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Drug Design, Testing, Manufacturing & Marketing / chapter 2

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The name GIVEN to a drug when it is created is called the   generic name  
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A generic name is recognized by being:   1. Lower cased 2. Usually hard to pronounce 3. Sometimes in parentheses  
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The nick-name given to the generic drug so consumers will remember it easily is called the   trade name or brand name or product name  
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The trade name is recognized by being:   1. Capitalized 2. Easy to pronounce 3. May have a registered mark  
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Trade name medications & their generic equivalent must contain exactly the same amount of   active ingredients  
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Active ingredients are designed to provide the   therapeutic(beneficial) effect  
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Ingredients permitted to vary from generic & trade name drugs are called   inert(inactive) ingredients  
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Inert(inactive) ingredients include:   1. Binders 2. Fillers 3. Preservatives 4. Antioxidants 5. Buffers  
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Pharmacists are permitted to substitute the generic drug for a prescribed trade name drug unless the prescribing physician requests   "no substitutions" or "dispense as written(DAW)"  
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The dosage margin between the therapeutic effect & toxic effect is called the   therapeutic index(TI)  
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A large initial dose of medication to quickly reach the TI is called a   loading dose or bolus  
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A drug form that exerts no pharmacological effect, no therapeutic effect, & has no side effects when administered is called a   placebo ("sugar pill")  
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All NEW pharmaceutical drugs are protected by a patent lasting   17 years  
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A drug patent means that   no other company can manufacture or market an identical drug  
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