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| Substance that alters physiologic function with the potential of affecting health |
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| Study of physiologic and biochemical effects of a drug on the body |
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| (1) Chemical reactions in the cells that produce heat as a byproduct, (2) Breakdown of a drug (usually in the liver) to an inactive form |
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| A medication's desired and intentional effects |
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| Anexaggerated, life threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen. |
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| Medications given by injection or infusion |
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| The time that a drug is metabolized by 50% in the body |
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| Interaction that increases a drugs effects |
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| Two or more "like" drugs combined equaling the sum of the individual drug's effect |
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| Solid particles of a drug dispersed in a liquid that must be shaken to obtain an accurate dose |
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| Medicated frug molecules contained in a unique polymer patch applied to the skin for slow absorption |
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| Part of a syringe that contains fluid; marked for accurate measurment; ranges in size from .5mL to 50mL |
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| The last part of a needle that is pointed and determines the sharpness of the needle |
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| a gelatin container that holds a drug in solid or liquid form. |
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| Study of how a medication changes as it passes throught the body and undergoes absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion |
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| The process by which a medication enters the blood stream |
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| Process by which a drug or urine is eliminated from the body |
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| Drugs that are condisdered to have either limited medical use or high potential for abuse or addiction |
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| A nontherapeutic effect that may result in damage to tissues or organs |
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| Habitual psychological and physiological dependence on a substance or practice beyond one's voluntary control |
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| Drugs administered by topical, rectal, or oral route |
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| Higher dose given at the the initiation of drug therapy in order to build up the therapeutic effect |
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| The negative effect that one chemical or family of chemicals has on other chemicals |
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| A tablet or capsule that has a layer placed over it to prevent dissolution in the stomach; used to protect the drug from gastric acid or to protect the stomach from drug irritation |
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| A clear, aromatic, sweetened alcoholic preparation |
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| Medication reconciliation |
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| (medication verification) Important safety procedure during client handoffs, including new and intermittent clinic visits, emergency room visits, hospital admission, transfers between hospital units, and discharge from one healthcare facility to another or to home, between healthcare providers or agencies |
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| A prescribed amount of medication dispensed at a specified time |
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| Lower end of the syringe; terminates into needle hub; functions to lock the needle in place |
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| A gelatine container that holds a drug in a solid or liquid form |
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| The study of the use of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose diseases |
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| Process by which a drug passes from the circulation of the blood and lymphatic system across cell membranes to a specified tissue |
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| Any effect other than a therapeutic effect |
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| altered bodily reactivity (as hypersensitivity) to an antigen in response to a first exposure; xaggerated or pathological reaction (as by sneezing, respiratory embarrassment, itching, or skin rashes) to substances, situations, or physical states that are without comparable effect on the average individual |
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| A decreased responsiveness to a drug after repeated exposure |
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| Either desirable or undesirable effects produced by fiving two or more drugs together |
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| A stable condition that does not change over time or in which change in one direction is continually balanced by change in another |
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| the quantity of drug necessary to sustain a normal physiologic state or a desired blood or tissue level of drug |
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| A compressed, powdered drug with a line down the center so that the tablet can be broken in half |
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| Involving administration of a medication into the muscle layer beneath the dermis and subutaneous tissue |
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| Pertaining to the layer of tissue below the dermis |
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| Large stock containers of medication: more than one dose |
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| Part of a syringe; fits snugly within the syringe plunger; purpose is to empty or fill a syringe |
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| A powdered drug that is compressed or molded into a solid shape; may contain additives that bind the powder or aid in its absorption |
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