Terms

Question 1

Chemical Name

Answer 1

Relates to the chemical and molecular structure

Question 2

Chemical Name

Answer 2

Relates to the chemical and molecular structure

Question 3

Contraindication

Answer 3

Any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable

Question 4

Drug

Answer 4

Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, our cure of disease.

Question 5

Generic Name

Answer 5

Is often derived from the chemical name.
Every medication had only one generic name.
The generic name is the common name of the medication.

Question 6

Hypersensitivity (allergy)

Answer 6

Abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agents.

Question 7

Indication

Answer 7

The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic test

Question 8

Maximum Dose

Answer 8

The largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching the toxic effect

Question 9

MTF

Answer 9

Medical Treatment Facility

Question 10

Opiate

Answer 10

A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any several semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity.

Question 11

Opioid

Answer 11

Strictly speaking, pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have opium-like effects similar to morphine, though they are not derived from opium.

Question 12

Patency

Answer 12

The state of being freely open or exposed

Question 13

Pharmacology

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The science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses.

Question 14

Pharmacy

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Is the branch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper use of medications.

Question 15

Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR)

Answer 15

A comprehensive book listing of drug products for medical professionals.

Question 16

Therapeutics

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Is the science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain, treat or cure disease and infections, or prolong life.

Question 17

Toxicology

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Is the study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the conditions produced by them.

Question 18

Trade/Brand Name

Answer 18

Is the proprietary name given by a manufacture

Question 19

Usual/Therapeutic Dose

Answer 19

Is referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose, or average dose. It is the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic effect