Vocab
What is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment regardless of external or internal changes
Homeostasis
What is atrophy?
decrease in the size of cells
Which drug classification is used to prevent blood clotting?
Anticoagulants
T or F: The DEA reviews new drug applications for food additives, ensures labeling of foods, cosmetics, and drugs, and is responsible for the approval and removal of products?
False, the FDA
What drug law was passed in 1906?
Pure Food and drug act
What is physical, mental, and social well-being
Health
metaplasia
What is known as a new growth, commonly called tumor?
Neoplasia
What is the study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties and effects on living organisms?
Pharmacology
What drug law describes a warning label, formation of the FDA, labels listing all active and inactive ingredients?
1938: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
What is examination of the body and organs after death?
autopsy
What is the number 1 cause of cellular injury?
hypoxia: reduced oxygen in tissues
-ischemia is the most common
Which schedule has high abuse potential, Written prescription only, no refills without new prescription?
Schedule 2
Which drug classification makes you pee more?
Diuretics
In what year was the formation of the DEA?
1970 Controlled Substance Act
What means preserve health, prevent spread of disease?
Prophylaxis
What is a common example of caseous necrosis?
tuberculosis
What is the difference between signs and symptoms?
Signs are objective indicators/measurable, symptoms are subjective feels
When identifying the name of a drug, what name is assigned by the United States Adopted Name COuncil?
Generic Name
What is the Orphan Drug Act?
develop medications for diseases affecting smaller populations
What is the number of new, old, or existing cases within a given population and time period?
Prevalence
What is the difference between apoptosis and necrosis?
Apoptosis is programmed cell death, organized, physiologic, affects single cells
Necrosis is irreversible damage, pathological, unorganized, results in cellular swelling
What is the list of conditions for which the drug should not be given?
Contraindications
What is a legend drug?
Which drug act requires OTC drugs to be recorded into patient medical records, mandates pharmacists provide drug use review and patient counseling before dispensing prescriptions?
1990 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act