the site of drug action

Substance that enhances the immune response by increasing the stability of a vaccine in the body

Drugs that bind substances such as bacteria, digestive enzymes and/or toxins to protect the intestinal mucosa from damage

Drugs that bind to a cell receptor and cause action

A group of broad-spectrum antibiotics that affect protein synthesis of bacteria (primarily gram negative bacteria)

Behavioral drug often used for separation anxiety and urine spraying; generic name for Elavil®

Drugs that inhibit or block the response of a cell when bound to its receptor

Drugs that kill worm parasites in the GIT, liver, lungs and circulatory system

Drugs that decrease salivary flow

Primarily used for induction of vomiting in dogs; Class II controlled substance

The degree to which a drug is absorbed and reaches the circulation

GI protectant; generic for Pepto-Bismol®; should not be used in cats because of the conversion to aspirin; can appear opaque on radiographs; can result in black stools that resemble melena

A group of chemicalley related compounds having sympathomimetic action

A broad spectrum antibiotic not considered first-line because of toxicity

Used for tx or prevention of gastric, abomasal, or duodenal ulcers; hypersecretory conditions of the stomach; esophagitis; gastric reflux; and experimentally as an immunomodulator; generic for Tagamet®

Drug that paralyzes the ciliary muscles of the eye and minimizes pain due to ciliary spasm

Drug used for appetite stimulant and bronchospasm control; generic for Periactin®

A derivative of the foxglove plant used to treat cardiac failure

Used as an antipyretic, but also has some analgesic and slight antiinflammatory properties

Involuntary muscle rigidity (catalepsy), amnesia and analgesic characterizes anesthesia ising these drugs

Mixture of two or immiscible liquids, one being dispersed throughout the other in small droplets

NSAID; generic for Banamine®

Skeletal muscle relaxant and expectorant

Oral hypoglycemic agent

Comprehensive approach to health care that uses both alternative and conventional diagnostic techniques and therapeutic approaches

Medical discipline in which animal conditions are treated by administration of very small doses of substances that are capable of producing clinical signs in healthy animals

Caused by tx

Within the subarachnoid space of the meninges

Active ingredient for populart heartworm preventative, Heartgard Plus; also common in cattle dewormer

Used for chmical restraint and anesthesia; usually in combination with other drugs

Antibiotic with large molecular structure and many-membered rings

Used for chemical restaint and sedation; generic for Domitor®

Used as an anesthetic and sedation; generic for Demerol®

Used for tx of feline hyperthyroidism; generic for Tapazol®

Primarily used as an antiemetic and for tx of gastric motility disorders; contraindicated in suspected GI obstruction; generic for Reglan®

Substance that has antibacterial, antiprotozoal and imminosuppressive activities; commonly used as a tx for Giardia; generic for Flagyl®

Prophylactic for hearworms, hookworms and roundworms; generic for Interceptor® and Sentinel®

Respiratory stimulant and reversal agent for morphine

Proprionic acid derivative similar to ketoprofen and ibuprofen; labeled for uses in horses

Administer as a fine spray for inhalation

Agents that are a combination of an opioid and a trainquilizer or sedative

Discipline that uses micronutrient, macronutrients and other nutritional supplements as therapeutic agents

Used as an anticonvulsant, anesthesia and euthanasia solution

Used to treat urinary incontinence in dogs

Engulfing fluids into the cell by surrounding the particles and forming a vesicle

A form of herbal tx made by boiling fresh or dried herbs, squeezing out the excess liquid, cooling the herb and applying it to the skin

A useful anesthetic induction agent before administration of an inhalant; can be used safely in sight hounds and for patients with pre-existing cardiac arrythmia's

Harsh cathartics that cause watery stool and abdominal cramping

Commonly used fot deworming against hookworms and roundworms; generic for Strongid T® and Nemex®

Used in the tx of oral, esophageal, gastric and duodenal ulcers; the only gastromucosal protectant in common use in veterinary medicine

Group of drugs that inhibit the synthesis of folic acid to block the growth of a wide variety of bacteria

The capacity of causing birth defects

Used for anesthetic induction, general anesthesia in large animals and trainquilization

Diuretics that act directly on the renal tubules to block sodium reabsorption and promote chloride ion excretion

Period of time after drug administration during which the animal cannot be sent to market for slaughter and the eggs or milk

Drugs used to widen the arteries and/or veins, which alleviates constriction and improves cardiac output

Chemical that kills viruses

Rapidly evaporate

Used as an anesthetic, pre-anesthetic and to induce emesis especially in cats

Used as a neurologic stimulant and a reversal drug for Rompun®