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Key Definitions for Pharmacology

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nonadherence not following prescription instructions
pharmacology science of drugs and their interactions with the systems of living animals
pharmacologic effect drug action on a living system
therapeutic agent relieves symptoms of a disease
prophylactic agent used to prevent or decrease the severity of a disease
pharmacognosy study and identification of natural sources for drugs
biopharmaceutical or biologic medical product bioengineered drugs, produced by rDNA technology, expensive
chemical name describes the chemical makeup of a drug in detail, usually long and difficult to pronounce
generic name shorter name of chemical name, identifies the drug without regard to who in particular is manufacturing and marketing the drug
brand name of trade name name under which the manufacturer markets the drug, proprietary, usually 20 year copyright given when drug first introduced
drug sources plant parts or products, animals, fungi, minerals, chemicals, and recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA)
alternative medicine describes medical products and practices that are not part of standard care, may include homeopathy, herbs, supplements, acupuncture
complementary medicine (or integrative medicine) similar methods to alternative medicine, but used together with conventional practices
CAM Complementary and Alternative Medicine
dietary supplement exerts a weak pharmacologic effect on the body similar to that of drugs. purchase w/out a RX, not fully regulated by FDA...only if concerns for patient safety exist
homeopathy uses subclinical doses of natural extracts or alcohol tinctures in which the active ingredient is diluted from one part per ten (1:10) to more than one part per thousand (1:1000), or even higher. small doses stimulate the body's own immune system
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
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