Pharmaceutical Terminology - L,M,N

Question 1

Label

Answer 1

The FDA-approved information about a medication.

Question 2

LAL

Answer 2

Limulus amebocyte lysate.

Question 3

Large Molecule

Answer 3

A synonym for biologic compounds, which typically consist of large proteins.

Question 4

Launch

Answer 4

The initial entry of a drug into the marketplace, or the entry of an established drug into a new market.

Question 5

LD

Answer 5

Lethal Dose

Question 6

LDL Cholesterol

Answer 6

(Low Density Lipoprotein) - The “bad” cholesterol that is carried into the blood and is the main cause of harmful fatty buildup in arteries.

Question 7

Lead

Answer 7

A treatment idea that has shown enough promise to warrant being explored further.

Question 8

Lifestyle Drugs

Answer 8

Term used for drugs that enhance the quality of life, but are not considered medically necessary.

Question 9

Ligand

Answer 9

Molecule that minds to another molecule.

Question 10

Ligase

Answer 10

An enzyme involved in DNA replication.

Question 11

Limulus Amebocyte Lysate

Answer 11

A reagent for determining the quality of bacterial endotoxins.

Question 12

Liposome

Answer 12

A spherical vesicle formed by a lipid enclosing and aqueous part.

Question 13

Loading Dose

Answer 13

An initial dose of a medication that will provide the necessary plasma concentration levels for therapeutic benefit.

Question 14

Log P

Answer 14

Logarithmic function of the partition coefficient.

Question 15

Lupus Erythematosus

Answer 15

A chronic inflammatory disease of connective tissue, affecting the skin and internal organs.

Question 16

Lymphoma

Answer 16

A malignant tumor of the lymph nodes.

Question 17

MA

Answer 17

Marketing authorization.

Question 18

MAb

Answer 18

Monoclonal antibody

Question 19

MAC

Answer 19

Maximum Allowable Carryover

Question 20

Maintenance Dose

Answer 20

A dose of medication that keeps/maintains the necessary plasma concentration levels for therapeutic benefit.

Question 21

Managed Care

Answer 21

A largely but not exclusively private health insurance sector made up of MCOs that emphasize controls to ensure cost-effective care.

Question 22

Maximum Effect Dose

Answer 22

The lowest dose of a medication that will provide the maximum therapeutic effect.

Question 23

MCB

Answer 23

Master cell bank

Question 24

MCG

Answer 24

Microgram (0.001 mg of 1/1000 mg)

Question 25

Mechanism of Action

Answer 25

The method by which a medication produces it therapeutic effects.

Question 26

Medicaid

Answer 26

Health insurance program for the poor and disabled administered by each state and funded by money from the state and federal government.

Question 27

Medical Devices

Answer 27

Like drugs, medical devices are used in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases or conditions, or to affect the structure or function of the body.

Question 28

Medical Marketing Association

Answer 28

A non-profit organization whose membership consists of marketing professionals from pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic industries.

Question 29

Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs)

Answer 29

Healthcare professionals in a pharmaceutical company who work closely with key opinion leaders in the relevant therapeutic area to share preliminary findings from ongoing clinical trials.

Question 30

Medicare Part A

Answer 30

Known as the hospital insurance component of Medicare.

Question 31

Medicare Part B

Answer 31

Known as the medical insurance component of Medicare.

Question 32

Medicare Part D

Answer 32

New prescription drug benefits covered under the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act.

Question 33

Medicare

Answer 33

Federally funded healthcare insurance for persons 65 or older, as well as younger persons with certain disabling conditions, such as end-stage renal disease.

Question 34

Medicine

Answer 34

The science of diagnosing, treating, or preventing disease and other damage to the body or mind.

Question 35

Metabolism

Answer 35

A chemical process of transformation.

Question 36

Metabolite

Answer 36

A product of metabolism.

Question 37

MG

Answer 37

Milligram (0.001 gram or 1/1000 gram)

Question 38

MI

Answer 38

Myocardial infarction (heart attack).

Question 39

Minimum Effective Dose

Answer 39

The lowest amount of a medication that is able to produce an appreciable effect.

Question 40

ML

Answer 40

Milliliters (0.001 liter or 1/1000 liter)

Question 41

mRNA

Answer 41

Messenger RNA

Question 42

Mycoplasma

Answer 42

Minute primitive bacteria without a rigid cell wall.

Question 43

Myelodysplasia

Answer 43

Abnormal or defective formation of the bone marrow.

Question 44

Myeloma Cells

Answer 44

Malignant tumor cells.

Question 45

N

Answer 45

Nausea

Question 46

National Association of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives

Answer 46

Trade group for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry.

Question 47

National Center for Health Statistics

Answer 47

A division of the US Dept of Health and Human Services and the CDC. Principal source of health statistics for the nation.

Question 48

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Answer 48

Federally funded medical research organization based in Bethesda, MD. Spends billions of dollars each year on research to enhance the understanding of disease.

Question 49

NCE

Answer 49

New Chemical Entity.

Question 50

NDA

Answer 50

New Drug Application.

Question 51

NIH

Answer 51

National Institutes of Health

Question 52

NME

Answer 52

New Molecular Entity

Question 53

NMR

Answer 53

Nuclear magnetic resonance.

Question 54

NOE

Answer 54

Nuclear overhauser effects.

Question 55

Non Repeat

Answer 55

Used when referring to medication dosage, means "not to be repeated".

Question 56

Non-approval Letter

Answer 56

A type of FDA response to an NDA.

Question 57

Non-preferred Drug

Answer 57

A disfavored alternative to a preferred drug, which may not me on the payer formulary at all.

Question 58

Nucleic Acid

Answer 58

A molecule composed of nucleotides joined together.

Question 59

Nucleotide

Answer 59

A compound consisting of a nitrogen-containing base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.