Monday, December 13, 2010

crazy drugs!

drugs for bronchial asthma:
beta-agonist:salbutamol,terbutaline,fenoterol,fomoterol,salmeterol
methylxanthine:aminophyline,theophyline
corticosteroid:hydrocortisone,prednisolone,beclomethasone,budesonide
anti-cholinergic:ipratropium,tiotropium
mast cell stabilisers:cromolyn,nedocromil
leukotriene pathway inhibitor:montelukast,zafirlukast,zileuton
anti IgE monoclonal antibodies:omalizumab

=.=

why all those names sounded so weird???
and some of them sounded extremely the same!!!
and...
these are ONLY drugs for bronchial asthma...
there are antitussives,decongestants,antihistamines,respiratory stimulants,mucolytics,expectorants,anti-hypertensives,emetics,anti-emetics... ... ...

last year my obstacle were the names of all the muscles in humans' body
and this year...DRUGS!!!

anyway,just taking a sweet break before carry on to start revising another system...
YAY!!!
brroooooom~
XD

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