Question

1. medicines that promote health include allergy medicines, body-regulating medicines, antidepressants and antipsychotics, cancer treatment medicines. describe each.

medication category	what does it do?	example
antidepressants
antipsychotics
cancer treatment medications

Explanation:

To fill the table, we analyze each medication category:

Antihistamine:

• What does it do? Blocks histamine (released during allergies) to relieve symptoms like sneezing, itching, runny nose.
• Example: Loratadine (Claritin).

Antidepressants:

• What does it do? Regulates brain chemicals (neurotransmitters like serotonin) to treat depression, anxiety, mood disorders.
• Example: Fluoxetine (Prozac).

Antipsychotics:

• What does it do? Reduces symptoms of psychosis (hallucinations, delusions) by acting on dopamine receptors; treats schizophrenia, bipolar disorder.
• Example: Risperidone (Risperdal).

Cancer Treatment Medications:

• What does it do? Kills cancer cells, stops their growth (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy).
• Example: Chemotherapy (e.g., Doxorubicin); Targeted (e.g., Trastuzumab for HER2+ breast cancer).

Answer:

Medication category	What does it do?	Example
antidepressants	Regulates brain neurotransmitters (e.g., serotonin) to treat depression/anxiety	Fluoxetine (Prozac)
antipsychotics	Reduces psychosis symptoms (hallucinations, delusions) by acting on dopamine	Risperidone (Risperdal)
Cancer treatment medications	Kills/stops growth of cancer cells (chemotherapy, targeted/immunotherapy)	Doxorubicin (chemotherapy); Trastuzumab (targeted)