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common medications and classifications and actions

  1. Reduce hydrochloric acid located in the stomach
    Antiacids
  2. Increase red blood cell production
    Antianemics
  3. Decrease oral secretions
    Anticholinergics
  4. Prevents clot formation
    Anticoagulants
  5. Management of seizures and bipolar disorders
    Anticonvulsants
  6. Reduce water in bowels and gastric motility
    Antidiarrheals
  7. Blocks the release of histamine
    Antihistamine
  8. Decrease blood pressure
    Antihypertensives
  9. To get rid of infections
    Anti-infectives
  10. Dilates the bronchi and bronchioles
    Bronchodilators
  11. Increase excretion of water/sodium from the body
    Diuretics
  12. Loosens stool and increases bowel movement
    Laxatives
  13. Constricts pupils of the eye
    Miotics
  14. Dilates the pupil
    Mydriatics
  15. Relieves pain
    Narcotics or analgesics
  16. -amil
    calcium channel blockers
  17. -caine
    local anesthetics
  18. -cycline
    antibiotics
  19. -dine
    anti-ulcer agents (h2 histamine blockers)
  20. -done
    opioid analgesics
  21. -ine
    antidepressants, calcium channel blockers
  22. -ide
    oral hypoglycemics
  23. -pam
    anti-anxiety agents
  24. -oxacin
    broad spectrum antibiotics
  25. -mide
    diuretics
  26. -mycin
    antibiotics
  27. -nuim
    neuromuscular blockers
  28. -olol
    -beta blockers
  29. -pam
    anti-anxiety agents
  30. -pine
    calcium channel blockers
  31. -pril
    ace inhibitors
  32. -sone
    steroids
  33. -statin
    antihyperlipidemics
  34. -vir
    anti-virals
  35. -xacin
    antibiotics
  36. -zide
    diuretics
  37. -zine
    antipsychotics
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common medications and classifications and actions
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