Category: Health
Created by: marija.horvat
Number of Blossarys: 21
English (EN)Beta blockers (β-blockers, beta-adrenergic blocking agents, beta antagonists, beta-adrenergic antagonists, beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists, or beta adrenergic receptor antagonists) are a class of ...
Alpha-blockers are medicines that are mainly used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), and problems with passing urine in men who have enlargement of the prostate gland. Prostate gland ...
Adrenergic antagonist is a pharmaceutical substance that acts to inhibit the action of catecholamines at the adrenergic receptors. It is thus a type of sympatholytic. Many important and commonly ...
Angiotensin II receptor antagonists work by antagonizing the activation of angiotensin receptors. They modulate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Examples: candesartan, eprosartan, ...
ACE inhibitors inhibit the activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), an enzyme responsible for the conversion of angiotensin I into angiotensin II, a potent vasoconstrictor. Frequently ...
Calcium channel blockers (CCB), calcium channel antagonists or calcium antagonists are several medications that disrupt the movement of calcium (Ca2+) through calcium channels. CCBs are particularly ...
Osmotic diuretics cause water to be retained within the proximal tubule and descending limb of loop of Henle (freely permeable to water). These compounds are filtered in the glomerulus, but cannot be ...
