Therapeutic terms for drugs

                                              THERAPEUTIC TERMS FOR DRUGS

       
         Emetic
                          The drug used to induce vomiting in patients is called emetic drug.
         Laxative  
                          Mildly increases the mobility of  GIT.
                          Patients using these drugs have semi-solid feces.
         Purgative
                          These drugs are used to destroy the constipation.
                          Moderately increases the mobility of GIT.
         Cathartics
                          Drastically increases the mobility of GIT.
                          They causes shooting diarrhea in patient.
         Sedatives
                          Chemicals which depress the CNS mildly.
                          They causes drowsiness in patient.
         Hypnotics
                          These drugs are used to induce normal sleep.
         Narcotics
                          They produce profound sleep in the patients
        Anesthetics
                         CNS is depressed by them to such a large scale that sensation of body is completely
                          lost.
                         These are also used in surgical operations.
        Expectorant
                         Drugs used to extract out the thick fluids of the respiratory tract especially in older
                          patients.
        Anti pruritic
                         Drugs for inhibition of itching
        Antipyretic
                          Used to prevent or reduce fever

        Astringent
                         Drugs which cause roughness in mucosal membranes.
                         Causes contraction of  skin cells and other tissues.
                         Causes feeling of dryness in skin.
        Acaricide
                         Used to kill ticks and mites.
        Libido
                         Drugs used to decrease or increase the sexual desire.
        Styptics
                         Drugs used to stop bleeding of minor injuries.
        Carminative
                         Drugs used to prevent formation of gas in GIT or remove the said gas from the GIT.
        Haematinic
                         Drug used to increase the hemoglobin content of blood or treat the anemia.

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