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week 1 terms

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pharmacist   one who is licensed to prepare and dispense medications , counsel patients, and monitor outcomes pursuant to a prescription from a licensed healthcare professional  
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pharmacy technician   an individual working in a pharmacy who, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist  
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pharmaceutical care   a philosophy of care that expanded the pharmacist's role to include appropriate medication use to achieve positive outcomes with prescribed drug therapy  
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pharmacokinetics   the study of how drugs are absorbed into the bloodstream, circulated in tissues throughout the body, inactivated, and eliminated from the body  
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chain pharmacy   a community pharmacy that consists of several similar pharmacies in the region that are corporately owned  
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mail order pharmacy   a large- volume, centralized pharmacy operation that uses automation to fill and mail prescriptions to a patient  
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nuclear pharmacy   a specialized practice that compounds and dispenses  
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brand name   the name under which the manufacturer markets a drug  
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generic name   a common name that is given to a drug that is not protected by a trademark  
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formulary   a lists of drugs that has been preapproved for use by a committee of healthcare professionals  
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health maintenance organization (HMO)   an organization that provides health insurance using a managed caremadel  
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pharmaceutics   the study of the relese characteristics of specific drug dosage forms  
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controlled substance   a drug with potential for abuse  
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over the counter drugs   a medication that the FDA has approved for sale without a prescription  
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legend drug   a drug that requires a prescription  
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drug   any substance taken into or applied to the body for the purpose of altering the body's biochemical functions and its physiological processes  
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package insert   a manufacturer's printed guidline for use and dosing of a drug  
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child resistant container   a medication container with a special lid that cannot be opened by children  
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orphan drug   a medication approved by the FDA to treat rare disease  
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