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Pharmacology Flashcards

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FDA

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Food and Drug Administration

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DEA

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Drug Enforcement Administration

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OTC

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Over the Counter

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BID

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Twice a day

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TID

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Three times a day

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QID

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Four times a day

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SID

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Once a day

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Q12H

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Every 12 Hours

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PRN

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As needed

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IM

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Intramuscular

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PO

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By mouth

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SQ/ SC

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Subcutaneous

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ID

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Intradermal

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IC

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Intracardiac

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OD

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Right eye

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AS

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Left ear

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OU

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Both eyes

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IP

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Intraperitoneal

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IO

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Intraosseous

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IV

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Intravenous

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Legend drugs

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Prescribed drugs

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Half-life

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The time that it takes the original concentration of a drug to be reduced by 50% through metabolism and excretion

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Efficacy

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Effectiveness, the extent to which drug causes the intended effect

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Placebo

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Inactive substance that is given for its suggestive effects or substance used as an controlled drug in an experimental setting

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Agonist

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Substance that produces effect by binding to an appropriate receptor

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Antagonist

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Substance that inhibits a specific action by binding with a particular receptor instead of allowing the agonist to bind to the receptor

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Antiemetic

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Substance that prevents vomiting

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Pharmacokinetics

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Movement of a drug or chemical, consists of absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and elimination

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Dose

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Amount of a medication measured at one time

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Generic drug

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Given by the pharmacopeia commission, based on the chemical structure of the drug

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Extra-label use

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Use of a drug in a manner other than whats indicated on the drug label manufacturers label

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Emulsion

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Blend of two immiscible liquids, one being dispersed throughout the other in small droplets

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Regimen

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Course of treatment

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Antipyretic

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Substance that reduced fever

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Withdrawal time

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The time interval between the last administration of a drug to a food animal and the time at which the animal products (milk, meat, blood) are allowed to be obtained for human consumption

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Drug residue

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Amount of a drug that can be detected in tissues at specified times after Administration of the drug ceases

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Antitussive

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Substance that reduces coughing

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Tincture

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An alcoholic or water solution

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Capsule

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A soluble container enclosing a dose of medicine

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Tablet

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Medicine mixed into a solid form

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Metabolite

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A chemical formed as the result of the biotransformation (metabolism) of a drug

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Cytotoxic

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Substance that kills or damages cells

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Apothecary

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Pharmacist, a person who compounds, dispenses and measures drugs

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Biological

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Medicinal preparations made from living organisms such as vaccines or serums

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Anthelmintic

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A substance that works against intestinal worms

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Milligram

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A metric unit of weight equal to one one-thousandth of a gram (mg)

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Milliliter

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A metric unit of volume equal to one one-thousandth of a liter (ml)

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Adverse reaction

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An undesirable and unintentional effect caused by a drug administered at the normal therapeutic dose

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Contraindication

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Recommendation not to use

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Suppository

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Easily melted medication mass for introduced onto the rectum or vagina

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