Terminology Flashcards
The branch of health sciences dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of drugs.
Pharmacy
The study of the effect of drugs on the structure and metabolism of tissue.
Pharmacology
The action of drugs in the body including the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of the drug.
Pharmacokinetics
The study of the adverse effects of chemicals on tissues or bodies.
Toxicology
The legal right given by the government to a company that originated a new drug to have exclusive rights to manufacture that product for a certain length of time (usually a certain number of years) before any other company can manufacture generic equivalents.
Patent
The amount of time that it takes for a drug to safely be eliminated from meat or milk after the use of that drug has been stopped.
Withdrawal Period
When a drug is first discovered, it is given a chemical name, which describes its molecular structure.
Chemical Name
A substance used to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease.
Drug
When a drug is approved, a federal agency responsible for naming the drug gives it a official name
Generic Name
This is the unique (exclusive) name that a pharmaceutical company chooses to give to the drug they are manufacturing.
Trade Name/Brand Name
A drug product that does not have a Drug Identification Number (DIN). A drug that has never been approved by a Canadian regulatory authority.
Unapproved Drug
Drugs banned by Health Canada from use in animals intended for use in human food.
Banned Drug
The application of professional knowledge for the purpose of mixing two or more ingredients together; at least one ingredient must be a drug.
Compound
The combination of the words: nutrition and pharmaceutical. Refers to any substance that is isolated or purified from food and claims to provide a physiological benefit or protection against chronic disease.
Nutraceutical
Plant Sources of Drugs
Herbs, Atropine, Digoxin, Vitamins
Animal Sources of Drugs
Insulin, Hormones, Antibodies
Mineral Sources of Drugs
Electrolytes, Mineral injections, oral supplements
Bacteria/Mold Sources of Drugs
Antibiotics, Antifungals, Anthelmintics
Semi Synthetic Sources of Drugs
Semi-synthetic drugs are natural drugs that have been altered in a laboratory (Amoxicillin, Ampicillin)
Synthetic Sources of Drugs
Man-made chemical synthesis (Sulfonamides)
Involves identifying the genes from animals or humans that code for a desired protein product and then inserting these specific genes into easily manipulated, non-pathogenic cells such as bacteria, yeast cells, or plants.
Recombinant DNA Technology
Recombinant DNA Technology Examples
Insulin, Interferon, Vaccines, Human growth hormone, Antibodies
