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Antiasthmatic Agents , Definition
Antiasthmatic drugs are medicines that treat or prevent asthma attacks.
Purpose
For people with asthma, the simple act of breathing can be… Neostigmine , neostigmine (nee-oh-stig-meen) n. an anticholinesterase drug used mainly to diagnose and treat myasthenia gravis and to reverse the action of some mu… Ketoprofen , ketoprofen (kee-toh-proh-fen) n. an anti-inflammatory drug (see NSAID) administered by mouth, injection, rectal suppository, or topically to treat va… hyoscine , hyoscine (scopolamine) (hy-ŏ-seen) n. an antimuscarinic drug that prevents muscle spasm. It is used in the treatment of gut spasm, to relax the uteru… hydrocortisone , hy·dro·cor·ti·sone / ˌhīdrəˈkôrtiˌzōn/ • n. Biochem. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex and used medicinally to treat inflammation resu… Cholinergic , Definition
Cholinergic drugs are medications that produce the same effects as the parasympathetic nervous system.
Purpose
Cholinergic drugs produce t…
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