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Drug Chemicals that act on living systems at the molecular level
Pharmacology The study od drugs and their effects on living organisms
Pharmacodynamics The study of the action of drugs on living organisms
Pharmacokinetics The study of what the body does to a drug; the measurement of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of a drug from the body
Brand (trade) name the manufacturer's name, written with the first letter capitalized (e.g., Valium, Vazepam, Tylenol)
Generic name Name for the chemical makeup of a drug, written in lowercase, first letter NOT capitalized (e.g., diazepam for Valium or Vazepam, acetaminophen for Tylenol). Generic drugs marketed without brand names are less expensive than brand name drugs
Black box warning Is a warning placed on specific drugs, so everyone understand the serious safety concerns associated with the drug. BBW are typically about potentially fetal, life-threatening, or disabling adverse effects of the medication
Chemically Equivalent when two formulations of a drug meet the chemical and physical standards
Biologically equivalent when two formulations of a drug produce similar concentrations of the drug in the blood and tissues
Therapeutically equivalent when two formulations of a drug prove to have equal therapeutic effects
Orphan drugs drugs developed to specifically treat rare medical conditions
Toxicology the study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissues
Contraindications medical or physical conditions that make the drug inadvisable
Synergism getting more than the desired effects when taking two drugs (1+1>2) (e.g., oxycodone + acetaminophen = Percocet)
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