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| A description of the cellular changes that occur as a result of a drug. |
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| Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) |
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| Unintended side effects from medications such as couch, headache, nausea, and so on. |
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| Harmful unintended reactions to a drug. |
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| Response of the body resulting from hypersensitivity to a substance (e.g., rash, hives, and anaphylaxis). |
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| A life-threatening reaction to a drug, insect/jellyfish sting, snake bite, or foreign substance requiring immediate medical attention. |
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| Opposing action of two drugs in which one decreases or cancels out the effect of the other. |
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| Precautions; steps to take to prevent errors. |
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| Broad subcategory for drugs that affect the body in similar ways. |
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| Conditions or circumstances that indicate that a drug should not be given. |
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| Drugs controlled by additional prescription requirement because of the danger of addiction or abuse. |
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| Increased effect of a drug that accumulates in the body. |
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| Acquired need for a drug after repeated use; may be psychological with craving and emotional changes or physical with body changes and withdrawal symptoms. |
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| Amount of a drug given for a particular therapeutic or desired effect. |
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| Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) |
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| A bureau of the Department of Justice that enforces the Controlled Substance Act. |
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| Response that may occur when more than one drug is taken. The combinations may alter the expected response of each individual drug. |
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| Four biological changes that drugs undergo within the body. |
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| Federally approved requirements for the specified strength, quality, and purity of drugs. |
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| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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| An agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that enforces the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ad amendments of 1951 and 1962. |
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| General, common, or nonproprietary names of drugs. |
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| Unusual reaction to a drug, other than expected. |
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| List of conditions for which a drug is meant to be used. |
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| Actions that occur when two or more drugs are combined or when drugs are combined with certain foods. See Drug interactions. |
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| Available only by prescription. |
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| Affecting one specific area or part. |
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| Name of the drug as it appears in the official reference, the USP/NF; generally the same as the generic drug. |
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| Drugs or biological products used for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a rare disease or condition, that is, one affecting less than the 200,000 persons in the United States, or greater than 200,000 persons where the cost of developing the drug is probably not recoverable in the United States. |
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| Over-the-counter (OTC) medication |
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| Medication available without a prescription. |
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| Opposite effects from that expected. |
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| The study of the effects of genetic differences among people and the impact that these differences have on the uptake, effectiveness, toxicity, and metabolism of drugs. |
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| The study of drugs and their nature, properties, and effects on living organisms. |
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| Relief from pain as the result of suggestion without active medication. |
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| Increased effect; action of two drugs given simultaneously is greater than the effect of the drugs given separately. |
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| Inert drugs that exhibit their pharmacological activity only after biotransformation. |
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| A model or type from which subsequent types arise (e.g., an example of a drug that typifies the characteristics of that classification). |
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| Affinity or attraction of a drug to a specific organ or cells. |
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| Five ways that the drugs are obtained. |
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| Action of two drugs working together for increased effect. |
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| Affecting the whole body or system. |
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| Effect of a drug administered to the mother that results in abnormalities in the fetus. |
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| A range of drug levels in the blood that will produce the desired effects without causing serious side effects. |
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| Decreased response to a drug after repeated dosage; greater amounts of the drug are required for the same effect. |
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| Names by which a pharmaceutical company identifies its product; brand names. |
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| Factors that affect the speed and efficiency of drugs processed by the body. |
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