Pharmacology Flashcards
prepares drugs
pharmacist
studies the use of drugs
pharmacologist
study of how to deal harmful drugs
toxicology
identifies the drug legally and scientifically
generic
trademark
brand name
chemicals in the drug
chemical
decides whether to allow the drug or not
Food and drug administration (FDA)
list of available drugs in the pharmacy
hospital formulary
is a useful reference with several different indices to identify drugs
Physician’s desk reference (PDR)
got less of the desired effect
antagonistic
got more of the desired effect
synergist
amount of drug doesn’t work anymore
tolerance
dependent on a drug
addicted
hyper sensitive
anaphylaxis
something went wrong at the hospital
iatrogenic
factors that make the use of a drug dangerous and ill-advised
contraindication
pain killer
analgesic
anti bacterial
antibiotic
anti blood clot
anticoagulants
anti poison
antidotes
anti allergy
antihistamine
anti itching
antipruritis
anti fever
anti pyeretics
a substance that promotes to increase the production of urine
diuretic
