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Terms and Definition

Terms and Definitions

TermDefinition
oral dosage receive dosage by mouth
parenteral dosage receive dosage by IV
topical dosage receive dosage by aerosols, creams, powders, patches and suppositories (rectal)
Drug interaction types drug to drug drug to food
Loading Dose given medicine at beginning to shock the body for a jump start (eg. give 3 capsules first day then go down to 2 a day)
Maintenance Dose will maintain the current dosage level that is already present in the body (eg. take 2 every day)
Prophylaxis preventative medication (eg. take it before anything happens to help resist)
Pharmacokinetics process of how drugs work within the body through absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
Durham-Humphrey Amendment in 1951 it established two classes of drugs: legend (prescription only "Rx only" and over the counter (OTC)
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 1938 is when the FDA required the medication to show proof of safety
Food and Drug Administration Established in 1906 and was responsible to make sure every drug or food on the market is safe. The FDA controls purity, label accuracy and product safety.
Classifications of Medications a drug class is a term used to describe a group of medications that work in a similar way or have similar effects
US Pharmacopeia (USP) it released in 1820 and was the first official listing of drugs in the United States
Pharmacology the science of drugs, their sources, their nature, the body's reaction and how they work in the body
synthetic drug made completely in a lab
semi-synthetic made partially in a lab
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