Elemental potassium is a soft silvery-white alkali metal that oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts vigorously with water, generating sufficient heat to ignite hydrogen emitted in the reaction and burning with a lilac flame.
An antianginal is any drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris, a symptom of ischaemic heart disease.
1 The term âsteroid medicationsâ refers to corticosteroids as well as to androgen and anabolic steroids. Corticosteroid medications are synthetic versions of hormones normally produced by the adrenal glands. 2  There are multiple ways of administering corticosteroid medications.