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OKT 3 Olanzapine
Omega-3 fatty acids Omeprazole Onchocerca volvulus Onchocerciasis Ondansetron
“ On-off” phenomenon Onychomycosis Opioid(s)
in cough suppression poisoning by
Opioid analgesics and antagonists Opioid withdrawal
Oral hypoglycemic agents Organophosphate(s)
poisoning by Orlistat
Orthostatic hypotension Oseltamivir
Osmotic laxatives Osteoporosis
agents for
OT C. See Over-the-counter (OT C) Over-the-counter (OT C) sleep aids
Oxazepam
Oxazolidinone antibiotics Oxygen
Oxymetazoline P
“ Pacemaker current”
Paclitaxel
2-PAM. See Pralidoxime (2-PAM) Pamidronate
Parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) Parasympathetic preganglionic fibers, location of Parathion
Parkinson disease agents for
Parkinsonian-like symptoms Paroxetine
Partial agonist Partial seizures
Partial thromboplastin time (PT T ) Passive diffusion
Patent ductus arteriosus
PCOS. See Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) PCP. See Phencyclidine (PCP)
PDEIs. See Phosphodiesterase inhibitors (PDEIs) Pectin
Penciclovir Penicillamine
adverse reactions to for rheumatoid arthritis Penicillin(s)
aminoglycosides and Pentamidine
Pentazocine Pentobarbital
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD), agents for Pergolide
Periwinkle plant Perphenazine Petit mal seizures PGF1
PGF2α analogs
PGs. See Prostaglandins (PGs) Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics Pharmacologic antagonism Phase I, in drug development Phase I metabolism
Phase II, in drug development Phase II metabolism
Phase III, in drug development Phase IV, in drug development Phenacetin
Phencyclidine (PCP) Phenelzine
Phenobarbital
Phenothiazines, for nausea and vomiting Phenoxybenzamine
Phentermine Phentolamine
D-Phenylalamine derivatives Phenylephrine
Phenytoin
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors (PDEIs) Phospholipase A2
Physiologic antagonism Physiologic stress, extreme Physostigmine
Pilocarpine Piloerection Pimozide Pindolol Pinworm Pioglitazone Plasma Plasma proteins Plasm odium spp.
Platelet(s) Platelet aggregation Plicamycin Pneum ocystis carinii
PNS. See Parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) Poisoning. See also specific agents
Polycarbophil
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) Polyene antifungals
POMC. See Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) Postural hypotension
Potassium Potassium ion
Potassium-sparing diuretics Potency
Potentiation
PPIs. See Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) Pralidoxime (2-PAM)
Pramipexole Pramlintide Praziquantel Prazosin Prednisone Pregabalin
Preganglionic fibers, location of Pregnenolone
Prehypertension Preload Premarin Priapism Prilocaine Primaquine
Prinzmetal (variant) angina Probenecid
Procainamide Procarbazine Prochlorperazine Progesterone Progestins Prolactinemia Promethazine
Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) Propafenone
Propofol Propoxyphene Propranolol
for cardiac arrhythmias cimetidine with for migraine
noncardiovascular uses of
for thyrotoxicosis-related cardiovascular issues Propylthiouracil
Prostacyclin Prostaglandins (PGs) Protamine
Protamine sulfate Protease inhibitors Protein(s)
C plasma Prothrombin
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) Pseudoephedrine
Psilocybin Psyllium
PT T . See Partial thromboplastin time (PT T ) PUD. See Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) Pulmonary agents
Pulmonary fibrosis Pupils, miosis of Purine metabolism Pyrantel
Pyrazinamide Pyridostigmine Pyridoxine Pyrimethamine
Pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine Q
QT c. See Corrected QT interval (QT c) Quantal (cumulative) dose-response curve Quaternary ammonium compounds Quetiapine
Quinidine Quinine
Quinolone antibiotics R
Radioactive iodine (131I) Raloxifene
Ranitidine α-Receptor(s)
α1
activation of α2
α2-receptor agonists α2-receptor antagonists β-Receptor(s)
β β2 H1Receptor(s)
H2-Receptor antagonists
5-HT 3-Receptor antagonists, for nausea and vomiting D1-Receptors
D2-Receptors
“ Red man” syndrome 5-Reductase
Renal disease, blood pressure with Renal failure, NSAID-induced Renin
Repaglinide Reserpine
Respiratory depression during opioid overdose opioid-induced
Respiratory distress syndrome, agents for 13-cz’s-Retinoic acid
Retinoids Reye syndrome
RF. See Rheumatoid factor (RF) Rheumatoid arthritis, agents for Rheumatoid factor (RF) Rhinitis, allergic, agents for Ribavirin
Rifampin Risedronate Risperidone Ritonavir River blindness Rocuronium Rofecoxib
“ Roofies”
Ropinirole Rosiglitazone Rosuvastatin Roundworms RT S-S/ASO2A RU 486 S
Salicylism
Salivation, ACh effects on Salmeterol
