DEFINITIONS
A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE USED IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, CURE, OR PREVENTION OF A DISEASE
WHAT IS DRUG OR MEDICATI0N
DRUGS THAT CAN BE DISPENSED ONLY WITH A PHYSICIANS'S ORDER OR OTHER DESIGNATED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SUCH AS A NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT
WHAT IS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
ANOTHER NAME FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
WHAT IS LEGEND DRUG
DRUGS AVAILABLE WIHTHOUT A PRESCRIPTION
WHAT IS OVER THE COUNTER DRUG - OTC
LICENSED NAME UNDER WHICH A DRUG PREPARED BY A SPECIFIC MANUFACTURER IS SOLD
WHAT IS BRAND NAME - ALSO KNOWN AS PROPRIETARY AND TRADE NAME
DESCRIBES THE CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF A COMPOUND
WHAT IS CHEMICAL NAME
OFFICIAL NONPROPRIETARY NAME ASSIGNED TO A DRUG BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE UNITED STATES ADOPTED NAMES COUNCIL
WHAT IS GENERIC NAME
GENERALLY THE SAME AS THE GENERIC NAME OF A DRUG; NAME OF A DRUG AS IT APPEARS IN THE OFFICIAL REFERENCE, THE UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA/NATIONAL FORMULARY
WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL NAME
DRUGS USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE BUT NOT TO CURE OR TREAT A CONDITION
WHAT IS PALLIATIVE DRUGS
DESIRABLE OR UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS OF A DRUG APART FROM THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF GIVING THE DRUG
WHAT IS SIDE EFFECTS
DESIRED OR PREDICTED PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE CAUSED BY A DRUG
WHAT IS THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT
THE STUDY OF DRUGS (USES, PREPARTATIONS, ROUTES, LAWS, ETC.)
WHAT IS PHARMACOLOGY
STUDY OF THE BODY'S RESPONSE TO A DRUG
WHAT IS PHARMACODYNAMICS
THE ABSORBTION, DISTRIBUTION, METABOLISM, AND EXCRETION OF DRUGS -ADME
WHAT IS PHARMACOKINETICS
A DRUG'S CHEMICAL EFFECT ON BODY CELLS
WHAT IS DRUG ACTION
HOW A DRUG IS GIVEN
WHAT IS ADMINISTRATION
AN UNINTENDED AND UNDESIRABLE EFFECT OF A DRUG
WHAT IS ADVERSE REACTION
THE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OF BODY PARTS
WHAT IS ANATOMY.
DRUGS USED TO CONTROL FERTILITY AND PREVENT PREGANCY
WHAT IS CONTRACEPTIVE
CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE USE OF A CERTAIN DRUG IS DANGEROUS OR ILL ADVISED
WHAT IS CONTRAINDICATIONS
NAME THE 4 DRUG ACTIONS ON THE BODY:
WHAT IS:
DEPRESS CELL ACTIVITY
STIMULATE CELL ACTIVITY
KILL CELLS
REPLACE SUBSTANCES
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OR HABIT-FORMING DRUGS WHOSE SALE AND USE ARE STRICTLY REGULATED
WHAT IS CONTROLLED SUBTANCES
THIS ACT REGULATES MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; ALSO KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT
WHAT IS THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1990
RULES ENSURING UNIFORM QUALITY, STRENGTH AND PURITY OF DRUGS
WHAT ARE DRUG STANDARDS
PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACT OF 1906
THIS ACT MANDATES THAT DRUG MANUFACTURERS TEST ALL DRUGS FOR POTENTIALLY HARMFUL EFFECTS AND THAT DRUG LABELS MUST BE COMPLETE.
WHAT IS THE FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT (FDCA) OF 1938