The Name Game
the unique brand or trade name given to a pharmaceutical product by its manufacturer
proprietary drug name
Dermat/o
skin
A tort is
causing injury to a person intentionally or through negligence.
drugs requiring a prescription
legend drugs
The five categories of controlled substances are rated on the basis of:
potential for abuse
name that identifies the active medical ingredient
generic name
Enter/o
intestine
The primary purpose of the FDA is to:
Ensure that safety and effectiveness standards for medications are met by manufacturers
classification of drugs based on molecular, cellular, or biochemical level
mechanism of action
___________ is associated with the DEA schedule that is most likely to cause dependence and abuse but is still legal to prescribe.
schedule II
endings of generic medication names that tell you what class a drug belongs to and how it works
suffix
Oste/o
bone
The primary purpose of the
DEA is to:
is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States
Classification regulated by government agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration based on accepted medical use and addiction risk
controlled scheduled
Valium is a:
C-IV
The pharmaceutical abbreviation CD refers to:
controlled delivery
My/o
muscle
What is the maximum legal amount of pseudoephedrine that can be purchased per day?
3.6 g
pain relievers
analgesics
What classification of drug recall could cause a temporary health problem or a slight threat of serious harm?
Class II
The processing of a drug by the liver is known as:
metabolism
Nephr/o
kidney
The amendment that required the labeling “Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription” was the:
Durham-Humphrey Amendment.
Slows down the central nervous system
depressants
A C-III drug can be refilled:
up to 5 times within 6 months from the date it was issued, whichever comes first