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Definition
Absorption   how a drug is taken into the body and how it moves from administration site into the blood  
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Adverse Effect   undesired effects of drugs  
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Agonist   drugs that bind to a receptor and cause a response that is specific to that receptor  
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Antagonist   drugs that bind to a receptor and prevent a response  
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Bioavailability   this involves the degree in which the drug reaches the site of action  
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Biotransformation   the chemical composition of a drug is changed  
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Bolus   act of when a drug is given all at once  
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contraindication   reasons against giving a drug  
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Distribution   how the drug is distributed throughout the body  
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Duration   the time between onset and when the drug does not have affects on the body or disappears  
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Emulsion   a mixture of water and oil  
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Enteral   the medication that is given is taken into the gastrointestinal tract  
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Excretion   this is how drugs are eliminated in the body  
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Hypersensitivity   adverse effect due to the previous exposure to the drug  
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Idiosyncratic effect   this is adverse effect as well, these are rare and have unpredictable reactions  
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Indication   reason for giving medication  
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Local effect   this is when the medication works at the site of application  
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onset   amount of time it takes for a drug to affect the body  
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Parenteral   this is a route of medication, involves subcutaneous, intramuscular and intravenous  
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Pharmacodynamics   study of how the action of the drug affects the body  
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Pharmacokinetics   study of how the body processes the drug  
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Plasma Protein binding   the drug molecule binds to the protein in the plasma  
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Reconstituted   another word for dissolved  
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Side effect   this is a unwanted effect of the drug but is usually predictable  
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Solubility   how its dissolved or the ability of it to dissolve  
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Solution   a mixture of drug particles that are fully dissolved in a liquid medium  
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Suspension   this is when the solid undissolved particles float in the liquid  
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synergist   drug that enhances the affect of another drug  
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Systemic effect   type of medication that goes throughout the body  
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Topical   area in which medication is applied, they are applied to the surface of skin or mucous membrane  
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Controlled Substances   drugs that are highly abused and have dependence potential, there is five classes  
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Narcotics   drug that affects mood or behavior, this is a controlled substance  
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DEA   drug enforcement administration  
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FDA   U.S. food and drug administration  
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the joint commission   evaluates and accredits health care organizations and programs in the united states  
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OTC   over the counter  
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PDR   physicians desk reference, this is used to provide information about medications  
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USP-NF   United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary, this is a medication list that is recognized by the government  
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