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.
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.