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Biochemical or physiological power of drugs (action and effects) on the body?
Pharmacodynamics
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What is the official listing of the drugs that may be prescribed and/or despensed over the counter?
National Formulary
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What is the annual commercial listing of pharmaceuticals in the US?
Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR)
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Who is charged with the responsibility of enforcing safety standards in the manufacturing of drugs, food, and cosmetics?
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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What are the drugs that are considered to be capable of causing birth defects known as?
Teratogenic
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What are 2 characteristics of Schedule 1 drugs?
High potential for abuseNo accepted medicinal use in the US
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An individual who takes multiple medications that are not known to his doctor is known as what?
Polypharmacy
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Condition of "struggling against" The lessened effect that occurs when two drugs are given together.
Antagonism
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Last step of drug movement through the body is known as what?
Excretion
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Preventative drugs, as in a vaccine?
Prophylactic
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List 3 contraindications (reasons one would not take a medication.)
- Allergies
- Pregnant
- Lactation
- (not obesity)
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The process of breathing in?
Inhalation
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Pertaining to within a muscle?
Intramuscular
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Pertaining to "near the intestines." A general category for a route of administration that includes all injections, as these are near the digestive system, but not through it?
Paranteral
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Pertaining to under the tongue?
Sublingual
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What is the part of the prescription that is above the inscription, and contains the symbol Rx, meaning "to take" or a "recipe"?
Superscription
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Part of the prescription that is below the inscription. Contains the directions for number of doses, quantity, and form?
Subscription
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