Mosby’s: Drug defined as “any substance taken by mouth, injected into muscle, blood vessel, body cavity, applied topically, to treat or prevent disease or condition”

Oxford dictionary: A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced to the body

An interaction between 2 drugs that have opposing effects on the body. Drug antagonism can block or reduce the effectiveness of one or more drugs

Medical or physiological factors that make it harmful to administer medication that would otherwise have therapeutic value. It is therefore not indicated for the patient.

Substance that decreases body function or activity Systemic reaction to drug resulting from previous sensitising exposure and development of immunological mechanism

State in which withdrawal of drug produces intense physical or emotional disturbance

Beneficial or detrimental modification of effects of one drug by prior or concurrent administration of another drug that increases or decreases the pharmacological or physiological action of one or both drugs

Abnormal or peculiar responses to drug 1 leading to abnormal mechanisms of drug metabolism or altered physiological effects of drug

Enteral is any route of drug administration that involves absorption of the drug through the gastrointestinal tract.

Parenteral route refers to the injectable route of drug administration

How body handles drug over time

Many drugs have advantages and disadvantages.

The fraction of oxygen inspired by the patient

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Introductory Pharma.

Terms and definitions of 1st yr drugs

Term	Definition
Drug Mosby	Mosby’s: Drug defined as “any substance taken by mouth, injected into muscle, blood vessel, body cavity, applied topically, to treat or prevent disease or condition”
Drug Definition	Oxford dictionary: A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced to the body
Antagonism	An interaction between 2 drugs that have opposing effects on the body. Drug antagonism can block or reduce the effectiveness of one or more drugs
Contraindications	Medical or physiological factors that make it harmful to administer medication that would otherwise have therapeutic value. It is therefore not indicated for the patient.
Depressant	Substance that decreases body function or activity Systemic reaction to drug resulting from previous sensitising exposure and development of immunological mechanism
Drug dependence	State in which withdrawal of drug produces intense physical or emotional disturbance
Drug interaction	Beneficial or detrimental modification of effects of one drug by prior or concurrent administration of another drug that increases or decreases the pharmacological or physiological action of one or both drugs
Idiosyncrasy	Abnormal or peculiar responses to drug 1 leading to abnormal mechanisms of drug metabolism or altered physiological effects of drug
Enteral route	Enteral is any route of drug administration that involves absorption of the drug through the gastrointestinal tract.
Parenteral route	Parenteral route refers to the injectable route of drug administration
Pharmacokinetics	How body handles drug over time
Drug forms	Many drugs have advantages and disadvantages.
FIO2	The fraction of oxygen inspired by the patient

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