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| Therapeutic / Desired Effect |
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| the primary intended effect of a drug |
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a secondary effect of a drug that is unintended, usually predictable, and may be either harmless or potentially harmful |
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| more severe side effects that may justify the discontinuation of a drug |
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| severe allergic reaction that usually occurs immediately after the administration of a drug |
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| a condition in which successive increased in the dosage of a drug are required to maintain a given a therapeutic effect |
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| a different, unexpected or individual effect from the normally expected effect of a medication |
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the beneficial or harmful interaction of one drug with another drug |
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the increased effect of one or both interacting drugs |
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| the decreased effect of one or both interacting drugs |
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| when two different drugs increase the action of another drug or drugs |
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| disease caused unintentionally by medical therapy |
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| excessive intake of a substance either continually or periodically |
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| inability to keep the intake of a drug or substance under control |
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| a mild form of psychologic dependence on a drug |
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| drugs that are sold illegally |
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the time after administration when the body initially responds to the drug |
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| the highest concentration of a drug in the blood serum |
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a maintained concentration of drug in the plasma during a series of scheduled doses |
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the process by which a drug alters cell physiology |
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| the study of the absorption, distribution, biotransformation and excretion of drugs |
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| the process by which a drug passes into the bloodstream |
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| the transportation of a drug from its site of absorption to its site of action |
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| process by which a drug is converted to a less active form |
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elimination of a waste product produced by the body cells from the body |
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| drug administration occurring outside the alimentary tract |
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| applied externally to skin or mucus membranes |
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beneath the layers of the skin |
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| a handheld nebulizer, a pressurized container of medication |
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| Medication Reconciliation |
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| comparison of medications client is taking to physicians admission, transfer or discharge orders |
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