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| Pharmacology is defined as the study of ____? |
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The Study of Medicine
(Greek: pharmakon logos) |
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| Who is the father of American pharmacology and why? |
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| John Jacob Abel. Founded first pharmacology dept in the US in 1890. |
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| Pharmacotherapy or pharmacotherapeutics is the application of drugs for the purpose of disease ____? |
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| Therapeutics is the branch of medicine concerned with the prevention of ____? |
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| Disease and the treatment of suffering |
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| It is a chemical agent capable of producing biologic responses within the body. |
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| After a drug is administered, it is called a ____? |
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| They are agents naturally produced in animal cells, by microorganisms, or by the body itself. |
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| What drugs do not require a doctor's order? |
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| OTC - Over the counter medications. |
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| What are two other therapeutics approaches? |
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| Complementary and alterative therapies. |
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| The first standard commonly used by pharmacists was the ______? |
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| Formulary -lists of drugs and drug recipes. |
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| It is a medical reference summerizing standards of drug purity, strength and directions for synthesis. |
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| When was the first US Pharmacopoeia (USP) published? |
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| The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 gave the goverment power to do what? |
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| To control drug labeling. |
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| What does the FDA stand for? |
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| Food and Drug Administration. |
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| What is the role of the FDA? |
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| For the evaluation and approval of new drugs? |
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| When and where was the first department of Pharmacology established? |
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| Therapeutic drugs and biologics are reviewed in four phases, name them in order. |
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1. Preclinical investigation
2. Clinical investigation
3. NDA (New drug application)
4. Postmarketing surveillence |
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| What is an Investigational New Drug Application (IND)? |
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| IND may be submitted for Phase 1 clinical trials when it is determined there are significant therapeutic benefits and the product is reasonably safe for initial uuse in humans. |
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| What is involved in the Preclinical investigation> |
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| This involves extensive laboratory research. |
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| What is involved in the Clinical investigation? |
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| This is the second stage of drug testing that involves clinical phase trials. |
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| What is clinical phase trials? |
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| Testing of a new drug in selected patients. |
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| In 1938, Congress passed the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, what was it's purpose? |
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| It was the first law preventing the sale of drugs that had not been thoroughly tested before marketing. |
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| What is the New Drug Application Review stage? |
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| It is the third stage of the drug approval process. During this time the drug's brand name is finialized. |
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