The FDA defines this as any substance taken into or applied to the body for the specific purpose of altering the body's biochemical functions and physiological processes.
What is a drug?
100
OTC
What is Over The Counter
100
This English Surgeon's sterile practices formed the basis of aseptic technique
Who is Joseph Lister
100
The biochemically active component that exerts the desired effect.
What is the active ingredient
100
A drug classification that kills viruses
What are antiviral drugs
200
Formerly known as a legend drug, this is a drug that can be legally dispensed to a patient only upon receipt of a prescriptiin
What is a prescription drug
200
ADR
What is Adverse Drug Reaction
200
He discovered the first vaccine
Who is D. Edward Jenner
200
This type of drug is created in the laboratory from a series of chemical reactions
What is a synthetic drug
200
This type of agent is a drug used to prevent a disease
What is prophylactic agent
300
This agent kills rather than inhibit bacteria
What bactericidal agent
300
HIV
What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus
300
He discovered the first antibiotic by accident while on vacation
Who Dr. Alexander Fleming
300
This part of the medication has little to no physiological effect
What is the inert ingredient
300
A voluntary program by the FDA that allows any healthcare professional or consumer to report a serious adverse event associated with the use of any drug, biological device or dietary supplement .
What is MedWatch
400
These work by introducing a specific disease causing dead or weakened live microorganisms or their toxins into the body.
What are vaccines
400
NDA
What is New Drug Applicatiion
400
He was the assistant to a Canadian scientist and together they discovered insulin
Who is Charles Best
400
Natural substances combined with laboratory substances designed to improve efficacy, reduce side effects.
What are semi synthetic drugs
400
A distinct segment of DNA that determines an organism's specific individual characteristics, like blue eyes or brown hair
What is a gene
500
Body secretions that send out chemical messengers to direct of stimulate cells or tissues to act in certain ways.
What are hormones
500
IRB
What is the Institutional Review Board
500
These two were awarded the noble piece prize for providing a model of the double helix structure of DNA
Who are Francis Crick and James Watson
500
Drugs developed in the laboratory to mimic the pharmacological action of the naturally occurring sources.
What are synthesized drugs
500
A field of study that examines the relationship between an individuals genes and her of his body's response to drugs