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pharm-chapter 7
Term | Definition |
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Abuse | The excessive or improper use of a substance, person, or animal. |
Addiction | The physical or psychological dependency on a substance. |
Administer | to give. |
Bioassay | The process of determining the strenth and quality of a drugg by testing it on a animal or on an isolated organ. |
Biologics | includes wides of medicinal products such as vaccines, blood and therapeutic proteins. |
Biotechnology | Study of the rlationship between human beings and machines. |
Controlled substance | Drug that has the potential for addiction and abuse example cocaine, opium and narcotics. |
Dispense | To prepare and give out |
Genetic engineering | The synthesis. alteration or repair of genetic material through the application of egineering principles. |
Narcotic | Producing sleep or stupor, also releases pain. |
Pharmacopia | authrized publication on drugs and preperations . |
Practitioner | one who has met the professional and legal requirements of a certain occupation or profession. |
Prescibe | to order or recommend the use of a drug , diet, or other form of therapy. |