Pharm Terms ch2 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Formulary | first standard list of drugs and drug recipes used by pharmacists |
Pharmacopoeia | summarizes standard of drug purity, strength, and directions for synthesis |
Excipients | inactive ingredients |
Black box warnings | primary alerts for extreme adverse reactions |
Preclincal investigation | laboratory research testing on human and microbial cells |
FDA's Critical Path Initiative | effort to modernize the sciences to enhance the use of bioinformation to improve safety and effectiveness. |
Clinical investigation | second phase of drug testing - has three stages of of trials |
Clinical phase trials | longest part of drug approval process - perform tests on volunteers to determine adverse effects |
New Drug Application (NDA) | must be submitted before a drug is allowed to proceed |
Investigational New Drug (IND) | may be submitted for Phase I clinical trials when there are significant therapeutic benefits and safe for humans |
New Drug Application (NDA) review | third phase of drug approval process; trade name is finalized |
Postmarketing surveillance | final phase of drug approval process; purpose is to survey for harmful drug effects in a larger population |
Dependence | physiological or psychological need for a substance |
Physical dependence | altered physical condition when the drug is no longer available |
Psychologically dependent | intense desire to continue drug use |
Controlled substance | use is restricted by the Controlled Substance Act |
Scheduled drugs | 5 classifications according to their potential for abuse |
Schedule I Drugs | highest potential for abuse |
Schedule V Drugs | lowest potential for abuse |
Teratogenic risk | drugs that have potential to harm fetus; categories A, B, C, D, X |
Category X Teratogenic drug | poses most danger to fetus |
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