Salt(s), gold
adverse reactions to for rheumatoid arthritis Sarin
Saw palmetto
Scalp, dermatophytosis of Schizophrenia
Scopolamine Secobarbital
Sedative-hypnotic agents Seizures. See also specific types
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs)
Selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSNRI) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor(s) (SSRIs)
poisoning by Selegiline Senna
SERMs. See Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) Serotonin (5-HT )
Serotonin syndrome Sertraline
Sesquiterpene lactones Sevoflurane
“ Shake and bake” reaction
SIADH. See Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) Sialorrhea Sibutramine
Sildenafil Simvastatin Sirolimus Sleep aids OT C
Slow-releasing substances of anaphylaxis (SRS-A) SLUDGE
SNS. See Sympathetic nervous system (SNS) Sodium
Sodium ion Sodium nitroprusside Somogyi effect Sorbitol Sotalol
Spasm(s), bronchiolar Spider(s), venom of Spironolactone
Spontaneous coronary vasospasm
SRS-A. See Slow-releasing substances of anaphylaxis (SRS-A)
SSNRI. See Selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSNRI) SSRIs. See Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
St. John’s wort Stage I hypertension Stage II hypertension Statin(s)
Status asthmaticus Status epilepticus Stavudine Steady state (Css)
Steroids. See also specific types adrenal
Stevens-Johnson syndrome Stibogluconate
Stimulants Stomach ulcers Stool softeners
Streptogramin antibiotics Streptokinase
Streptokinase-plasminogen complex Streptomycin
Stress, extreme physiologic Sublingual nitroglycerin (NT G) Substance abuse and tolerance
Substituted benzamides, for nausea and vomiting Succimer
Succinylcholine Sucralfate Sulfadiazine Sulfasalazine Sulfinpyrazone Sulfonamide antibiotics
allergy to Sulfonamides Sulfonylureas Sumatriptan
Suppository(ies), glycerin Surfactant replacement therapy Sweating, ACh effects on
Sympathetic nervous system (SNS) neurotransmitters of
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) T
tl/2. See Half-life (t1/2) T 3, half-life
T 4, half-life T acrolimus T adalafil T amoxifen T amsulosin T apeworms
T ardive dyskinesia (T D)
T BW. See T otal body water (T BW)
T CAs. See T ricyclic antidepressant(s) (T CAs) T D. See T ardive dyskinesia (T D)
T D50 T elithromycin T emazepam T eniposide T enofovir T erazosin T erbinafine T erbutaline T eriparatide T estosterone
T etracycline antibiotics T heophylline
poisoning by T herapeutic index (T I) T hiabendazole T hiazide diuretics T hiazolidinediones (T ZDs) 6-T hioguanine
T hionamides T hiopental T hioridazine T hrombin
T hrombolytic agents poisoning by T hromboxane A T hromboxanes (T XAs) T hrush
T hyroid disorders, agents for T hyroid storm
T hyroid-stimulating hormone (T SH) T hyrotoxicosis
T hyrotropin-releasing hormone (T RH) T hyroxine (T 4)
T I (therapeutic index) T iclopidine
T igecycline T imolol T inea capitis T iotropium T ipranavir T irofiban
T issue plasminogen activator (tPA) T ocainide
T olazamide T olbutamide T olcapone
T onic-clonic seizures T opiramate T opotecan T orsades de pointes T orsemide
T otal body water (T BW) T ourette syndrome T oxic dose (T D50) T oxicology T oxin(s), Botulinum
tPA. See T issue plasminogen activator (tPA) T ranexamic acid
T ranylcypromine T razodone T rematodes T remors T retinoin
T RH. See T hyrotropin-releasing hormone (T RH) T riamcinolone
T riamterene
T riazolam
T ricyclic antidepressants (T CAs) poisoning by
T rihexyphenidyl T riiodothyronine (T 3) T rimethaphan T rimethoprim
T rimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
“ T riptans”
Trypanosom a spp.
T. brucei gam biense T. brucei rhodesiense T. cruzi
T. gondii-45 T rypanosomiasis
African American
T SH. See T hyroid-stimulating hormone (T SH) T ubocurarine
T XAs. See T hromboxanes (T XAs) T yramine
T yrosine
T ZDs. See T hiazolidinediones (T ZDs) U
Udenafil Ulcer(s)
duodenal gastric stomach Ulcerative colitis Ultralente insulin Unstable angina Uric acid elimination Uricosuric agents
Urinary retention, opioid-induced Urine
acidification of alkalinization of Urokinase
V
V1 receptor V2 receptor Valacyclovir Valdecoxib Valganciclovir Valproic acid (VPA) Vancomycin
Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) Vardenafil
Vasoactive intestinal peptide secreting tumors (VIPomas) Vasodilation
Vasodilators Vasopressin
Vaughn-Williams classification Vd
Venlafaxine Verapamil Vinblastine Vinca alkaloids Vincristine VIPomas Vitamin(s)
A B3 B6 D fat-soluble K
VMA. See Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) Vmax of agonist
Voltage-gated Na+ channel Volume of distribution (Vd) Vomiting, agents for Voriconazole