Pharmacology Vocabulary
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| Abuse | The excessive or improper use of a substance, person, or animal
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| Addictive | Pertaining to habit-forming: a substance that may cause physical and/or psychological dependancy
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| Administer | To give
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| Controlled Substance | A drug that has the potential for addiction and abuse. Example Opium, Cocaine and their derivatives, narcotics, stimulants, and depressants.
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| Dispense | To prepare and give out
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| Narcotic | To produce sleep or stupor. A narcotic drug is one that depresses the central nervous system and, in moderate dosages, relieves pain and produces sleep. Most narcotics are habit forming.
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| Practitioner | One who has met the professional and legal requirements of a certain occupation or profession
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| Prescribe | To order or recommend the use of a drug, diet, or other form of therapy
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| Initial dose | Is the first dose
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| Average dose | Is the amount of medication proven most effective with minimum toxic effect
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| Maintenance Dose | is the amount that will keep concentration of the drug at a therapeutic level in the patient's bloodstream
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| Therapeutic Dose | Is the amount of a medication that can be given safely to a patient
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| Unit dose | Is a premeasured amount of the medication, individually packaged on a per-dose basis
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| Cumulative dose | is the summation of a drug present in the body after repeated medication
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| Lethal Dose | Is the amount of medication that could kill a patient
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| Toxic Dose | Is the amount of a drug that causes signs and symptoms of drug toxicity
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| Minimum dose | Is the smallest dose that will be effective
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