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Pharmacology Glossary
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Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient. Also called adherence
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Chapters 1-10 Pharmacology Glossary 6th Edition Reference (Lilley, Linda Lane. Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 6th Edition. Mosby, 022010. p. 49). <vbk:978-0-323-05544-4#outline(5.2)>
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acquired disease
any disease triggered by external factors and not directly caused by a person's genes
active transport
the active (energy-requiring) movement of a substance between different tissues via biomolecular pumping mechanisms contained within cell membranes
addiction
strong psychologic or physical dependence on a drug or other psychoactive substance
additive effects
drug interactions in which the effect of a combination of two or more drugs with similar actions is equivalent to the sum of the individual effects of the same drugs given alone (1+1=2) compare with synergistic effects
adherence
Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient. Same thing as compliance.
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