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PARM DEFINITIONS
PHARM DEFINITIONS
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| TOXICOLOGY | THE STUDY OF POISONS, THEIR DETECTIONS, THEIR EFFECTS, AND ESTAB. ANTIDOTES ADN METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR CONDITIONS THEY PRODUCE |
| AGONIST | A DRUG THAT BINDS TO A RECEPTOR AND PRODUCES AN APPROPRIATE PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSE THAT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT AN ENDOGENOUS SUBSTANCE WOULD DO |
| ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK | A SUDDEN AND SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION THAT MAY BE LIFE THREATENING |
| ANTAGONIST | AN AGENT THAT ACTS IN PHYSIOLOGIC OPPOSTION; IN PHARMACOLOGY, IT IS AN AGENT THAT PREVENTS AN AGONIST FROM BINDING TO A RECEPTOR, THERE BY BLOCKING ITS EFFECTS |
| ADVERSE DRUG REACTION | ANY UNEXPECTED, OBVIOUS CHANGE IN THE PATIENTS CONDITION THAT THE PHYSICIAN SUSPECTS MAY BE DUE TO A DRUG |