Pharmacology:]] Word Scramble
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the sudy of drugs ans their origin, nature, and effects on living organisms. | pharmacology. |
drugs can be categorized in categories or subcategories. | classification. |
Refelcts the chemical name, but in a shorter form. | Generic. |
The name the manufacturers uses to market the drug. | Brand Name. |
Reasons for administering a medication or performing a treatment. (ex. blood pressure) | Indications. |
A factor that prevents the use of a medication or treatment. (ex. allergies) | Contra-indications. |
The amount of a drug to be adminstered. | Dose. |
How a drug works. (ex. lowers blood pressure) | Mechanism of Action. |
the desired results of administration of a medication (ex. the blood pressure is lowered) | Effects. |
Effects that are not desired and that occur in addition to desired effects. | Side Effects. |
The chemical substances that cause changes , physical or emotional, in an individual. | Drugs. |
Drug used to prevent, treat, or cure and illnes. | Medicine. |
order by doctor to obtain medicine. | prescription. |
can be purchaced without prescription. | OTC. |
This group decides if drugs are safe. | FDA. |
Relieve pain. | Analgesics. |
help allergies. | Antihistimines. |
kill bacteria. | Antibiotics. |
Antacids. | Relieve heartburn. |
Under the tounge. | Sub-lingual. |
Drug is swallowed and absorbed through the stomach and intestinal track. | Oral. |
A gas or aersol inhaled by patient. | Inhalation. |
Drug injected into muscle mass. | Injection. |
Compressed powder shaped into a disk. | Tablets. |
What are three ways drugs are classified? | Chemical compound, how they work, and by the disease they treat. |
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