MDA 160 Chapter 51 Key Terms

Question 1

Controlled Substances

Answer 1

A drug or drug product that is categorized as potentially dangerous and addictive and is strictly regulated by federal laws.

Question 2

Efficacy

Answer 2

The therapeutic value of a procedure or therapy, such as a drug.

Question 3

Generic Name

Answer 3

A drug’s official name.

Question 4

Indication

Answer 4

The purpose or reason for using a drug, as approved by the FDA.

Question 5

Narcotic

Answer 5

A popular term for an opioid and term of choice in government agencies.

Question 6

Opioid

Answer 6

A natural or synthetic drug that produces opium-like effects.

Question 7

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 7

The study of what drugs do to the body: the mechanism of action, or how they work to produce a therapeutic effect.

Question 8

Pharmacology

Answer 8

The study of drugs

Question 9

Pharmacotherapeutics

Answer 9

The study of how drugs are used to treat disease; also called clinical pharmacology.

Question 10

Side Effects

Answer 10

Unintended but fairly mild and common effects of a medication.

Question 11

Toxicology

Answer 11

The study of poisons or poisonous effects of drugs.

Question 12

Trade Name

Answer 12

A drug’s brand, or proprietary, name.