Deck 1 - Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
Delivered straight to bloodstream; rapid action.
IV INJECTION
A proprietary name; chosen by the drug company and registered as trademark.
TRADE/BRAND NAME
The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
Drugs may be legally acquired by the client without prescription are known as,
OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS
A science of identification, selection, preservation, standardization, compounding and dispensing of medical substances.
PHARMACY
This is the most common, oldest and safest routes of drug administration.
ORAL OR ENTERAL ROUTE
A process of transporting a medication from it’s point of absorption to it’s point of action.
DRUG DISTRIBUTION
A nonproprietary name; not owned by any company and universally accepted.
GENERIC NAME
It refers to the study of drugs and their interactions with the living system.
PHARMACOLOGY
The branch of science concerned with the nature, effects, and detections of poisons.
TOXICOLOGY
A substance used in the purpose of diagnosis; prevention or treatment of disease.
DRUG
The transmission of medications from the location of administration to the bloodstream.
ABSORPTION
It is apply to drugs directly onto lungs.
INHALATION
It is known and frequently experienced, expected reaction to drug.
SIDE EFFECT
The drug and its metabolites are eliminated from the body in urine, bile, or feces.
ELIMINATION
