Definition Of Terms

Question 1

– any chemical substance which modify the functions of a biological system and primarily intended for the treatment, prevention or diagnosis of disease to man or animals.

Answer 1

Drug

Question 2

– the pharmacopeia of the United States of America (1820)

Answer 2

USP

Question 3

– British Pharmacopeia

Answer 3

B.P

Question 4

– the British Pharmaceutical Codex (1907)

Answer 4

B.P.C

Question 5

N.F. –

Answer 5

National Formulary

Question 6

– study the actions of drugs on living things.

Answer 6

Pharmacology

Question 7

C.F –

Answer 7

The Canadian Formulary

Question 8

Ph. I. –

Answer 8

International Pharmacopeia (1950)

Question 9

C.F –

Answer 9

Codex Francis

Question 10

– drug mixtures prepared from crude drugs and containing several organic ingredients.

Answer 10

Galencials

Question 11

– a blank preparation containing only innocuous ingredients.

Answer 11

Placebo

Question 12

– is the extent to which the active ingredient in a drug product can be taken up by the body in a form which is physiologically active in order to exert the desired therapeutic effect. Chemical equivalence in similar dosage forms does not guarantee equal biological equivalence and hence equal therapeutic effectiveness.

Answer 12

Bioavailability