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ch.11 medication
terms
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Adverse reation.`` | an unintended and undesirable effect produced by a drug. |
Allergen. | a substance that is capable of causing an allergic reaction.. |
Allergy . | an abnormal hypersensitivity of the body to substances that are ordinarily harmless. |
Ampule. | a small sealed glass container that holds a single dose of medications. |
Anaphylactic reaction. | a serious allergic reaction that requires immediate treatment |
Autoimmune disease | a condition in which the body immune system produces antibodies that attack the body's own cells. the cause is unknown |
Chemotherapy | the use of chemicals to treat disease. chemotherapy is the most often used to refer to the treatment of cancer using antineoplastic medications |
Controlled drug | a drug that has restrictions placed on it by the federal government because of its potential for abuse |
Conversions | changing from one system of measurement to another |
Cubic centimeters | the amount of space occupied by 1 milliliter(1ml=1cc) |
Dea number | a registration number assigned to physicians by the drug enforcement administered for prescribing or dispensing controlled drugs |
dose. | the quantity of a drug to be administered at one time.. |
Drug.. | a chemical used for the treatment prevention or diagnosis of disease.. |
Enteral nutrition.. | the delivery of nutrients through a tube inserted into the gastrointestinal tract.. |
Gauge.. | the diameter of the lumen of a needle used to administer medication |
Hemophilia | an inherited bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of a clotting factor needed for proper coagulation of the blood |
Immune globulin | a blood product consisting of pooled human plasma containing tissue |
Induration | an area of hardened tissue |
Infusion | the administration of fluids medications or nutrients into the vein |
Inhalation administration | the administration of medication by way of air or other vapor being drawn into the lungs |
Inscription | the part of a prescription that indicates the name of the drug and the drug dose |
Intradermal injection | introduction of medication into the dermal layer of the skin |
intramuscular injection | introduction of medication into the muscular layer of the body |
Intravenous (IV) therapy | the administration of a liquid agent directly into a patient vein where it is distributed throughout the body via the circulatory system. |
Oral administration | administration of medication by mouth |
Parenteral | administration of medications by injection |
Pharmacology | the study of drugs |
Prescription | a physicians order authorizing the dispensing of a drug by a pharmacist |
Signatura | the part of a prescription that indicates the information to print on the medication label |
Subcutaneous injection | introduction of medication beneath the skin into the subcutaneous or fatty layer of the body |
Sublingual administration | administration of medication by placing it under the tongue where it dissolves and is absorbed through the mucus membrane |
Subscription | the part of the prescription that gives directions to the pharmacist and usually designates the number of doses to be dispensed |
Superscription . | the part of the prescription consisting of the symbol Rx (from the Latin word recipe meaning take) . |
Topical administration | application of a drug to a particular spot usually for a local action |
Transfusion | the administration of whole blood or blood products through the intravenous route |
Vial | a closed glass container with a rubber stopper that holds medications |
Wheal | a small raised area of the skin |