INTRO (SIM)

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medical science
that forms the backbone of the medical
profession sincedrugs are the corner
stone of human disease therapy

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Pharmacology

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It
evaluates the pharmacological action
of drug preferredroute of
administration and safe dosage range
in human by clinical trials.

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Clinical Pharmacology

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It is the science
of identification, selection,
preservation, standardization,
compounding, and dispensing of
medical substances or drugs. The
word also refersto the place where
drugs are prepared and dispensed.

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Pharmacy

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It is the science
of poisons or biologic toxins. Many
drugs in larger
doses may act as poisons.

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Toxicology

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It is the
study of drugs in their original
unaltered state. (e.g.penicillin from
penicillium which is a fungi)

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Pharmacognosy

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It deals with the
dosage of the drug required to
produce a therapeuticresponse; or
simply the drug dosage.

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Posology

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It
studies the influence of heredity on the
pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic response of the
drug

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Pharmacogenetics

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It
describes the use of genetic
information to guide the choiceof drug
therapy on an individual basis. It
discovers which specific gene
variationsare associated with a good
or poor therapeutic response to a
particular drug.

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Pharmacogenomic

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It’s the
effect of drugs upon microorganisms,
parasites andneoplastic cells living
and multiplying in living organisms.

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Chemotherapy

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It is a
medical reference summarizing
standards of drug purity.strength, and
directions for synthesis.

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Pharmacopoeia

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The
process of altering DNA, usually of
bacteria, to producea chemical to be
used as a drug.

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Genetic engineering

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are the oldest
source of drugs and in fact where most
drugs in theancient times were
derived.

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Plants

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are
used to replace human chemicals
that fail to
produce as a result of disease or
genetic problems.

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Animals

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solid
inorganic substance of natural
occurrence.

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Minerals

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This
source is obtained when the nucleus
of the drugfrom natural source is
retained but its chemical structure is
altered

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Semi-synthetic source:

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This source is
obtained when the nucleus of the
drug fromnatural source as well as
its chemical structure is altered.

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Synthetic source

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hard or soft
gelatin shells that contain the drug in
a powder, insustained-release beads,
or in a liquid form.

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Capsules

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is a drug that’s been
compressed to form a certain shape.

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Tablet

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have a
thin coating that allows the tablet to
passthrough the stomach and
disintegrate or dissolve in the small
intestine,where the drug is absorbed.

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Enteric-coated tablets

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tablets
release the drug through a single tiny
hole in thetablet.

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Osmotic pump

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tablets distribute
the drug through a honeycomb-like
materialmade of wax

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Wax matrix

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drugs mixed in a
sugar-water solution

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Syrup

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finely divided
drug particles suspended in a suitable
liquidmedium

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Suspensions

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hydroalcoholic
drug solutions

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Tinctures

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Hydroalcoholic solutions that contain glycerin, sorbitol, or other sweeteners

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Elixirs

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Bottles sealed with rubber diaphragm that contain a single dose or several doses

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Vials

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Glass containers with a thin neck that’s typically scored so it can be snapped off easily

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Ampules

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A single dose of a drug that contain in a plastic bag or a prefilled syringe

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Prefilled system

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Deliver medications in solid base that will melt at body temperature. They can be administered rectally or vaginally

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Suppositories

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Are drugs that are administered in powdered or liquid form using thr respiratory route

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Inhalants

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Are rules set to assure consumers that they get what they pay for

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Drug standards

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Is the discovery, use, and management of information in the use of medication

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Drug information

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Indicates the amount of the medication that is supplied in the specific unit of measure

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Dosage strength

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Indicates how the drug is supplied

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Form

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Written direction furnished by a prescribing practitioner for a specific medication

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Drug or medication order

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Are written by the health care provider and apply indefinitely until another order is written to discontinue or alter the first time

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Standard written orders

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Is written for medication that is given only once

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Single order

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Is a drug order written in advance

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Standing order

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Are portable reference which contains comprehensive, concise, and complete pharmacologic details and nursing management of drug

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Drug cards

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Enhances the specialized tissue

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Stimulation

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Diminishes functional activity of specialized tissue

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Depression

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Either stimulate or depress non-specialized tissues

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Irritation