MEDICATION Flashcards
Is a substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment or relief of a symptom or for prevention of disease.
Medication
Has the connotation of an illicitly obtained substance such as heroin, cocaine, or amphetamines.
Drug
The written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug.
Prescription
Name given before drug becomes officially approved.
Generic name
Sometimes called the brand name, is the name given by the drug manufacturer and identifies it as property of that company.
Trade name
Is the name under which a drug is listed in one of the official publications.
Official Name
Is the name by which a chemist knows it, this name describes the constituents of the drug precisely.
Chemical name
Is the study of the effect of drugs on living organisms.
Pharmacology
Is the art of preparing, compounding, and dispensing of drugs. Also refers to the place where drugs are prepared and dispensed.
Pharmacy
One who prepares, makes, and dispenses drugs as ordered by a physician.
Pharmacist
Is a book containing a list of products used in medicine with descriptions of the product.
Pharmacopoeia
Referred to as the desired effect.
Therapeutic effect
Or secondary effect, of a drug is one that is unintended
Side effect
Are more severe side effects that may justify the discontinuation of a drug.
Adverse effects
Harmful effects of a drug on an organism or tissue. Results from overdosage, ingestion of a drug intended for external use.
Drug toxicity
Is an immunoligc reaction to a drug. Occurs any time from a few minutes to 2 weeks after the administration of rhe drug.
Drug allergy
A severe allergic reaction that usually occurs immediately after the administration of the drug.
Anaphylactic reaction
Exists in a client who exhibits an unusually low physiologic response to a drug.
Drug tolerance
Is the increasing response to a repeated doses of a drug that occurs when the rate of administration exceeds the rate of metabolism.
Cumulative effect
Adverse effects that cannot be explained by the known mechanisms of action
Idiosyncratic effect
Occurs when the administration of one drug before, at the same time, or after another drug.
Drug interaction
Occurs when two different drugs increase the action of one or another.
Synergistic effect
Disease caused unintentionally by medical therapy.
Latrogenic disease
Is the improper use of common medications in ways that lead to acute and chronic toxicity.
Drug misuse