Term | Definition |
Absorption | The process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another |
Adverse effect | A harmful or abnormal result |
Agonist | A substance that initiates a physiological response when combined with a receptor |
Bioavailability | The degree to which a drug or other substance becomes available to the target tissue after administration |
Biotechnology | Use of a living system and organisms to develop products |
Biotransformation | The series of chemical alterations of a compound occurring within the body, as by enzymatic activity |
Bolus | The administration of a drug, medication or other substance in the form of a single, large dose |
Contraindication | Is a condition or factor that serves as a reason to withhold a certain medical treatment |
Distribution | Used to formulate solutions |
Duration | The measure of a continuance of any object or event within time |
Emulsion | Solid to seperation |
Enteral | Relating to, existing on, or connected with the outside or an outer part: exterior |
Excretion | The act or process of discharging waste matter from the blood, tissues or organs |
Hypersensitivity | Highly or excessively sensitive |
Idiosyncratic effect | Uncommon response to a drug because of a genetic predisposition |
Indication | Something that serves to indicate: a sign |
Local effect | The impact of a therapeutic agent on a specific tissues rather then on the whole body |
Onset | The beginning or start of something |
Parenteral | Taken into the body or administered in a manner other than through the digestive tract, as by intravenous or intramuscular injection |
Pharmacodynamics | The study of the action or effects of drugs on living organisms |
Pharmacokinetics | The study of the process by which a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized and eliminated by the body |
Plasma protein binding | A drugs efficiency may be affected by the degree to which it binds to the proteins within the blogs plasma |
Reconstituted | Taking smaller pieces of materials and binding them together to form a larger material item |
Side effect | A result produced by an action |
Solubility | The quality of being soluble |
Solution | A liquid preparation of one or more soluble chemical substances, which are usually dissolved in water |
Suspension | Temporary cessation, as of pain or a vital process |
Synergist | Pertaining to synergism, Also, denoting a synergist |
Systemic effect | Side effects from taking a medication |
Topical | Surface area |
Controlled substances | Physical material that has form and weight |
Narcotics | Natural opioid drugs derived from the Asian poppy Palaver somniferous or semi-synthetic or synthetic substitutes for these drugs |
DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
The Joint Commission | Private nongovernmental agency that establishes guidelines for the operation of hospitals and other health care facilities. Also, conduct programs and surveys. |
OTC | Over the Counter |
PDR | Physicians Desk Reference |
USP-NF | United States Pharmacopeia- National Formulary |