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chapter 3 part 1

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a drug can be a   homeopathic remedy  
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a diet supplement can be   a drug  
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a drug is any substance taken into/applied to the body to   alter biochemical functions & its physiological process  
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drugs contain 1 or more   active ingredient  
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an active ingredient is a biochemically active component that   produces desired therapeutic effect  
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an inert ingredient is an active chemical that has slim to non   physiological effect in 1 or more active ingredients to improve drug form like fillers, preservables, color, flavors, etc.  
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an inert ingredient is also known as   inactive ingredient  
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the 1st vaccination was for   small pox  
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insullin is a   life saver  
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penicillin was the   1st antibiotic  
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dr. edward jenner performed the   1st vaccine in 1796  
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dr. jenner noticed that dairyworkers who had cowpox exposure   were immune to smallpox  
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that antibodies of cowpox exposure provided   crossimmunity with smallpox  
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an antibody of the immune system neutralizes   antigens or foreign substances in the body  
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dr. jenner found that the disease "smallpox" could be prevented by   inoculating with bacteria from a person with mild smallpox  
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smallpox was the 1st disease to   be eradicated  
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due to purity & mass production problems, early vaccines had   high complication rates  
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in the early 1900's, madame curie did   pioneering with radioactivity  
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madame curie won   2 nobel prizes  
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madame curie won one   nobel prize for physics & another for chemistry  
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madame curie promoted the use of   radium to relieve WWI soldiers from suffering  
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radioactive scans are   organ scans, CAT scans, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, nuclear pharm], & MRI scans  
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in the 1920s, sir fredrick banting & charles best   discovered insulin  
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prior to best & banting's discovery, the link between   the pancreas & diabetes was shown  
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pancreatic extract kept   diabetics from dieing  
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pancreatic extract was isolated & purified after   the diabetic dog experiment  
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insulin was called a   significant medical advance  
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techs help diabetics   choose supplies  
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techs stress the importance of   dosage & blood sugar monitoring  
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antibiotics are chemicals that treat bacterial infections & can   kill/inhibit microorganism growth  
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in 1928, dr. alexander fleming found   penicillin by accident  
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dr. fleming saw bacterial cultures   had fungal growth  
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dr. fleming noticed tha the fugus   suppressed the bacterial growth  
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the antibacterial fungus that dr. fleming found was   penicillin  
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in WWII, penicillin   saved soldier's lives  
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until 1945, penicillin was,   mass produced  
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penicillin causes most   drug allergies  
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penicillin underscores the need to check   drug allergy history  
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