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Medical Assistanting
Common Drug Classifications and Actions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drug Absorption | The movement of the drug from its site of administration to the bloodstream. Drugs are administered orally, absorbed by the small intestine, intramuscular, or subcutaneous. |
| Excretion | The process of eliminating waste products form the body. Examples would be considered as urine, vomit, or solid material. |
| Drug Classification | Drugs are classified according how they will affect the brain and the body. (Integumentary, musculoskeletal, nervous, respiratory system) |
| Adverse Effect | It is considered a harmful effect resulting from a medication or other intervention such as surgery, another term for this can be 'side effect' |
| Allergic Reaction | This kind of reaction can change from mild to severe, in some severe cases it can trigger a life-threatening reaction known as anaphylaxis. |
| Anaphylaxis | Known as a hypersensitive state of the body to a foreign protein or drug that is dangerous to the body system(s). |
| Side Effect | Considered as an undesirable effect of a drug or medical treatment |
| Toxic Effect | Refers to how poisonous or harmful a substance can be. In the context of pharmacology, drug toxicity occurs when a person has accumulated too much of a drug in his bloodstream, leading to adverse effects on the body. |
| Antagonism | An interaction between two or more drugs that have opposite effects on the body. |
| Tolerance | A person's diminished response to a drug, which occurs when the drug is used repeatedly and the body adapts to the continued presence of the drug. |
| Dependence | The quality or state of being dependent upon or unduly subject to the influence of another; drug addiction. |
| Idiosyncrasy | An abnormal reaction to a drug, sometimes specified as genetically determined. |
| Drug Indications | Refers to the use of that drug for treating a particular disease. For example, diabetes is an indication for insulin. |
| Contraindication | Suggest or indicate that a particular drug or technique should not be used in the case in question. |
| Polypharmacy | The practice of administering many different medicines especially concurrently for the treatment of a single disease also |
| Teratogen | An agent or factor which causes malformation of an embryo. |
| Half Life | The concentration of the drug in the body will be half of the starting dose. |
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