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Terminology
Terms and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | scientific study of the structure of living things |
| Arthritis | a condition associated with inflammation of the joints, as well as damage to the joints of the body |
| Brand Name | a unique proprietary name selected by the pharmaceutical company that produces the drug |
| Cardiovascular | a term relating to the heart and blood vessels |
| Complementary and alternative medicine | CAM-therapies outside of evidence based medicine |
| Dermatologic | referring to the hair skin and nails |
| Drugs | substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, and prevention of a disease |
| Diabetes | a chronic condition associated with how body processes sugar that can be life threatening |
| Evidence based medicine | prescribing medications for clinical use on the bases of scientific data |
| Gastrointestinal | referring to digestive activities (stomach, intestines) |
| Generic Name | a specific, non-proprietary name assigned by the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council |
| Gross anatomy | the study of structures within the body that are large enough to be seen with or by the naked eye |
| Hematology | study of blood |
| microscopic anatomy | the study of structures within the body that can only be seen with a microscope |
| Oncology | the study of cancerous diseases |
| Pathophysiology | the study of abnormal bodily functions that can be caused by diseases or other processes that are not normal |
| Pharmacology | study of how drugs or other chemicals work in the body |
| Physiology | the study of functions within living things |
| Pneumonia | one type of lung infection that can be treated with anti-infective medications |
| receptors | minute specialized surfaces that provide the sites of activations for medications in different parts of the body |
| Respiratory | referring to the lungs and other breathing passages |
| Skeletal | referring to the bone |
| United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council | the group sponsored by the American Medical Association(AMA), United States Pharmacopeia Convention (USPC), and the American Pharmacists Association (APHA) that assigns generic names to drugs; they use stems to assign them |
| Behind the counter (BTC) drugs | drugs that do not require a prescription but must be documented by a pharmacist |
| Controlled substances | drugs that are regulated by the DEA because of their potential for abuse |
| Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) | the Federal agency that regulates the controlled substances in the US |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | The Federal agency that approves drugs for sale in the US |
| National Drug Code (NDC) | a specific set of numbers assigned to a drug by the pharmaceutical company that produces it |
| Over The Counter (OTC) Drugs | drugs that can be purchased without a prescription |
| Poison Prevention Packaging Act(PPPA) | a Federal law that requires child resistant closures on most prescription and nonprescription medications |
| Third Party | prescription coverage through a patient's health care insurance |
| Additive | a drug that is added to a parenteral solution |
| Absorption | the movement of the drug from the dosage formulation to the blood |
| Acute Viral Hepatitis | an inflammatory condition of the liver caused by viruses |
| Additive effects | the summation in effect when two drugs with similar pharmaceutical actions are taken |
| Agonists | drugs that activate receptors to accelerate or slow down cell functions |
| Aliqout | a portion of a mixture |
| Hypertension | Elevation of blood pressure |
| Androgens | male sex hormone |
| Technician | individuals who are given a basic level of training designed to help the perform specific tasks |
| Professionals | individuals who receive extensive and advanced education before being allowed to practice, such as physicians and pharmacists |
| Scope of practice | What individuals may or may not do in their practice |
| Personal inventory | an assessment of one's characteristics, skills, qualities, etc. |
| Confidential | requirement of health-care providers to keep all patient information private among the patient, insurer, and provider |
| Competent | being qualified and capable |
| Biopharmaceutics | the study of the chemical and physical properties of drugs and the biological effects they produce. |
| Absolute Bioavailability | the bioavailability of a drug product compared to the same drug in the form of rapidly administered IV solution |
| absorption | the movement of the drug from the dosage formulation to the blood |
| Abstracting services | services that summarize information from various primary sources for quick reference |
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