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| pharmacy | a location where prescription drugs are prepared and dispensed |
| pharmocology | the study of drugs, their sources, their nature, and their properties |
| pharmacokinetics | the study of bodily absorption, distribution, metabolism |
| toxicology | a science that deeals with poisons and their effect and the problems involved |
| side effects | a secondary and usually adverse effect |
| site of action | the place in the body where a drug exerts its effects |
| mechanism of action | the mechanism by which the pharmacologically active substance produces an effect on a living organism or in a biochemical system |
| dose | the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time |
| response | the activity or inhibition of a previous activity of an organism of any of its parts resulting from stimulation |
| FDA | Food and Drug Adminstration: a US government agency that enforces laws on the manufacturing, testing, and use of drugs and medical devices |
| Chemical name | the scientific or technical name of a substance |
| Trade name | the trademark name of a drug, designated by the drug company that sells medications |
| Generic name | the term referring to any drug marketed under its chemical name without advertising |
| PDR | Physician's Desk Reference, which provides a guide to all prescription drugs available in the United States |
| Overdose | to administer too large a dose or too many doses |
| Drug interactions | a situation in which a substance affects the activity of a drug. |
| Biotechnology | a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine, and other fields requiring bioproducts |
| Drug | a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being. |
| Chemical substance | material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
| plant parts | a product made from any plant material |
| potentiation | to enhance or increase the effect of of a drug |
| addiction | a physical or psychological neeed for a habit-forming substance, such as a drug or alcohol |
| contrainication | a factor that renders the administration of a drug or the carrying out of a medical procedure inadvisable |
| over-the-counter drugs | medicines that may be sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a health care professional |
| prescription drug | a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained |
| animal products | products that are either produced by an animal or taken from the body of an animal |
| addiction | a persistent, compulsive dependence on a behavior or substance |
| adverse reaction | any harmful, unintended effect of a medication, diagnostic test, or therapeutic intervention |
| allergic reaction | a phenomenon caused by the action of chemical agents |
| antagonism | when an agent inhibits or counteracts the effects of other drugs |
| depression | a lowering or decrease of functional activity |
| diagnostic | serving to identify a particular disease |
| idiosyncrasy | an unusual individual reaction to a food or a drug |
| palliative | relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without affecting a cure |
| prophylactic | an agent that prevents a medical occurance |
| synergism | a joint action of two drugs in such a manner that one supplements or enhances the action of the other to produce an effect greater than that which may be obtained with either one of the drugs in equivalent quantity. |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Agency |
| 3 types of drug interactions | drug to drug; drug to food; drug to condition |
| 4 types of information found on drug labels | ingredients, uses, warnings, directions |
| 3 areas FDA promotes safety | foods; drugs; medical devices |
| 5 main points of using medicines wisely | know the: name, appearance, directions, make a list of all medications you are taking, call your doctor for any problems |
| stimulation | to arouse or effect |
| therapeutic | the desired intention of a drug |
| solutions | contain a drug dissolved in a liquid; coloring and flavoring may be added |
| syrups | a mixture of the drug in a sugar syrup |
| spirits | the liquid containing ethyl alcohol and water that is added to a medication |
| elixirs | a sweetened, aromatic hydroalcoholic liquid used in the compounding of oral drugs |
| tinctures | an alcoholic extract of drug derived from vegetable or animal substances |
| fluidextract | concentrated liquid drug preparation of vegetable drugs |
| emulsions | drug mixture containing oil and water or any other two liquids that are not mutually soluble |
| liniment | a liquid or semifluid preparation that is applied to the skin as a counterirritant |
| lotions | a liquid usually aqueous medicinal preparation containing one or more insoluble substances and applied externally for skin disorders |
| powders | finely ground drug; usually mixed with sterile water for parenteral use and used dry for topical application |
| tablets | powdered drug compressed into a small disk |
| long-acting | slowly effective after initial dosagek, but maintaining its effects over a long period of time, being slowly absorbed and persisiting in the tissues before being excreted |
| inhalation administration | the delivery of a medicaton by breathing it in through the lungs |
| topical administration | the delivery of a medication by application to the skin or mucous membranes |
| transdermal delivery | through or by way of the skin |
| percutaneous treatment | method of applying a substance through the skin |
| sublingual administration | literally "under the tongue" |
| oral administration | the delivery of medication by the mouth |
| enteric coating | a tablet covering that resists the action of the fluids and enzymes in the stomach but dissolves readily in the upper intestine |
| rectal administration | the delivery of a medication through the rectum |
