Ch 1 + 2 vocab

Question 1

prescription coverage through a patient’s health care insurance.

Answer 1

Third Party

Question 2

a federal law that requires child-resistant closures on most prescription and nonprescription medications

Answer 2

Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA)

Question 3

drugs that can be purchased without a prescription

Answer 3

Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs

Question 4

a specific set of numbers assigned to a drug by the pharmaceutical company that produces it

Answer 4

National Drug Code (NDC)

Question 5

the federal agency that approves drugs for sale in the United States

Answer 5

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Question 6

the federal agency that regulates controlled substances

Answer 6

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Question 7

substances controlled by the DEA because of their potential for abuse

Answer 7

Controlled substance

Question 8

the study of how drugs or other chemicals work in the body

Answer 8

Pharmacology

Question 9

the group sponsored by American Medical Association (AMA), United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USPC), and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) that assigns generic names to drugs; the council determines generic names for drugs using special syllables called “stems,” which can then be grouped by therapeutic class or category.

Answer 9

United States Adopted Names Council (USAN)

Question 10

referring to bones

Answer 10

Skeletal

Question 11

referring to lungs and other breathing passages

Answer 11

Respiratory

Question 12

minute specialized surfaces that provide the sites of actions for medications in different parts of the body

Answer 12

Receptors

Question 13

one type of lung infection that can be treated with anti-infective medication

Answer 13

Pneumonia

Question 14

the study of the functions within living things

Answer 14

Physiology

Question 15

the study of cancerous diseases

Answer 15

Oncology

Question 16

the study of structures within the body that can be seen only with microscopes

Answer 16

Microscopic anatomy

Question 17

study of the blood

Answer 17

Hematology

Question 18

the study of structures within the body that are large enough to be seen by the naked eye

Answer 18

Gross Anatomy

Question 19

a specific, nonproprietary name assigned to a drug by the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council

Answer 19

Generic name

Question 20

referring to digestive activities (e.g. stomach, intestines)

Answer 20

Gastrointestinal

Question 21

prescribing medications for clinical use on the basis of scientific data

Answer 21

Evidence-based medicine

Question 22

substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease

Answer 22

Drugs

Question 23

a chronic condition associated with how the body processes sugar that can be life-threatening

Answer 23

Diabetes

Question 24

referring to skin, hair, and nails

Answer 24

Dermatologic

Question 25

therapies outside of evidence-based medicine

Answer 25

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)

Question 26

a term relating to the heart and the blood vessels

Answer 26

Cardiovascular

Question 27

a unique, proprietary name selected by the pharmaceutical company that produces a drug

Answer 27

Brand name

Question 28

a condition associated with inflammation and damage to the joints of the body

Answer 28

Arthritis

Question 29

the scientific study of the structure of living things

Answer 29

Anatomy