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Module 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absorption | the act of taking up or in by specific chemical or molecular action |
| Adverse effect | is a harmful and undesired effect resulting from a medication or other intervention such as surgery. |
| Agonist | is a chemical that binds to some receptor of a cell and triggers a response by that cell. |
| Bioavailability | is a subcategory of absorption and is the fraction of an administered dose of unchanged drug that reaches the systemic circulation |
| Biotechnology | is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products. |
| Biotransformation | is the chemical modification (or modifications) made by an organism on a chemical compound. |
| Bolus | the administration of a drug, medication or other substance in the form of a single, large dose Bolus (radiation therapy), a tissue equivalent substance used in radiation therapy |
| Contraindication | is a condition or factor that serves as a reason to withhold a certain medical treatment. |
| Distribution | the specific location or arrangement of continuing or successive objects or events in space or time. |
| Duration | A continuous period of time. |
| Emulsion | a mixture of two immiscible liquids, one being dispersed throughout the other in small droplets; a colloid system in which both the dispersed phase and the dispersion medium are liquids. |
| Enteral | Within, or by way of, the intestine or gastrointestinal tract, especially as distinguished from parenteral. |
| Excretion | waste material eliminated from the body, including feces, urine, and sweat |
| Hypersensitivity | a state of altered reactivity in which the body reacts with an exaggerated immune response to a foreign agent |
| Idiosyncratic effect | are drug reactions that occur rarely and unpredictably amongst the population. |
| Indication | a sign or circumstance that points to or shows the cause, treatment, or some other aspect of a disease. |
| Local effect | involving or affecting only a restricted part of the organism |
| Onset | A beginning; a start, as of a cold. |
| Parenteral | by some route other than through the alimentary canal, such as by subcutaneous, intramuscular, intrasternal, or intravenous injection. |
| Pharmacodynamics | the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of their actions, including the correlation of their actions and effects with their chemical structure. |
| Pharmacokinetics | the study of the movement of drugs in the body, including the processes of absorption, distribution, localization in tissues, biotransformation, and excretion. |
| Plasma protein binding | A drug's efficiency may be affected by the degree to which it binds to the proteins within blood plasma. |
| Reconstituted | Taking smaller pieces of materials and binding them together to form a larger material item. |
| Side effect | A consistent result of a procedure that is in addition to or peripheral to the basic result. |
| Solubility | the quality of being soluble. |
| Solution | a homogeneous mixture of one or more substances (solutes) dispersed molecularly in a sufficient quantity of dissolving medium (solvent). |
| Suspension | temporary cessation, as of pain or a vital process. |
| Synergist Systemic effect | an agent that acts with or enhances the action of another |
| Topical | pertaining to a particular area, such as a topical antiinfective agent applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied. |
| Controlled substances | any drug defined in the five categories of the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970. The categories, or schedules, cover opium and its derivatives, hallucinogens, depressants, and stimulants. |
| Narcotics | are natural opioid drugs derived from the Asian poppy Palaver somniferous or semi-synthetic or synthetic substitutes for these drugs. |
| DEA | abbreviation for Drug Enforcement Agency. |
| FDA | Abbreviation for Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. |
| The Joint Commision | a private nongovernmental agency that establishes guidelines for the operation of hospitals and other health care facilities, |
| OTC | Abbreviation for over the counter, pertaining to a drug available without a prescription. |
| PDR | Abbreviation for Physicians' Desk Reference. |
| USP-NF | United States Pharmacopeia–National Formulary. |
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