Pharmaceutical Terminology - A COPY

Question 1

A.A.

Answer 1

of each

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A.C.

Answer 2

before meals

Question 3

AAHP

Answer 3

American Association of Health Plans - The primary US Association of health plans, which includes HMOs, PPOs, other types of managed care, and UROs.

Question 4

Absorption Rate

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The rate at which a drug is taken into a person’s bloodstream within a specified time period.

Question 5

Absorption

Answer 5

The process in which a medication is absorbed into the bloodstream.

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AC

Answer 6

Anticholinergic side effects (dry mouth, blurred vision, and urinary retention).

Question 7

Accelerated Approval

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A specialized FDA mechanism implemented in the early 1990s to speed approval of drugs that represent a major advance in addressing serious or life threatening diseases for which no effective alternative treatments exist.

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ACE Inhibitors

Answer 8

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. Class of drugs used to treat cardiovascular conditions such as hypertension and chronic heart failure.

Question 9

Action Letter

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The FDA’s official response to an NDA.

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Active Metabolite

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A biological active product of a medication’s metabolism.

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Acute Illness

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A condition or illness that only lasts for a short period of time (e.g. common cold).

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Acute

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In terms of diseases or conditions, abrupt in onset and short-term (as opposed to chronic).

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Ad Lib

Answer 13

Referring to medication dosage, means “freely”.

Question 14

Additions

Answer 14

Situations where two or more medications are used together and the clinical effect is equal to the sum of their individual effects.

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Adherence

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The proper use of a medication by a patient.

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Adjuvant

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A substance that enhances the action of a drug or antigen.

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ADME

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Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.

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Adverse Drug Reaction

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An unwanted, negative consequence sometimes associated with the use of drug therapy.

Question 19

Adverse Effect

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An unwanted effect a medication may have on a person.

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Adverse Event

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An unanticipated event that involves risk to the subject and that results in harm to the subject or others.

Question 21

AF

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Atrial fibrillation.

Question 22

Affinity

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A measure of the binding of an antibody to an antigen.

Question 23

Agonist

Answer 23

A drug capable of combining with receptors to initiate drug reactions.

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Alignment

Answer 24

The manner in which client responsibilities are allocated among sales representatives in a pharmaceutical company.

Question 25

AMA

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(American Medical Association) - A national association based in Chicago that represents more than 700,000 medical doctors in the US.

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AMCP

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(Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy) - An organization for pharmacy directors.

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APhA

Answer 27

(American Pharmaceutical Association) - The national professional society of pharmacists, founded in 1852, it was the first and is still the largest professional association of pharmacists in the US.

Question 28

AMIDE

Answer 28

An organic compound containing an O-C-N group.

Question 29

Amino Acid

Answer 29

Building block of peptides/proteins.

Question 30

Amyloid

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A glycoprotein that is deposited extracellularly in tissues.

Question 31

Analgesic

Answer 31

Pain reliever.

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Analogue

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Similar in chemical and physical nature.

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Anaphylaxis

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An extreme sensitivity and reaction to a foreign substance, including medications.

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Ancillary Care

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Supplemental health care services that facilitate diagnosis and treatment, including lab work and x-rays.

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ANDA

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Abbreviated New Drug Application.

Question 36

Androgen

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A male specific reproductive hormone.

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Angiotensin

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A peptide used to increase blood pressure.

Question 38

Antagonism

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An interaction where one medication may reduce the effects of another medication.

Question 39

Antibody

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Protein secreted by B cells when they are stimulated by an antigen.

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Antigen

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The substance, usually protein-based, that stimulates the production of antibodies so as to meet the perceived threat.

Question 41

APAP

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Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

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APC

Answer 42

Antigen-presenting cell

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API

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(Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) - The part of a drug formulation that is responsible for achieving a therapeutic effect. Also known as the drug substance or active ingredient.

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Approvable Letter

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An FDA response to a NDA that lists minor issues to be resolved before marketing approval can be granted.

Question 45

Assay

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A test or trial.

Question 46

Autoimmune Disease

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A disease in which the body's immune system is turned on itself.

Question 47

Average Wholesale Price (AWP)

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A national average of list prices charged by wholesalers to pharmacists.

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Avidity

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Strength of binding, especially the binding of an antibody to an antigen.