Question

8. What are auxiliary drugs and sentry drugs? Give examples.

Answer 1

Ans: Auxiliary lebels:

Auxiliary lebels mean on medicine containers are used to remind you of important information about your medicines. For example, how to use and store the medicine safely and properly.

Example : Do not chew or crush. Swallow whole lebel

Some tablets and capsules have a protective coating that allows the medication to be released slowly crushing or chewing the protective coating will destroy it and all of the medication will be released at once which can be harmful.

Sentry drugs :

A drug that is added to protect another drug.

Example : Carbidopa

L-DOPA ------------>   DOPAMINE

enzyme

1. Carbidopa protects L-Dopa

2. It inhibits decarboxylase enzyme in the peripheral blood supply

3.It is polar and does not cross the blood brain barrier

4. It has no effect on the decarboxylation of L-Dopa in the CNS

5. Smaller doses of L-Dopa can be administered - less Side effects.