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Drugs taken prior to traveling to prevent motion sickness (see FIGURE 12)
Vaccinations given to immunize children or adults against certain diseases, such as polio,
diphtheria, or influenza.
2. Diagnostic use. Drugs are used by themselves or in conjunction with radiologic procedures
and other types of medical tests to provide evidence of a disease process. Examples of the
diagnostic uses of drugs include the following:
Drugs that mimic the cardiac effect of exercise in patients who cannot undergo regular
cardiac exercise stress testing.
FIGURE 11 Medications.
Medications or medicines are drugs that are
used to prevent, diagnose, or treat
symptoms, signs, conditions, and diseases.
FIGURE 12 Preventive use of drugs.
Dramamine is an over-the-counter drug that is taken to prevent
motion sickness and vomiting. The word vomiting does not
appear on the drug package, but the word antiemetic, which
means pertaining to against vomiting, appears at the top right.
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Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, Fourth Edition, by Susan M. Turley, MA (Educ), BSN, RN, RHIT, CMT. Published by Prentice Hall.
Copyright 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc.
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3. Therapeutic use. The majority of drugs are used to control, improve, or cure symptoms,
signs, conditions, or diseases of a physiologic or psychological nature. Examples of the thera-
peutic uses of drugs include the following: