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Drugs Acting on Cardiac Glycosides | Veterinary Pharmacology

These are the glycosides naturally obtained from certain plants and contain active principles which act specifically on the failing heart and make them normal. That's why, they are called cardiac glycosides. All the cardiac glycosides have cardio tonic property. Differences Between Cardiac Glycosides and Other Cardiac Stimulants (Adrenaline, Theophylline, etc.). Cardiac Glycosides: (i) They increase force of myocardial con­traction, but [...]

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Classification of Anticoagulants | Veterinary Pharmacology

After reading this article you will learn about the classification of anticoagulants. The principal uses of anticoagulants are in vitro to prevent clotting of blood for trans­fusion or diagnostic use and in vivo to prevent development and enlargement of thrombi. In Vitro Anticoagulants: Essentially two categories of chemicals are used: those employed as anticoagu­lants in samples of blood intended for [...]

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Antiarrhythmic Drugs: Application and Classification | Veterinary Pharmacology

The drugs under this group prevent or treat the irregularities of cardiac rhythm. Cardiac Arrhythmias: Cardiac arrhythmias are the abnormalities in the rate, regularity, site of origin of the cardiac impulse, or a disturbance in conduction of the impulse such that the normal sequence of activation of atria and ventricles is altered. The arrhythmias occur due to either faulty impulse [...]

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