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Pharmacology
Basic Pharm. for Nusrse
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is pharmacology | study of drugs and their action on living organisms |
| drugs | chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms |
| therapeutic drugs | medicines for treatment and prevention of diseases, have several names |
| chemical, generic, official, trademark | drug names |
| official | FDA name of drug |
| trademark or brad name | used only by manufacturer, more simple than generic, capitalized |
| generic | common name, more simple, not capitalized, can be used by an manufacturer in any country |
| body system affected, therapeutic or clinical indications, physiologic or chemical action | drug classification according to: |