6.
List three reasons to use a powder as a dermatological medication.
a. ____________________________________.
b. ____________________________________
c.
____________________________________.
7.
Shake lotions are convenient to apply but may be excessively ______________.
8.
Two advantages of using medication in ointment form is that ointments provide
mechanical protection and _______________________ skin lesions.
9.
Antipruritic agents are medications that relieve skin lesions with these symptoms:
_________________, _________________, and ___________________.
10.
An anti-inflammatory agent can suppress inflammation but the ______________
of the disease remains.
11.
______________________ agents remove invasive or causative organisms.
12.
Antibacterial agents suppress local or superficial ____________________ only.
13.
An antifungal agent is a drug that _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________
14.
Scalp ringworm, ringworm of the nails, and athlete's foot are examples of a
superficial fungus infection called ___________________________.
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