Lesson 1 Flashcards
(39 cards)
It is any substance (with the exception of food and water) which, when taken into the body, alters the body’s
function either physically and/or psydhologically.
Drug
- plant leaves, flowering tops, hashish. opium and marijuana
Natural
-drugs that are product by laboratory
Synthetic
- drugs requiring written authourization from a doctor before they can be purchased,
Prescriptive drugs
are non-prescription medicines, which may be purchased form only any pharmacy or drugstore without written authorization from a doctor.
Over- the - Counter drugs (OTCs) -
- Are plant substances that have drug effects and whose use is not generally regulated by the law
Herbal Drugs
-Are commercial producs that have a psychoactive drug effects but are not usually considered drus
Unrecognized Drugs
-it is the amount of drug taken at one time.
Dose
- it refers to the amount needed to treat or heal, that is, the smallest amount of drug that will produce a therapeutic effect.
Minimal
- it pertains to the largest amount of drug that will produce a desired therapeutic effect, without any accompanying symptoms of toxicity.
Maximal
- the amount needed to produce the side effects and action desired by, an individual who improperty uses it.
Abusive
- the amount of drug that will cause death.
Lethal
- a substance which when taken into the human body cures illness and/or relieves signs/symptoms of disease.
Medical drugs
- these are drugs that relieve pain. However, they may produce the opposite effects on somebody who suffers from peptic ulcer or gastric imitation.
Analgesics
- drugs that combat or control infectious organisms. Ingesting the same antibiotics for a long time can result to allergic reactions and cause resistance to the drug.
Antibiotics
- those drugs that can lower body temperature or fever due to infection
Antipyretics
- those drug that control or combat allergic reactions.
Antihistamines
- these are drugs that prevent the meeting of the egg ceil and sperm cell or prevent the ovary from releasing egg cells.
Contraceptives
-drugs that relieve congestion of nasal passages.
Decongestants
- they can ease the expulsion of mucus and phlegm from the lungs and throat.
Expectorants
- drugs that stimulates defecation and encourage bowel movement
Laxatives
- these are drugs that can calm and quite the nerves and relieve anxiety without causing depression and clouding of the mind.
Sedatives and tranquilizers
- those substances necessary for normal growth and development and proper functioning of the body
Vitamins
- when to mudh of a drug is taken into the phrysiological system of the human body, there may be an extension of its effects.
Overdose