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Drug therapy

Drug therapy in Children with PEM

Malnourished children have high incidence of intercurrent infections causing frequent use of drugs.The nutritional status is known to alter the biological functions in children. It is essential to know about the pharmacokinetics of drugs for malnourished children in order to ensure the rational use of drugs. Due to frequent association…
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Routes of Drug Administration

Definition –  Routes of drug administration means how the drug is given to the patient , it can be of various methods whether it can be orally , rectal, sublingual , injectable , inhalation, nasal etc Classification– Drugs are classified on the basis of how they are given , it…
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Adrenergic Drugs

Adrenaline– It have action on beta 1 & Alpha 1 receptor of blood vessels.So used in where FOC needs to be increased or where vasoconstriction is needed.It can be given as infusion,as injection,nebulizer, and sometimes even intra cardiac adrenaline is also given.But it is used mostly in emergency conditions only.…
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Anti Obesity Drugs

Obesity itself is the cause and house for many diseases.Generally obesity should not be treated with drugs unless the situation is not controlled by normal dietary and exercises activities.So if in case obesity is becoming a problem then these drugs can be used according to the condition. Talking about normal…
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Anti Adrenergic Drugs

In our previous post we have already talked about the normal adrenergic actions and now after reading and understanding them it will be very easy to understand these anti adrenergic drugs.These anti adrenergic drugs will block the receptors on which adrenaline acts and so adrenaline will not be able to…
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Effects of Adrenergic Drugs

Adrenergic drugs are basically sympathomimetic drugs. They act on adrenergic receptors i.e beta 1,beta 2,beta 3 and on  Alpha 1 receptor.Adrenergic drugs have same action as of adrenaline or nor adrenaline but the difference is that adrenergic drugs are synthetic so they will have some adverse effects as well,also some…
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Anti Cholinergic Drugs

Anti Cholinergic drugs are the group of drugs that acts just opposite to the effects of Ach,they blocks the action of Ach on its receptors.There are wide range of drugs that have anti cholinergic action,few of the drugs have been named here with respect to the main use of the…
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Sulfonamides

Action- Bacteriostatic P/D- Sulfonamides stops PABA synthesis,which is required for the Folic acid synthesis of bacteria.Now as these drugs stops PABA synthesis which causes stoppage of folic acid synthesis so the bacteria fails to makes it’s DNA due to which bacteria can’t multiply.Hence they are Bacteriostatic drugs. Sulfonamides are synthetic drugs that…
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Anti Tussive Drugs

A) Demulcents They are the type of drugs which acts on upper respiratory system.They have soothing action and decreases the irritation in the throat. •Lozenges- These are the Demlucents which are in the form of sweet tablets.example- Strepsils,vicks,etc. •Linctus- These Demluscents are sweet thick syrup available with different brand names. Sometime codeine,which is…
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