Pharmaceutical Terminology - Q,R,S

Question 1

Q.D.

Answer 1

Once a day

Question 2

Q.I.D.

Answer 2

4 times a day

Question 3

Q

Answer 3

Every

Question 4

QA

Answer 4

Quality assurance

Question 5

QC

Answer 5

Quality control

Question 6

rDNA

Answer 6

Recombinant DNA

Question 7

Reagent

Answer 7

A chemical substance to react in a specific manner that can therefore be used to detect or produce another substance.

Question 8

Receptor

Answer 8

A site in the body that generally resides on a cell surface or within the cytoplasm.

Question 9

Recombinant DNA

Answer 9

DNA that has been cut and spliced in order to alter the genetic code.

Question 10

Red Book

Answer 10

Formally the Drug Topics Red Book. An annual reference work containing pricing information for prescription and OTC products, NDC numbers for FDA approved drugs, and Orange Book codes reflecting FDA evaluations of therapeutic equivalence.

Question 11

Renal

Answer 11

Pertaining to the kidneys.

Question 12

Resident

Answer 12

A physician who has graduated from medical school but is undergoing additional training in his/her specialty.

Question 13

Re-stenosis

Answer 13

Recurrent stenosis, a condition in which blood vessel or hard valve has narrowed.

Question 14

Restriction Enzyme

Answer 14

An enzyme that cuts DNA into short segments.

Question 15

Ride Along

Answer 15

Sales calls in which a junior sales representative is accompanied by a sales manager or more senior sales rep.

Question 16

RNA

Answer 16

Ribose nucleic acid.

Question 17

Rx

Answer 17

Shorthand for prescription. Derived from the latin word, “recipe”.

Question 18

S

Answer 18

“without”

Question 19

Saccharide

Answer 19

A carbohydrate

Question 20

SCID

Answer 20

Severe combined immune deficiency.

Question 21

Secondary Care

Answer 21

Outpatient services from specialists and hospital care, both inpatient and outpatient.

Question 22

Selectivity

Answer 22

The ability of a therapeutic dose of a drug to affect its intended target without affecting other parts of the body.

Question 23

Side Effect

Answer 23

An unwanted effect a medication may have on a person.

Question 24

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism

Answer 24

Difference at one nucleotide in a DNA sequence among individuals.

Question 25

Small Molecule

Answer 25

A term used to refer to drugs that are non-biologic in nature (chemical).

Question 26

SOB

Answer 26

Shortness of breath.

Question 27

SOP

Answer 27

Standard operating procedure.

Question 28

Speaker Programs

Answer 28

Conferences and or meetings where experts discuss topics of clinical or practical interest to pharmaceutical company customers.

Question 29

Specialist

Answer 29

A physician with advanced training in a highly specific area of medicine, such as a cardiologist or oncologist.

Question 30

SS

Answer 30

Used when referring to medication dosage, means “one half” (abbreviation for “semis”)

Question 31

Stark I and II

Answer 31

Federal laws with combined effect of prohibiting any physician from referring Medicare and Medicaid patients to entities in which the physician or an immediate family member of the physician has an ownership interest.

Question 32

Steady-state Concentration

Answer 32

This term describes the situation in which a drug level remains somewhat stable because the rate of absorption equals the rate of elimination.

Question 33

Stem Cell

Answer 33

An undifferentiated cell with the potential to become any type of specialized cell.

Question 34

Steroid

Answer 34

Member of a large family of structurally similar lipid substances, but different classes of steroids have different functions.

Question 35

Subcutaneous

Answer 35

Beneath the outer skin.

Question 36

Summation

Answer 36

A situation in which two to more medications are used together, and the clinical effect is equal to the sum of their individual effects.

Question 37

Suppression

Answer 37

Elimination or prevention of manifestations of a disease.

Question 38

Sustained Release

Answer 38

A delivery mechanism that dispenses a drug in the body gradually, ensuring a steady level in the blood and relatively long-term affect.

Question 39

Switching

Answer 39

Changing over from a previously utilized drug to a new drug for the same condition.

Question 40

Symptoms

Answer 40

Subjective sensations related to a disease or condition.

Question 41

Synergism

Answer 41

A situation in which adding medications together achieves a better clinical effect than the sum of their effects individually.

Question 42

Systemic Circulation

Answer 42

The bloodstream.

Question 43

Systemic Effects

Answer 43

The effects a medication may have on the body.