Absorption
Process by which the body taken in or receives a drug
Distribution
Action by which a stiff is released throughout the body
Dosage
Amount of drug to be administered in a specific time according to body weight
Drug
Substance used in the diagnosis treatment or prevention of disease
Ethical drug (Prescription drugs)
A drug that requires a prescription
Excretion
Action by which a drug leaves the body
Generic
Drug sold without a brand name or trademark
Inscription
the name and quantity of a drug listed on the prescription
Metabolism
Physical and chemical process that occur within a living cell or organism necessary to the maintenance of life
Patent medicine (Over the counter OTC)
Drug that can be obtained without a prescription; over the counter drug
Pharmacology
Branch of medicine concerned with the uses effects and action of a drug
Prescription
Written order for a drug
Prophylaxis
Administration of drugs to prevent disease or protect a patient
Signature
instructions on a prescription explaining how to take specific medicine
Subscription
Directions to the pharmacist for mixing the medication
Superscription
Patients name address date and Rx symbol on a prescription
Systemic
Referring to a drug that affects a specific system or multiple systems of the body
Dose
The amount of drug that a patient takes
Organic Drugs
Are derived from living organisms such as plants or animals
Inorganic Drugs
Are synthesized in the laboratory or extracted from inorganic compounds
FDA
regulates the sale of patent medicines and evaluates their safety and effectiveness for daily use
Schedule 1 Drugs
have no current accepted medical usefulness and a high potential for abuse; can not be prescribed
Schedule 2 Drugs
have a high potential for abuse have accepted medical usefulness; given in writing and cannot be renewed
Schedule 3 Drugs
have less abuse potential than Schedule 1 & 2 drugs have accepted medical uses, may be renewed
Schedule 4 Drugs
have low abuse potential, accepted medical usefulness, have up to 5 refills in a 6 month period
Schedule 5 Drugs
lowest abuse potential have accepted medical usefulness
Recorded prescriptions
each drug prescribe must be documented in the patient record
Local action drug/ local drug
applied directly to site of use
systemic action drug/ systemic drug
drug taken internally; affect the whole body by way of the circulatory system
Analgesics
relief of acute pain, postoperative or chronic pain by blocking pain pain receptors
Adverse drug effects
the body's negative reaction to a drug
Drug interaction
takes place when multiple drugs are introduced to the body system
Drug tolerance
is the loss of a drugs effectiveness that occur when a patient has taken the drug over time and no longer receives the the drugs beneficial effects
Drug addictition
physical dependence on a drug