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Module 3 | Pharmacology Flashcards

1
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, a type of antihypertensive (blood pressure lowering) medication

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ACE inhibitor

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A hypersensitivity response to a medication, food, or other substance, ranging in intensity from mild itching to severe rash to anaphylaxis

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Allergic reaction

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A small, sealed, single-use glass or plastic container containing sterile parenteral medications or solutions

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Ampule

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A medication that kills bacteria and thus treats bacterial infections

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Antibiotic

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A medication that helps delay blood clotting. This medication differs from an anticoagulant because it affects arterial as well as venous blood

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Antiplatelet

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A medication that, by interfering with specific receptor sites in the heart, can help lower heart rate and blood pressure and treat many other cardiovascular disorders

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Beta blocker

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Assigned by the medication’s manufacturer, identifies the medication as the property of the company, begins with a capital letter

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Brand/trade name

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Narrowing or constriction of the airways that interferes with breathing

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Bronchospasm

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A medication that prevents the entry of calcium ions into the cells of the body, which can lower blood pressure and treat cardiac pain and dysfunction

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Calcium channel blocker

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A combination of atoms of an element; pharmacologically, it refers to a mixture of medications or a medication with a specific base or blend that a compounding pharmacist prepares from a prescription rather than a medication a
pharmaceutical company manufactures

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Compound

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Caused by repeated use of a drug and will result in withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued

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Dependence

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A fragrant, sweet, often alcoholic liquid that has a medication in it

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Elixir

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A mixture of water and oil that improves the taste of something distasteful, such as fish oil

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Emulsion

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Containing an outer shell that prevents an oral tablet from dissolving until it reaches the intestine, often to prevent stomach irritation

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Enteric-coated

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A concentrated combination of vegetable products and alcohol

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Extract

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A noncommercial name for a medication, usually less complex than the medication’s chemical name and often more complex than a brand or trade name

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Generic name

17
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One of several hormones that have many functions, both naturally in the body and as a mediation, including suppression of inflammation.

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Glucocorticoid

18
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Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep

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Insomnia

19
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A specific type of medication that treats asthma by relaxing tight or constricted airways and inflammation in the airways

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Leukotriene inhibitor

20
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A liquid or semiliquid preparation containing oil, alcohol, or water for application to the skin, often as a counterirritant

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Liniment

21
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A medication-delivery device that disperses the medication as an aerosol spray, mist or powder into the airways via inhalation

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Metered-dose inhaler

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The moist inner lining of various tubular structures, including the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines

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Mucous membrane

23
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A device for creating and delivering an aerosol spray for inhalation

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Nebulizer

24
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No longer available for purchase or use

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Off the market

25
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Available for purchase without a prescription

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Over-the-counter

26
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A mineral that controls fluid volume, muscle and cardiac activity and other bodily functions

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Potassium

27
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A specific type of medication that reduces stomach acid

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Proton-pump inhibitor

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Referring to a serious mental illness, often with hearing or seeing things that do not exist

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Psychotic

29
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A calm or sleepy state that results from taking a medication

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Sedation

30
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A small, solid, cylinder-shaped medication for insertion into the rectum or vagina; solid at room temperature, dissolves at body temperature.

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Suppository

31
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A liquid preparation consisting of solid particles dispersed throughout a liquid in which they are not soluble

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Suspension

32
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A concentrated solution of sugar in water with a flavoring, sometimes with a medication in it

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Syrup

33
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The amount of a medication the body must have available to produce the desirable effects for which the provider prescribed it

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Therapeutic range

34
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A medicinal preparation in an alcohol base, sometimes for oral and sometimes for topical use

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Tincture

35
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An adverse medication reaction resulting from excessive dosing

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Toxicity

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