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Ch 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Brand Name | Trademark of a drug or device held by the originating manufacturing company. |
| Chemical Structure | The makeup of a chemical including elements the shape the bonding types the molecular configurations charges and so on the nature of the chemicals structure has much to do with the chemical stability reactivity and physical and chemical properties |
| Drug Classification | Categorization based various characteristics including the chemical structure of a drug the action of a drug and or the therapeutic or anatomical use of a drug |
| Drug Facts and Comparisons | Reference book found in pharmacists that contains detailed information or more than 22,000 prescription and 6,000 over-the-counter medications drugs are divided into therapeutic groups for easy comparison |
| Formulary | A list of approved drugs to be stocked by the pharmacy also a list of drugs covered by an insurance company |
| Generic Name | Name assigned to a medication or nonprietary name of a drug |
| Monograph | Comprehensive information on a medication's actions within that class of drugs also lists generic and trade names ingredients dosages side effects adverse effects how the patient should take the medication and foods or other drugs to avoid while taking th |
| Nonformulary | A list of drugs that are not included in the list of preferred medications that a committee of pharmacists and physicians deems to be the safest most effective and most economical they are drugs not included in the drug list approved for reimbursement by |
| Package Insert | The official prescribing information for a prescription drug the medication information sheet provided by the manufacturer that includes side effects dosage forms indications and other important information |
| Trade Name | The proprietary or brand name given to a drug by the company that developed the trade name may be related to the function or main use of the drug. |