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Prepare: Analgesic Drugs • Analgesic drugs are medications that relieve pain, but do not cause loss of consciousness. Pain • Match the terms with the appropriate description. Self Check: Therapeutic Use and Pharmacologic Action Treating Pain • Opioid drugs are used to treat moderate to severe pain. Nonopioid drugs are normally prescribed for mild to moderate pain. Classifications • The three classifications of opioid drugs are agonist, agonist-antagonists and antagonists. Nono...

Prepare: Introduction to Pharmacology • Which of the following substances can be defined as a drug? Select all that apply. • Which term describes the proprietary name for a medication? • Which word describes how the drug is delivered through the body? Self Check: How Drugs Move Through the Body • Please place the following in the order they occur in the body: Self Check: Drug Names • Using the drop-down menus, choose the correct definition of each name type. Self Check: D...