analgesics - drugs that relieve pain without causing a loss of consciousness, anesthetics - agents that reversibly depress the neuronal function, producing loss of ability to perceive pain and/or other sensations, antagonist - substance that tends to nullify the action of another drug, anticholinergics - drugs that block the passage of impulses through the parasympathetic nerves, diuretics - drugs that promote the excretion of urine, laxatives - agents that promote evacuation of the bowels, opioids - drugs, natural or synthetic, that have activity similar to that of morphine, generic name - drug name that is usually derived from the chemical structure, but is not protected by a trademark, chemical name - complex name identifies the actual chemical structure of a drug, brand name - drug manufacture by a specific company; name is short and easy to remember and protected by trademark, suppository - dose of a drug shaped for insertion into a body orifice, suspension - dose form in which one or more drugs in small particles are suspended in a liquid carrier, solution - dose form in which one or more drugs is dissolved in a liquid carrier, antibiotics - drugs used to kill or inhibit growth of microorganisms, anticoagulants - drugs that inhibit blood clotting, anticonvulsants - drugs used to prevent or control the occurrence of seizures, antiemetics - drugs used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting, antihistamines - drugs used to treat allergic reactions, sedatives - drugs that produce a varying degree of CNS depression, cathartics - drugs that assist in emptying of the bowels, enteral - drugs are administered to patient via the GI tract, buccal - enteral route that is placed against the mucus membranes of the cheek, topical - administration of drug that involves application directly onto the skin, parental - administration of drug involving injection using syringe and needle,

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