INTRO TO DRUGS AND PHARMACY Flashcards

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a medicine or other substance which has a physiologic effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.

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DRUG

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Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease.

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DRUG

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a substance recognized by an official pharmacopeia or formulary.

a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body

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DRUG

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4
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Drug Actions/Uses

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ANALGESIC/ANTIPYRETIC/ANTI INFLAMMATORY
ANESTHETICS
ANTIHYPERTENSIVE
ANTINEOPLASTIC
ANTIPSYCHOTIC
CARDIAC DRUGS
DIURETICS
ANTIBACTERIAL
ANTIVIRAL
DRUGS FOR COUGHS AND COLDS
HEMOSTATICS
GIT DRUGS
DRUGS FOR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES

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5
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Before the dawn of history, ancient man learned from?

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INSTINCT

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practitioners of healing in this era (about 2600 B.C.) were priest, pharmacist, and physician, all in one

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Pharmacy in Ancient Babylonia

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Pharmacy in Ancient Babylonia

practitioners of healing in this era (about 2600 B.C.) were ___, ____, and _____ all in one

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priest, pharmacist, and physician

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era from which an emperor who sought out and investigated the medicinal value of several herbs

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Pharmacy in Ancient China

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era from which an emperor who sought out and investigated the medicinal value of several herbs

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