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MODC WK1
KEY TERMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The amount of drug that reaches its intended destination by being absorbed into the bloodstream | BIOAVAILABILITY |
| To place into | INSTILL |
| The taking of nutrients from food and liquid | ABSORBTION |
| The physical and chemical changes that take place within an organism | METABOLISM |
| Medication administered by injection; such as intravenously or intramuscularly | PARENTERAL MEDICATION |
| The difference between a drug that is manufactured in a different dosage form oe by a different company | BIOEQUIVALENCE |
| The ability of a drug to pass into the bloodstream | DISTRIBUTION |
| The life a drug, which includes absorption, metabolism, distribution, and excretion | PHARMACOKINETICS |
| Elimination of waste products through stool and urine | EXCRETION |
| The AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED FOR A CHEMICAL TO BE DECREASED BY ONE HALF | HALF-LIFE |
| latin term for pharmasist | Apothecary |
| code of beiliefs based on tradition rather than fact | DOGMA |
| A spiratual person in a tribe who cares for the spiritual, medicinal, and physical health of the tribe | SHAMAN |
| Set of standards written by a hospital or insurance company for patient treatment | PROTOCOL |
| Pharmasist who monitors patient meds in inpatient and some retail settings | CLINICAL PHARMASIST |
| God of med in Greek mythology | AESCULAPIUS |
| Greek scientist, philosopher | Aristotle |
| English scientist reponsible for scientific methods | Bacon.Roger |
| Greek physician | Galen |
| Greek physician and philosopher, considered to be the father of medicine | Hippocrates |
| Scientist and monk known as father of genetics | Mendel, Gregor |
| Swiss physician, philosopher, and scientist | Paracelsus |
| "Doctors act only for the good of their patients and keep confidential what they learn about their patients" | Hippocrates Oath |