Successfully reported this slideshow.
Your SlideShare is downloading. ×

MEDICAL USE OF DRUGS.pptx

Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Upcoming SlideShare
Otc drugs
Otc drugs
Loading in …3
×

Check these out next

1 of 7 Ad

More Related Content

Similar to MEDICAL USE OF DRUGS.pptx (20)

Recently uploaded (20)

Advertisement

MEDICAL USE OF DRUGS.pptx

  1. 1. • Analgesics relieve pain. However, they may produce the opposite effects on somebody who suffers form peptic ulcer or gastric irritation. • It is all used to injuries and muscle pain
  2. 2. Antibiotics combat or control infectious organisms, Ingesting the same antibiotics for a long time can result in allergic reactions and cause resistance to the drug. EXAMPLES UNDER OF ANTIOBIOTICS ARE PENICILLINS AND CEPHALOSPORINS
  3. 3. • Antipyretics can lower body temperature or fever due to infection.
  4. 4. • Antihistamines control or combat allergic reactions. People who on antihistamine therapy must not operate or drive vehicles since these drugs can cause drowsiness.
  5. 5. • Expectorants ease the expulsion of mucus and phlegm from the lungs and the throat. They are not drugs of choice for the newborn that does not know to cough the phlegm out.
  6. 6. • Laxatives stimulate defecation and encourage bowel movement. They should not be given to pregnant women and those suffering from intestinal obstruction. Taking purgatives ( stronger than laxatives) unnecessarily might result in rupture of the intestines or appendix if there is an obstruction. Constant use might make the intestines sluggish.

×