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Chlorpromazine
* attenuates the pulmonary vascular response to alveolar hypoxia in piglets.
* diminishes the effect of oral anticoagulants.
* is effective but has serious side effects.
* modulates the morphological macro- and microstructure of endothelial cells.

Clozapine
* are benzodiazepines
  - drugs
* can cause some very serious blood problems
  - lower the white blood cell count
* is VERY expensive.
* is in a class of medications called atypical antipsychotics
  - wide use around the country
* passes into breast milk.
* poses a unique risk.

Prochlorperazine
* are antiemetic.
* increases the sedative and intoxicating effect of alcohol.
* is an antiemetic drug
  - available in a buccal formulation
  - effective in relieving headache in addition to nausea

Perphenazine
* are drugs
  - phenothiazines
  - piperazines
* is an antipsychotic agent used for anxiety and agitation
  - in a class of drugs called phenothiazines
  - used to treat psychotic disorders and nausea and vomiting

Gateway drug
* are drugs of abuse
  - that are legal for adults and usually lead to the use of illegal drugs
  - the substances people tend to try first when they start using drugs
* break down a psychological barrier against doing other drugs.
* street drug

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Sedative
* affect the patients level of consciousness, respiratory effort and other vital signs.
* causes a desire to sleep.
* commonly function to induce reversible depression of the central nervous system.
* create an intent to rest rather than dream.
* give the same effect.
* help but can be insufficient as many dogs can resist the effects when very excited.
* is drugs of abuse
  - medicine
* make people feel less anxious and more relaxed.
* reduce an animal's body's ability to cope with changes in the environment.
+ Intoxication, Symptoms: Health :: Physiology
  * Often taking a mild depressant or stimulant does not have much effect on the person who took it. But more serious drugs, substances, or even medications can have a large effect on the person. Usually stimulants keep the person awake and energetic. Sedatives give the same effect. More of these substances can carry harm or even life-threatening effects, if ingested in large amounts.

Sedative drug
* All sedative drugs increase the effects of hypoxia.
* are also hazardous.
* is medicine

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Whole plant
* Most whole plants possess properties.
* Some whole plants affect future growth
* develop from the somatic embryos and only require growth to maturity.
* have taste.

Synergist
* are chemicals that enhance the performance of other drugs
  - used to enhance the effects of the other ingredients in the medication
* work by restricting an enzyme that insects use to detoxify the pyrethrins.

Synthetic drug
* act differently in the body.
* seem to have reached unprecedented levels of popularity and abuse.

Tetracaine
* inhibits initiation and conduction of nerve impulses at the site of application.
* potent amino ester.

Therapeutic drug
* Many therapeutic drugs exert their effects by binding to receptor proteins in cell membranes.
* can prove lethal when given in too high a dose or in too frequent a course.