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Intro to Pharm & History of Drugs

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some __ __ replacement therapy drugs are derived from yams   estrogen hormone  
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willow bark is a plant source of   aspirin  
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involves descriptions of how drugs move through the body to be absorbed, distributed, metabolized and excreted   pharmacokinetics  
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source of the pain medication, morphine   opium  
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patients taking certain diuretics are prone to develop a loss of __, vital to cardiac and other body cells proper functioning   potassium  
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pregnant women should not take the drug   thalidomide  
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examples of __ __ are of vitamins, minerals, and herbs   dietary supplements  
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OTC drug has a __ rate of side effects and toxicity   low  
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atropine and scopolamine are derived from   belladonna plant  
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disease was controlled first through pharmaceutical research and development   epilepsy  
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derived from an old remedy using the foxglove plant and is still used today to treat congestive heart failure   Digoxin (Lanoxin)  
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derived from a Chinese remedy for respiratory ailments, __ is found in certain over the counter bronchodilator drugs   ephedrine  
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terms medication and drug can be used interchangeably, but the term, __, can also be used to name illicit chemical substances   drug  
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passage of this, to the FDA act, addressed tougher controls on prescriptions and on new drugs in response to the thalidomide tragedy   1962 Kefauver-Harris amendment  
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indication that a pharmacy dispensed bottle of pills contains controlled substance would be   large C enclosing a Roman numeral  
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Digoxin and __ are derived from the foxglove plant to treat congestive heart failure   digitalis  
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abbreviation for the federal act of 1996 that requires all drug information be kept secure and information is released only to authorized persons   HIPAA  
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symbol __, derived from Latin word recipe meaning take, indicates a prescription that combines ingredients that form a drug   Rx  
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Mrs. Peace used a tea made of rose hips to provide her with a tasty source of   vitamin C  
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minims, drams, and scruples refer to the __ system of measurement of drugs   Apothecary  
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controlled substances are also known as   schedule drugs  
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federal agency abbreviated __ reviews data that pharmaceutical firms offer proving the safety of a medication that they want to eventually market   FDA  
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the __ is the federal agency that oversees the marketing and dispensing of schedule drugs   DEA  
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1983 the legislation __ was passed to give incentives to pharmaceutical firms to research and market drugs for rare illnesses   Orphan Drug Act  
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1912 the federal government used the US Pharmacopeia or __ to give a listing of drugs that could be prescribed   National Formulary  
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therapeutic use for reserpine   hypertension  
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therapeutic use for dilantin   epilepsy  
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therapeutic use for insulin   diabetes mellitus  
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therapeutic use for colchicine   gout  
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therapeutic use for haldol   psychosis  
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therapeutic use for Tagamet   heartburn/peptic ulcer  
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therapeutic use for Dramamine   motion sickness & vomiting  
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therapeutic use for quinine   malaria  
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therapeutic use for Zivovudine   AIDS  
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response to certain drugs differ between people because of   pharmacogenetics  
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schedule drugs are drugs with   potential for abuse  
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amendment defined prescription drugs   Durham-Humphrey  
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how drugs produce their effects based on time & dose is   pharmacodynamics  
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drugs are used to affect the body therapeutically through   pharmacotherapy  
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using genome technology to discover new drugs is   pharmacogenmics  
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contraceptive drugs belong to the category of   prophylaxis  
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study of the chemical structures of drugs and the action of drugs at the molecular level within cells   molecular pharmacology  
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mechanism of action by which drugs produce their effects (desired or undesired) based on time and dosage   pharmacodynamics  
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drug deliberately administered for its medicinal value as preventive, diagnostic, or therapeutic agent   medicine  
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drug can refer to chemical substances that __ __ have preventative, diagnostic, or therapeutic use   do not  
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defined as the study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms   pharmacology  
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control or improve symptoms, like an antibiotic to kill the bacteria that causes an infection, or hormone replacement drugs for menopause   therapeutic use  
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keep a symptom from happening, like a vaccination against a viral disease, or using a Transderm Scop patch to prevent sea sickness   preventative use  
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often used with x-rays as contrast media; can be given to simulate symptoms for some scan or test, like increased heart rate for stress test   diagnostic use  
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Ancient drugs were prepared according to __ __ involving drying, crushing, & combining variety of plants, substances from animals & minerals   standard recipes  
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1600s, patients advised to __ __ to cure blood in the urine   eat soap  
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1600s, patients advised to put __ in beer to cure intestinal worms   mercury  
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contained the names of 800 different herbal formulations and prescriptions   Ebers Papyrus  
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Egyptians extracted the oil from plants known for __ __   healing properties  
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King Tutankhamum’s tomb had 350 __ jars of plant oils in it   alabaster  
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emphasized use of herbs and some minerals; herbal preparations were used in conjunction with acupuncture, massage, & exercise; used few animals products   Chinese  
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wrote first Chinese book on herbal medicine; contained 365 different herbal remedies   Shen Nong  
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means recipe, or “take this”   Rx  
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Rx indicates a __, which is a combining of ingredients into a drug   prescription  
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Belladonna means __ __ in Italian   beautiful lady  
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Women used to use belladonna to   dilate their pupils  
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comes from pregnant mares’ urine   Premarin  
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Colchicine is derived from __ __ known as Colchicum autumnale   autumn crocus  
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Aztec Indians of Mexico   grew herbs with medicinal properties  
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maintained royal gardens of medicinal plants   Montezuma  
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furthered the study of medicine with important first steps   Greeks & Romans  
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Alzheimer’s drug galantamine (Razadyne) is derived from   daffodil bulbs  
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drugs dissolved into plant sources   gums, oils, bases  
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composed of dried (desiccated) animal thyroid gland tissue   thyroid supplement drugs  
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common ingredient of topical skin drugs; obtained from the purified fat of sheep's wool   lanolin  
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in the past, only source from ground-up animal pancreas   insulin  
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contains red iron oxide as an inert ingredient   quinapril (Accupril)  
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