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pharm tech chap 1
Pharmacology for Technicians
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Peng T'Sao | 2000 yr old book by LiChe Ten which lists 1000 plants & 8000 recipes. |
| Book of Life | old text written by Hindu, Susrutas in 1000 BC |
| Ebers Papyrus | Egyptian text, compiled 1550 BC, which lists more than 700 herbal remedies |
| Pharmakon | Greek word for drug, magic, spell remedy, poison |
| Hippocrates | Believed in empirical learning, first to dissect a human. |
| Galen | Greek physician practising in Rome. Cured illnesses with herbal compounds, known as Galenicals, which influenced medical knowledge for more than 1000 years. |
| Materia Medica | written by Dioscorides 1st centruy AD. Classified 600 plants by substance rather than the disease it was intended to treat. |
| Paracelsus | Swiss surgeon, first to challenge teachings of Galen. Advocated use of individual drugs rather than mixtures or potions. |
| Pharmacopoeia | Official listing of medical preparations in print. 1st- nuovo Receptario from Florence, 1498. 2nd Dispensatorium from Valerius cordis in Nuremburg, Germany. |
| Claude Bernard | French physiologist - Founder of experimental pharmacology. advanced knowledge of how drugs work on the body. |
| pharmacopoeia of the United States | Published in 1820 by Massachusetts Medical Society. Known as US Pharmacopoeia. |
| Alternative Medicine | use of herbs, dietary supplements, and homeopathic remedies rather than pharmaceuticals. |
| Apothecary | forerunner of the modern pharmacists; the name also refers to the shop. |
| Black Box Warning | Information printed on a drug package to alert prescribers to potential problems with the drug. |
| biopharmaceutical | A drug produced by recombinent DNA technology. |
| brand name | the name under which the manufacturer markets a drug; also known as the trade name. |
| C-I | schedule I controlled substance, a drug with the highest potential for abuse, which may be used only for research under a special license. No accepted medical use in the US |
| C-II | schedule II controlled substance, a drug with a high potential for abuse, for which dispensing is severely restricted and prescriptions may not be refilled. |
| C-III | schedule III controlled substance, a drug with a moderate potential for abuse, which can be refilled no more than 5 times in a 6 months and only if authorized by the physician for this time period. |
| C-IV | schedule IV controlled substane, a drug dispensed under the same restrictions as schedule III, but having less potential for abuse. |
| C-V | schedule V controlled substance, a drug with a slight potential for abuse; some of which may be sold without a prescription depending on state law, but the purchaser must sign for the drug and show identification. |
| chemical name | a name that describes a drug's chemical composition in detail. |
| clinical trial | drug testing on humans, used to determine drug safety and efficacy. |
| controlled substance | a drug with potential for abuse: organized into 5 categories of schedules that specify whether and how the drug may be dispensed |
| double blind study | a clinical trial in which neither the trial participants nor the study staff know whether a particular participant is in the control group or the experimental group. |
| drug | a medicinal substance or remedy used to change the way a living organism unctions; also called medication. |
| Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) | The branch of the US Justice Dept that is responsible for regulating the sale and use of specified drugs, especially controlled substances |
| drug sponsor | the entity, usually a pharmaceutical company, responsible for testing the efficacy and safety of a drug and proposing the drug for approval |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | the agency for the federal government that is responsible for ensuring the safety of drugs and food prepared for the market |
| generic name | a name that identifies a drug independently of its manufacturer; sometimes denotes a drug that is not protected by a trademark; also referred to as a USAN (United States Adopted Name) |
| homeopathy | a system of therapeutics in which diseases are treated by administering minute doses of drugs, that in healthy patients are capable of producing symptoms like those of the disease being treated |
| legend drug | a drug that may be sold only by prescription and must be labeled "Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without prescription" or "Rx only" |
| medication guide | specific information about the x |
| New Drug Application (NDA) | the vehicle through which drug sponsors formally propose that the FDA approve a new pharmaceutical for sale and marketing in the US |
| over-the-counter (OTC) drug | a drug that may be sod without a prescription |
| patent | a government grant that gives a drug company the exclusive right to manufacture a drug for a certain number of years; protects the company;s investment in developing the drug |
| pharmacist | one who is licensed to prepare and sell of dispense drugs and compounds and to fill prescriptions |
| pharmacognosy | the study and identification of natural sources of drugs |
| pharmacologic effect | the action of a drug on a living system |
| pharmacology | the science of drugs and their interactions with the systems of living animals |
| pharmacopoeia | an official listing of medicinal preparations |
| pharmacy technician | an individual qorking in a pharmacy who, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, assists in activities not requiring the professional judgment of a pharmacist |
| Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) | a national organization that develops pharmacy technician standards and serves as a credentialing agency for pharmacy technicians |
| pharmakon | a Greek word meaning a magic spell, remedy or poison that was used in early records to represent the concept of a drug |
| placebo | an inactive substance with no treatment value |
| prophylactic drug | a drug that prevents or decreases the severity of a disease |
| therapeutic drug | a drug that relieves symptoms of a disease |
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