RT Book, Section
A1 Finnegan, Lisa
A1 Eagle, Sharon
SR Print(0)
ID 1163917088
T1 Drugs and Drug Classifications
T2 Medical Terminology in a Flash! A Multiple Learning Styles Approach, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB F.A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803643680
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163917088
RD 2024/09/13
AB There  are  several  systems  of  drug  classification.  One  is  based  on  the  body  system  that  is  most  affected  (e.g.,  respiratory  drugs,  cardiac  drugs);  another  is  based  on  the  therapeutic  action  (e.g.,  antihypertensive,  antacid);  and  another  is  based  on  the  chemical  action  of  the  drug  (e.g.,  cholinergic,  selective  serotonin  reuptake  inhibitor).  As  the  following  table  indicates,  most  drugs  fall  into  several  classes.