PHPR 202

the study of medicine

the branch of medicine concerned with the prevention of disease and the treatment of suffering

the application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention and the treatment of suffering

a chemical agent capable of producing biologic responses within the body

drug after it has been administered

treatments considered outside the realm of conventional Western medicine

list of drugs and drug recipes commonly used by pharmacists

a medical reference summarizing standards of drug purity, strength, and directions for synthesis

Us agency responsible for the evaluation and approval of new drugs

procedure implemented after a drug has been licensed for public use, designed to provide information on use and on occurrence of side effects

an effort to modernize the sciences to enhance the use of biomanufacturability to improve the "safety, effectiveness, and manufacturability of candidate medical products" (January 2007)

the second stage of drug testing that involves three clinical phase trials

must be submitted before a drug is allowed to proceed to the next stage of the approval process

the third stage of the drug approval process, time when the drug's brand name is finalized

final stage of the drug approval process, begins after clinical trials and the NDA review have been completed