Alpha-blockers
Drugs that block the alpha-1 receptors found in smooth muscle in the bladder neck and prostate, causing them to relax
Antispasmodics
Meds used to reduce the strength and frequency of contractions of the urinary bladder and to decrease gastrointestinal motility
Antiandrogens
A gonadotropin-releasing hormone that is used to treat prostate cancer
Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
Urinary obstruction
Calculus
Stone
Cholinergics
Parasympathomemetic drug that mimics the action of the parasympathetic nervous system
Diuretics
Meds that increase urine secretion
Gout
Form of arthritis in which uric acid crystals are deposited in and around joints
Hyperkalemia
Abnormally high potassium in the blood
Hypokalemia
Abnormally low potassium levels in the blood (can lead to cardiac arrhythmias
Osmotic agents
Meds used to reduce intracranial or intraocular pressure
Uricosuric agents
Promoting urinary secretion of uric acid
Urinary analgesic
Med used to relieve burning, pain, and discomfort in the urinary tract mucosa
Androgens
Male hormones that stimulate the developement of male characteristics
Contraceptives
Meds used for birth control
Estrogen
Female sex hormones responsible for the developement of female secondary sexual characteristics; meds used for many conditions
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Hormone stimulates developement of ovarian follicles in the female and sperm production in the testes of the male.
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Hormone that works in conjunction with FSH to induce secretion of estrogen, ovulation, and developement of corpus luteum
Luteotropic hormone (LTH)
Hormone that stimulates the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum and secretion of milk by the mammary gland
Oxytocin
Hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract, thus inducing childbirth
Progesterone
Hormone responsible for changes in uterine endometrium in the second half of the menstrual cycle in the preparation for inplantation of the ovum, development of mammary glands meds with several uses
Progestins
Synthetic drugs that exert progesterone-like activity
Testosterone
Male hormone, med used for replacement therapy and other uses.