Food-Drug Interaction Terms

Question 1

drug-nutrient interactions

Answer 1

specific changes to the pharmacokinetics of a drug caused by a nutrient or nutrients or changes to the kinetics of a nutrient caused by a drug

Question 2

food-drug interactions

Answer 2

broad term including the effects of a medication on nutrition status

Question 3

pharmacokinetics

Answer 3

study of the time course of a drug in the body involving the absorption, distribution, metabolism/biotransformation and excretion of the drug

Question 4

biotransformation

Answer 4

the metabolism of a drug in the body, usually in the liver or intestinal membrane

Question 5

Excipient

Answer 5

an addition to drug formulation that works as a buffer, binder, filler, diluent, disintegrate, glidant, flavoring, dye preservative, suspending agent, or coating. Also called inactive ingredient.

Question 6

Creatinine

Answer 6

formed from creatine, found in muscle tissue. Serum creatinine is used to assess kidney function, as urinary creatinine assesses somatic protein status

Question 7

Inhalation

Answer 7

any drug or solution of drugs administered (as by means of nebulizers or aerosols) by the nasal or oral respiratory route. Anticholinergic effect of Ipratropium (Atrovent),

Question 8

Intraperitoneal nutrition (IPN)

Answer 8

a method of nutrition support using peritoneal dialysate solution (containing amino acids instead of dextrose) for patients with chronic renal failure.

Question 9

Perenteral Nutrition

Answer 9

nutrients directly enter the bloodstream intravenously. This is for patients requiring nutrition support but unable or unwilling to take adequate nutrients orally. May be sole source of nutrition. CPN is central access through superior vena cava where as a peripheral is through smaller veins in hand or forearm.

Question 10

Buccal

Answer 10

topical route of administration by which drugs held or applied in the buccal region and diffuse through the oral mucosa into the bloodstream

Question 11

Clearance

Answer 11

rate solute disappears from the body by excretion or metabolism. It explains the renal handling in the nephrons.

Question 12

Dissolution

Answer 12

Tablet Dissolution is a standardized method for measuring the rate of drug release from a dosage form.

Question 13

Epidural

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area between the dura mater (a membrane) and the vertebral wall, used as a regional anestheisa

Question 14

Intradermal

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Intradermal injection is the injection of a substance into the dermis, just below the epidermis.

Question 15

Intramuscular

Answer 15

situated or taking place within, or administered into, a muscle.

Question 16

Intathecal

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occurring within or administered into the spinal theca.

Question 17

Intravenous

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entrance of perenterals into the bloodstream through the veins

Question 18

topical

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A medication applied to the skin, an ointment. Usually a medicament suspended in a carrier such as petrolatum or another oil based carrier. Filtration at elevated temperatures is usually possible.

Question 19

Pharmacotherapy

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Medical treatment from drugs

Question 20

Pharmacology

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study of drugs - how they interact with other molecules in the body and how they affect the body

Question 21

Ionization

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Dissociation into ions, occurring when an electrolyte is dissolved in water or certain liquids or when molecules are subjected to electrical discharge or ionizing radiation.

Question 22

otic

Answer 22

pertaining to the ear

Question 23

sublingual

Answer 23

beneath the tongue