HCB 102 Lesson 3.1 (Pharmacology and Toxicology)
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1. Chemical Name Relates to the chemical and molecular shape; the chemi-
cal name is meaningful to the pharmaceutical chemist but
is rarely used because of its complexity
2. Contraindication Any condition that makes a particular treatment or proce-
dure inadvisable
3. Drug Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used
in the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure
of disease
4. Generic Name Is often derived from the chemical name; every medica-
tion has only ONE generic name, regardless of which
manufacturer markets the medication; the generic name
is the COMMON name of the medication
5. Hypersensitivity Abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an
(Allergy) exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a
foreign agent
6. Indication The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a
diagnostic test; may be furnished by a knowledge of the
cause, by the symptoms present, or by the nature of the
disease
7. Maximum Dose The LARGEST amount of medication that can be given
without reaching the toxic effect
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9. Opiate A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any
several semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity
10. Opioid Strictly speaking, pertaining to natural and synthetic
chemicals that have opium-like effects similar to mor-
phine, though they are NOT derived from opium
11. Patency The state of being freely open or exposed
12. Pharmacology
, HCB 102 Lesson 3.1 (Pharmacology and Toxicology)
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The science concerned with drugs, their sources, appear-
ance, chemistry, actions, and uses
13. Pharmacy Is the branch of pharmacology dealing with the prepara-
tion, dispensing, and proper use of medications
14. Physician's Desk A comprehensive book listing of drug products for medical
Reference (PDR) professionals
15. Therapeutics Is the science of treating disease by any method that
will relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or
prolong life
16. Toxicology Is the study of poisons, their actions, their detections, and
the treatment of the conditions produced by them
17. Trade/Brand Is the proprietary name given to a drug by a manufacturer
Name
18. Usual/Therapeu- Is referred to as the NORMAL ADULT dose, USUAL dose,
tic Dose or AVERAGE dose; it is the amount needed to produce
the desired therapeutic effect
19. Physician's Desk 1) Published annually
Reference 2) An extensive listing of drugs arranged in five sections
20. 5 Sections of the 1) PINK - Comprehensive alphabetic listing of BRAND
Physician's Desk NAME products and a list of manufacturers with their
Reference product
2) BLUE - A therapeutic index
3) YELLOW - A drug, chemical, and pharmacological
index to drugs
4) WHITE - A list of the major products of manufacturers
with information on composition, action, uses, administra-
tion, dosage, precautions, contraindications, and supply
of each drug
5) FINAL - Contains full size color photographs to aid in
medication identification
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1. Chemical Name Relates to the chemical and molecular shape; the chemi-
cal name is meaningful to the pharmaceutical chemist but
is rarely used because of its complexity
2. Contraindication Any condition that makes a particular treatment or proce-
dure inadvisable
3. Drug Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used
in the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure
of disease
4. Generic Name Is often derived from the chemical name; every medica-
tion has only ONE generic name, regardless of which
manufacturer markets the medication; the generic name
is the COMMON name of the medication
5. Hypersensitivity Abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an
(Allergy) exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a
foreign agent
6. Indication The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a
diagnostic test; may be furnished by a knowledge of the
cause, by the symptoms present, or by the nature of the
disease
7. Maximum Dose The LARGEST amount of medication that can be given
without reaching the toxic effect
8. MTF Medical Treatment Facility
9. Opiate A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any
several semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity
10. Opioid Strictly speaking, pertaining to natural and synthetic
chemicals that have opium-like effects similar to mor-
phine, though they are NOT derived from opium
11. Patency The state of being freely open or exposed
12. Pharmacology
, HCB 102 Lesson 3.1 (Pharmacology and Toxicology)
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The science concerned with drugs, their sources, appear-
ance, chemistry, actions, and uses
13. Pharmacy Is the branch of pharmacology dealing with the prepara-
tion, dispensing, and proper use of medications
14. Physician's Desk A comprehensive book listing of drug products for medical
Reference (PDR) professionals
15. Therapeutics Is the science of treating disease by any method that
will relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or
prolong life
16. Toxicology Is the study of poisons, their actions, their detections, and
the treatment of the conditions produced by them
17. Trade/Brand Is the proprietary name given to a drug by a manufacturer
Name
18. Usual/Therapeu- Is referred to as the NORMAL ADULT dose, USUAL dose,
tic Dose or AVERAGE dose; it is the amount needed to produce
the desired therapeutic effect
19. Physician's Desk 1) Published annually
Reference 2) An extensive listing of drugs arranged in five sections
20. 5 Sections of the 1) PINK - Comprehensive alphabetic listing of BRAND
Physician's Desk NAME products and a list of manufacturers with their
Reference product
2) BLUE - A therapeutic index
3) YELLOW - A drug, chemical, and pharmacological
index to drugs
4) WHITE - A list of the major products of manufacturers
with information on composition, action, uses, administra-
tion, dosage, precautions, contraindications, and supply
of each drug
5) FINAL - Contains full size color photographs to aid in
medication identification
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