(Prelims) DDS_1 Lec Flashcards
DRUG is defined as an agent intended for use in the following
- Diagnosis
- Mitigation
- Treatment
- Cure
- Prevention
One of the most astounding qualities of drugs is the diversity of their?
actions and effects on the body
one of our greatest scientific accomplishments is
Vast array of effective medicinal agents
The process of drug discovery and develelopment is
COMPLEX.
It has been said that the only difference between a drug and a poison is the
dose
To facilitate administration of the drug, appropriate ______ are formulated and prepared
dosage forms
Active Therapeutic Ingreidients AKA?
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Pharmaceutical product is composed of?
Active therapeutic ingredient & Nontherapeutic or Non pharmaceutical ingredients
Nontherapeutic or pharmaceutical ingredients AKA?
Fillers or Excipients
Drugs that undoubtedly began long before recorded history, for the instinct of primitive man to relieve the pain.
Crude Drugs
Early races, disease was believed to be caused by the entrance of
Demons or Evil Spirits into the body
The primary methods of removing spirits were through the use of the following:
- Spiritual Interactions
- Noisome Materials
- Administration of specific herbs or plant materials
Knowledge of the healing qualities of plants had been gathered through what
experience or handed by word of mouth
associated with the mysterious, and its practitioners were believed to have connection with the world of spirits
Art of Apothecary
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Drug had magical associations meant that its action, for good or for evil, did not depend upon its natural qualities alone
