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Hi all,
I have a general pharmacology nomenclature question. Is there a difference between a receptor/enzyme inhibitor vs. antagonist vs. blocker? Are these 3 terms interchangeable?
For example:
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are not commonly referred to as proton pump blockers.
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are not commonly referred to as angiotensin receptor inhibitors.
Histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) are not commonly referred to as histamine-2 receptor inhibitors. I have seen them referred as "histamine-2 blockers".
I already tried searching Google, SDN, and Goodman & Gilman.
Thank you in advance.
I have a general pharmacology nomenclature question. Is there a difference between a receptor/enzyme inhibitor vs. antagonist vs. blocker? Are these 3 terms interchangeable?
For example:
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are not commonly referred to as proton pump blockers.
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are not commonly referred to as angiotensin receptor inhibitors.
Histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) are not commonly referred to as histamine-2 receptor inhibitors. I have seen them referred as "histamine-2 blockers".
I already tried searching Google, SDN, and Goodman & Gilman.
Thank you in advance.