Pharm 2 ch 15 & 24

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.