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Mod 1 Vocab Words
Vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absorption | the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another |
| Adverse effect | an undesired harmful effect resulting from a medication or other intervention such as surgery |
| Agonist | a substance that initiates a physiological response when combined with a receptor |
| Antagonist | a type of receptor ligand or drug that blocks or dampens agonist-mediated responses rather than provoking a biological response itself upon binding to a receptor |
| Bioavailability | the proportion of a drug or other substance that enters the circulation when introduced into the body and so is able to have an active effect |
| Biotechnology | the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc. |
| Biotransformation | the alteration of a substance, such as a drug, within the body |
| Bolus | a single dose of a drug or other medicinal preparation given all at once |
| Contraindication | (of a condition or circumstance) suggest or indicate that (a particular technique or drug) should not be used in the case in question |
| Distribution | the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients |
| Duration | the time during which something continues |
| Emulsion | a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible |
| Enteral | (chiefly of nutrition) involving or passing through the intestine, either naturally via the mouth and esophagus, or through an artificial opening |
| Excretion | (in living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter. |
| Idiosyncratic effect | unpredictable adverse drug reactions that do not occur in most patients but when they do occur they can be life-threatening |
| Indication | a valid reason to use a certain test, medication, procedure, or surgery |
| Local effect | the impact of a therapeutic agent on specific tissues rather than on the whole body, esp. on those tissues where the agent is absorbed, metabolized, or most chemically active |
| Onset | the first appearance of the signs or symptoms of an illness |
| Parenteral | Not delivered via the intestinal tract. For example, parenteral nutrition is feeding that is delivered intravenously |
| Pharmacodynamics | the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs and the mechanism of their action |
| Pharmacokinetics | the branch of pharmacology concerned with the movement of drugs within the body |
| Plasma protein binding | A drug's efficiency may be affected by the degree to which it binds to the proteins within blood plasma. The less bound a drug is, the more efficiently it can traverse cell membranes or diffuse. Common blood proteins that drugs bind to are human serum alb |
| Reconstituted | ---The restitution or return to an original state of a substance, or combination of parts to make a whole ---In the case of a lower organism, the restoration of a part of the body by regeneration |
| Side effect | a result of drug or other therapy in addition to or in extension of the desired therapeutic effect; usually but not necessarily, connoting an undesirable effect |
| Solubility | the property of a solid, liquid, or gaseous chemical substance called solute to dissolve in a solid, liquid, or gaseous solvent |
| Solution | a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent) |
| Suspension | 1a: the state of a substance when its particles are mixed with but undissolved in a fluid or solidb: a substance in this state—see oral suspension 2: a system consisting of a solid dispersed in a solid, liquid, or gas usually in particles of larger than |
| Synergist | "together with" or "united." When synergistic parts work together, they accomplish more than they could alone. Synergetic is often used to describe the effect of drugs working together — where one drug increases the other's effectiveness |
| Systemic effect | In medicine, systemic means affecting the whole body, or at least multiple organ systems. It is in contrast with topical or local. Systemic administration, a route of administration of medication so that the entire body is affected |
| Topical | relating or applied directly to a part of the body |
| Controlled substances | a drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession, or use is regulated by a government, such as illicitly used drugs or prescription medications that are designated a Controlled Drug |
| Narcotics | a drug that relieves pain and induces drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility |
| DEA | Lead agency for domestic enforcement of federal drug laws, and for coordinating and pursuing U.S. drug investigations abroad |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration: a federal agency responsible for monitoring trading and safety standards in the food and drug industries |
| The Joint Commission | The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States |
| OTC | Over the counter |
| PDR | Physician's Desk Reference- a reference book published yearly that contains drug monographs and an illustrated section for drug identification |
| USP-NF | United States Pharmacopeia–National Formulary- a book of public pharmacopeial standards for chemical and biological drug substances, dosage forms, compounded preparations, excipients, medical devices, and dietary supplements |
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