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The uptake of substances into or across tissues
absorption
The presence of bacteria in the blood
bacteremia
Reduces coughing by suppressing the cough center in the brain
centrally acting antitussive
Reduces congestion
decongestant
Any attached mass or object traveling within the blood vessels.
emboli
The component of a drug which produces the intended beneficial effect
active ingredient
Elimination of drugs by the liver
biliary excretion
Increases the risk for development of cancer
carcinogenic effect
"Firing" of the cells through the heart
Depolarization wave
Gastric ulcers
erosions
A drug with good affinity, but little or no intrinsic activity
antagonist
Measure of how effectively an administered drug is absorbed
bioavailability
To bind and precipitate out of solution
chelate
An estimation of the actual amount of drug a specific patient will need for a particular diseases.
dosage
Toxins produced by intestinal bacteria.
enterotoxins
Chemical agents that kill or prevent the growth of microorganisms on living tissues
antiseptics
Warning that contains adverse effects that have a significant risk for severe of life threatening effects
black box warning
Type of cardiac muscle that actually pumps the blood
contractile cells
A collection of recipes, formulas, and prescriptions.
drug formulary
Compound that originates outside the body.
exogenous
A drug used to kill mature heartworm that live in the pulmonary vasculature and right chambers of the heart
adulticide
Generated by bacteria when attached to a surface and develop a glycocalyx shell around themselves
biofilm
The major natural glucocorticoid synthesized in the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex
cortisol
Hallucinations or bad effects from opiods.
dysphoria
Accidental injection of an IV drug outside of the vein.
extravascular injection