Pharmacology Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Pharmacology | The study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms |
Drug Classification | Pain Relief Fever Reducer Reduce Inflammation Anticoagulant |
Generic Name | Reflects the chemical name, but in shorter form |
Brand Name | The name the manufacturer uses to market the drug |
Indications | The reason for administrating a medication or performing a treatment |
Contra-Indications | A factor that prevents the use of a medication or treatment |
Dose | The amount of a drug to be administered at one time |
Mechanism of Action | How a drug works |
Effects | The desired results of administration of a medication |
Side Effects | Effects that are not desired and that occur in addition to the desired effects |
Body Systems | Skeletal, Muscular, Circulatory, Digestive, Urinary, Respiratory, Endocrine, Lymphatic, Reproductive, Nervous |
Drugs | The chemical substances that cause changes, physical and emotional in an individual |
Medicine | A drug used to prevent treat, or cure an illness or pain |
Who decides if the drugs are safe to use? | Food and Drug Administration |
Analgesics | Relieve Pain |
Antihistamines | Help allergies |
Antibiotics | Kill Bacteria |
Antacids | Relieve heartburn |
Sublingual | Under the tongue |
Oral | The drug is swallowed and absorbed through the stomach and intestinal tract |
Inhalation | A gas or aerosol inhaled by the patient |
Injection | The drug is injected into a muscle mass |
Tablets | Compressed powder shaped into a disk |
cap- | Capsule |
elix- | Elixer |
gtt- | drop |
supp- | suppository |
susp- | suspension |
tab- | tablet |
IM- | Intramuscular |
IV- | Intravenous |
PO- | Oral |
R- | Rectal |
Subq- | Subcutaneous |
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