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Chemical name Ans: Relates to chemical structure of drug
Drug Ans: Theraputic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the
prevention, diagnosis, alleviatinon, treatment, or cure of disease
Generic name Ans: Derived from chemical name, regardless of
manufacture, common name
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Hypersensitivity Ans: exaggerated response by the immune system to a
particular substance
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Indication Ans: The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of
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a diagnostic test.
Maximum dose Ans: The largest amount of medication that can be given
without reaching the toxic effect.
MTF Ans: Medical Treatment Facility
Opiate Ans: A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any
several semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity.
Opioid Ans: Strictly speaking, pertaining to natural and synthetic
chemicals that have opium-like effects similar to morphine, though they
are not derived from opium.
Pharmacology Ans: The science concerned with drugs, their sources,
appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses.
Pharmacy Ans: the branch of pharmacology dealing with the
preparation, dispensing, and proper use of medications
PDR Ans: Physician's Desk Reference - comprehensive list of drug
products for medical professionals
, 2 for specific request mail
PINK, BLUE, YELLOW, WHITE, and FINAL
Therapeutics Ans: science of treating disease by relieving pain, treating
or curing disease and infection, and prolonging life
Toxicology Ans: study of poisons
trade/brand name Ans: Is the proprietary name given by a manufacturer
Usual/Therapeutic dose Ans: the amount needed to produce the desired
therapeutic effect. normal adult dose/usual dose/average dose
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Drug Information Resources Ans: The Physicians Desk Reference,
Hospital Formularies, Nursing Drug Handbook
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Antacid Ans: Used to counteract hyperacidity in the stomach
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antiflatulent Ans: act on surface of bubbles by reducing the surface
tension and thereby disrupting or breaking the bubble
antibiotics Ans: soluble substance derived from a mold or bacterium
that kills or inhibits the growth of other microorganisms
anticoagulants Ans: agents that prevent or delay coagulation (clotting)
of the blood by interfering with the formation of the necessary clotting
factors
antidiabetics Ans: Counteracting diabetes; denoting an agent that
reduces blood sugar
Antidysrhythmics Ans: Combating an arrhythmia (abnormal heart
rhythm)
antiemetics Ans: prevent vomiting
Antihistimes Ans: used to counteract the physical symptoms caused by
histamines.