BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sodium Bicarbonate, Guaifenesin, Cough Reflex

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 1101
• Professor: William Ogilvie

Document Summary

Process of vasodilation conducts water across your body. Vasoconstriction helps reduce amount of water and reduces mucus: ppa had bad appetite suppression, diet pills used this and caused dry nose, side effects aren"t necessarily bad, they just cause unwanted affects, amphetamine causes psychosis and caused strokes. Smerfing: buying pills to cook some meth with cold medication: antihistamines, sneezing and runny nose. Induce drowsiness (chlorpheniramine - nyquil: reduce nausea (gravol and benadryl, dextromethorphan (dm, suppress dry cough reflex, guaifenesin, makes mucus watery. You need to cough but the easier it will be to dislodge: never been clinically proven to work. Grandfathered in by the fda since the 1950"s because it just had to be safe: more benefit by just drinking more water.