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Terms and definitions
Question | Answer |
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Medicare | Federal and state managed insurance program that covers health care costs and prescription drugs for individuals older than 65, persons younger than 65 with long-term disabilities and individuals with long stage renal disease |
Misbranding | Labeling of a product that is false or misleading and legal information must include directions for use safe and/or unsafe dosages manufacture packer or distributor quantity and weight |
Monograph | Also list generic and trade names ingredients dosages side effects adverse affects how the patient should take the medication and foods or other drugs like (over-the-counter medication or herbals)to avoid while taking the medication |
Paracelsus | Swiss physician, philosopher, introduced Laudanum |
PE | Pulmonary embolism |
Domagk, Gerhard | Develop a sulfonamides and synthetic antibiotics |
PRN | as needed |