Key Terms
What is Active Ingredient?
The biochemically active component of the drug that exerts a desired therapeutic effect
What is Antiseptic?
A substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms on the outside of the body to reduce the possibilty of infection, sepsis, or purrefaction
What is Destructive agents?
A drug that kills bacteria, fungi, viruses, or even normal or cancer cells
What is Bioequivalent?
A drug that delivers approximately the same amount of active ingredient into a healthy volunteer’s bloodstream in the same amount of time as the innovator or brand name drug
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What is ADR?
An unexpected negative consequence from taking a particular drug
What is Antiviral Drugs?
A drug that kills viruses, such as HIV
What is Diagnostic agents?
A drug that helps a provider determine the correct diagnosis, such as one containing tracer radioactive isotopes or dyes used to help visualize problems
What is Genetically engineered?
The process of using DNA biotechnology to create a variety of drugs or biological products
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What are Antibodies?
The part of the immune system that neutralizes antigens or foreign substances in the body
What is Aseptic technique?
The manipulation of sterile products and devices to avoid contamination by disease-causing organisms; includes clean room protocols and hand-washing and gowning procedures
What is a Drug?
A medicinal substance or remedy used to change the way a living organism function; also called a medication
What is Immunity?
Bodily processes to provide protection against disease
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What is Antigen?
A foreign substance or toxin introduced into the body that stimulates an immune response
What is Bactericidal Agent?
a drug that kills bacteria
What is Drug recall?
The process of withdrawing a drug from the market by the FDA or the drug manufacturer for serious adverse effects or other defects in the product
What is Informed consent form?
A document that sates, in easily understandable terms, the purpose and risks od the drug research that someone volunteers to take part in
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What is Antineoplastic Drugs?
A cancer-fighting drug
What is Bioavailability?
The time it takes for a generic drug to reach the bloodstream after administration
What is Federal Trade Commission?
A federal agency created to protect the consumer from deceptive advertising, as with dietary supplements
What is Inert Ingredients?
An inactive chemical– such as a filler, preservative, coloring, or flavoring– that is added to one or more active ingredients to improve drug formulations while causing little or no physiological effect; also called an inactive ingredient
IU
international unit