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Cology Mod 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) | Unintended side effects from medications such as cough, headache, nausea, and so on |
| Anaphylactic reaction | A life-threatening reaction to a drug, insect/jellyfish sting, snake bite, or foreign substance requiring immediate medical attention |
| Caplet | An oblong form of a tablet |
| Capsule | A special container made of gelatin and sized for a single dose of drug |
| Chemoinformatics | Application of computer technology, statistics, and math to study information about the structure, properties, and activities of molecules |
| Cumulative effect | Increased effect of a drug that accumulates in the body |
| Dependence | Acquired need for a drug after repeated use; may be psychological with craving and emotional changes or physical with body changes and withdrawal symptoms |
| Dosage | Amount of a drug given for a particular therapeutic or desired effect |
| Drug form | The type of preparation in which a drug is supplied |
| Drug interactions | Response that may occur when more than one drug is taken |
| Drug processes | Four biological changes that drugs undergo within the body |
| Elixir | A usually sweetened, aromatic liquid used in the compounding of oral medicines |
| Enema | The introduction of a solution into the rectum and colon to stimulate bowel activity and cause emptying of the lower intestine |
| Enteric-coated tablet | Tablet with a special coating that resists disintegration by the gastric juices and dissolves in the intestines |
| Hypersensitivity | Allergic or excessive response of the immune system to a drug or chemical |
| Idiosyncratic reaction | Unusual reaction to a drug, other than that expected |
| Inhalation drug forms | Forms of a drug to be inhaled by the respiratory system, usually through a specialized device such as a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) |
| Injectable drug forms | Forms of drugs manufactured to be given via injections such as intravenous (IV) or intramuscular (IM) |
| Local effect | Affecting one specific area or part |
| Lozenge (troche) | Tablet that dissolves slowly in the mouth for local effect |
| Paradoxical reaction | Opposite effect from that expected |
| Parenteral | Any route of administration not involving the gastrointestinal tract (e |
| Pharmacogenomics | The study of the effects of genetic differences among people and the impact that these differences have on the uptake, effectiveness, toxicity, and metabolism of drugs |
| Reconstitution | The return of a substance previously altered for preservation and storage to its original state, as is done with dried blood plasma and powdered medications |
| Rectal drug forms | Drugs manufactured to be administered via the rectal route, such as suppositories |
| Route of delivery | The way that drugs are taken into the body |
| Solution | A liquid containing a dissolved substance |
| Sources of drugs | Five ways that drugs are obtained |
| Suppository | A semisolid substance for introduction into the rectum, vagina, or urethra, where it dissolves |
| Suspension | A state of a solid when its particles are mixed with but not dissolved in a fluid or in another solid; also a substance in this state |
| Sustained-release capsule or tablet | Capsule or tablet containing drug particles that have various coatings (often of different colors) that differ in the amount of time required before the coatings dissolve |
| Syrup | A concentrated solution of sugar in water to which specific medicinal substances are usually added |
| Systemic effect | Affecting the whole body or system |
| Tablet | Disk of compressed drug |
| Teratogenic effect | Effect of a drug administered to the mother that results in abnormalities in the fetus |
| Therapeutic range | A range of drug levels in the blood that will produce the desired effects without causing serious side effects |
| Topical drug forms | Drugs used for dermal and mucosal application |
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