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Cert Ch 1 Gen. Term
Cert Exam CH01 Flash Cards--General Terminology
Term | Definition |
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Side effects | related unintended reactions for intended drug actions |
pharmacognosy | natural sources of drugs and herbs |
toxicology | symptoms, mechanisms, detection, and treatment of poisonous effects and side effects of drugs |
primary indications | the common intended uses to treat specific diseases |
Therapeutics | appropriate uses of drugs for targeted medicinal purposes |
pharmacodynamics | mechanisms of drugs and their biochemical and physiological effects |
pharmaceutics | various dosage forms and routes of administration of drugs, and their drug-releasing capabilities |
contraindications | the specific situations in which the drug should not be used because it will be harmful to a patient |
pharmacokinetics | movement of drugs within the body: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination (ADME) of drugs from the body, and harmful drug interactions |