Pharm Chapt. 1
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RichardBagby on May 16, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Action | A drug's chemical effects on a body |
| Administration | How a drugs given |
| Adverse Reaction | An unintended and undesirable effect of a drug |
| Anatomy | The study of body parts |
| Brand Name | Name under which a drug is sold by a specific manufacturer aka proprietary or trade name |
| Chemical name | Name that describes the chemical structure of a compound |
| Contraceptives | Drugs used to control fertility and prevent pregnancy |
| Contraindications | Conditions in which the use of the certain drug is dangerous |
| Controlled Substances Act of 1990 | Law that regulates manufacturing distribution of controlled substances |
| Diagnostic Drugs | Drugs used to diagnose disease |
| Drug | Chemical substance used in diagnosis, treatment, cure or prevention of disease |
| Drug Card | Index card on which you write drug information |
| Drug Enforcement Administration; DEA | The only legal US drug enforcement agency |
| Drug Standards | The rules ensuring uniform strength, quality and purity of drugs |
| Food and Drug Administration; FDA | Enforcement agency for the FDCA |
| Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act 1938; FDCA | Law that makes sure warning labels are complete |
| Generic Name | Official nonproprietary name assigned by manufacturer |
| Legend Drugs | Prescription drugs |
| Nonproprietary name | Drugs generic name |
| Official Name | Name that shows up in the official reference |
| Over-the-Counter Drugs; OTC Drugs | Drugs available without a prescription |
| Package Insert | Printed information about a pharmaceutical product |
| Palliative Drugs | Drugs used just to improve the quality of life |
| Pathology | How drugs change the course of disease |
| Pharmacodynamics | How the body responds to drugs |
| Pharmacokinetics | The absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs |
| Pharmacology | study of drugs and their uses |
| Physicians' Desk Reference; PDR | Widely used drug reference book |
| Physiology | The study the functions of cells, tissues, organs, and organisms |
| Precautions | Warnings to use care with drugs |
| Prescription Drugs | Drugs that are only available with a prescription |
| Proprietary Name | Brand name of a drug |
| Psychology | The study of abnormal processes of the mind because a patient's mental state influences how the body reacts to drugs |
| Side effects | Effects both desirable and undesirable, apart from the primary effects of a drug |
| Synthetic Drugs | Drugs created in a lab with chemicals |
| Therapeutic effect | Desired or predicted physiological response that a drug causes |
| United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council | Organization that adopts the generic name of a drug |
| United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information; USPDI | Official reference for pharmacists |
| United States Pharmacopeia/National Formula; USP/NF | Official book of standardized drugs |
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