To give a drug directly by injection, by mouth, or by any other route that introduces the drug into the body.

An unintended negative reaction to a medication or treatment. Adverse effects are potentially more harmful than side effects, but are less common.

A drug or drug product that is categorized as potentially dangerous and addictive and is strictly regulated by federal laws.

To distribute a drug, in a properly labeled container, to a patient who is to use it.

The therapeutic value of a procedure or therapy, such as a drug.

Prescriptions are entered electronically and transmitted directly to the pharmacy.

The purpose or reason for using a drug, as approved by the FDA.

Information provided with a drug, including FDA-approved indications and the form of the drug.

A type of therapy in which magnets are placed on the body to penetrate and correct the body’s energy fields.

A popular term for an opioid and term of choice in government agencies; see opioid.

A natural or synthetic drug that produces opium-like effects.

A manufacturer’s printed guideline for the use and dosing of a drug; includes the pharmacokinetics, dosage forms, and other relevant information about a drug.

The study of what drugs do to the body: the mechanism of action, or how they work to produce a therapeutic effect.

The study of characteristics of natural drugs and their sources.

The study of what the body does to drugs: how the body absorbs, metabolizes, distributes, and excretes the drugs.

The study of how drugs are used to treat disease; also called clinical pharmacology.

To order a medication for a patient from a pharmacy. A licensed practitioner can prescribe medications by giving the patient a prescription to take to a pharmacy or by sending the prescription directly to the pharmacy electronically (known as e-prescribin

Unintended but fairly mild and common effects of a medication.

The study of poisons or poisonous effects of drugs.

A drug’s brand, or proprietary, name.A drug’s brand, or proprietary, name.

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Chapter 51

Question	Answer
Administer	To give a drug directly by injection, by mouth, or by any other route that introduces the drug into the body.
Adverse effect	An unintended negative reaction to a medication or treatment. Adverse effects are potentially more harmful than side effects, but are less common.
Controlled substance	A drug or drug product that is categorized as potentially dangerous and addictive and is strictly regulated by federal laws.
Dispense	To distribute a drug, in a properly labeled container, to a patient who is to use it.
Efficacy	The therapeutic value of a procedure or therapy, such as a drug.
E-prescribing	Prescriptions are entered electronically and transmitted directly to the pharmacy.
Generic name	A drug’s official name.
Indication	The purpose or reason for using a drug, as approved by the FDA.
Labeling	Information provided with a drug, including FDA-approved indications and the form of the drug.
Magnetic therapy	A type of therapy in which magnets are placed on the body to penetrate and correct the body’s energy fields.
Narcotic	A popular term for an opioid and term of choice in government agencies; see opioid.
Opioid	A natural or synthetic drug that produces opium-like effects.
Package insert	A manufacturer’s printed guideline for the use and dosing of a drug; includes the pharmacokinetics, dosage forms, and other relevant information about a drug.
Pharmacodynamics	The study of what drugs do to the body: the mechanism of action, or how they work to produce a therapeutic effect.
Pharmacognosy	The study of characteristics of natural drugs and their sources.
Pharmacokinetics	The study of what the body does to drugs: how the body absorbs, metabolizes, distributes, and excretes the drugs.
Pharmacology	The study of drugs
Pharmacotherapeutics	The study of how drugs are used to treat disease; also called clinical pharmacology.
Prescribe	To order a medication for a patient from a pharmacy. A licensed practitioner can prescribe medications by giving the patient a prescription to take to a pharmacy or by sending the prescription directly to the pharmacy electronically (known as e-prescribin
Side effects	Unintended but fairly mild and common effects of a medication.
Toxicology	The study of poisons or poisonous effects of drugs.
Trade name	A drug’s brand, or proprietary, name.A drug’s brand, or proprietary, name.

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