Term
|
Definition
| The study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms and human beings; comes from the Greek word pharmakon, meaning medicine or drug and -logy, meaning study of. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Any nonfood chemical that affects the mind or the body. A general category that can include both medicines and medications as well as illegal recreational and street drugs. It's derived from the Dutch word droog, which means dry and refers to the use of dried herbs and plants as the first medicines. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Refers to a drug that is deliberately administered for its medicinal value as a preventative, diagnostic, or therapeutic agent; derived from the Latin word medicine. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Prevention of a disease, from a Greek word meaning to keep guard. (Examples: birth control pills, flu shots, vaccines) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Preparing, mixing, and packaging drug ingredients, often under sterile conditions. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An historic term for a pharmacist. Now, it refers to a small drug store that sells herbs and drugs; comes from the Greek word meaning storehouse (of dried herbs and plants). |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An official list of all drugs, including their chemical structures, chemical names, generic names, trade names, indications for use, drug forms, routes of administration, and doses; comes from the Greek word pharmakon and poiein which means to make. |
|
|
Term
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
|
Definition
| Official federal government agency, established in 1906, that approves drugs for market, issues drug warnings, removes drugs from the market, and inspects drug manufacturing plants. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A drug that is not safe to use except under professional medical supervision. Prescription drugs can only be obtained with a written prescription or voice order from the physician, dentist, nurse practitioner, or other healthcare provider whose license permits this. Prescription drugs are also known as legend drugs because the drug company or pharmacist adds one of these two legends (inscriptions) to the drug package or to the filled prescription bottle: "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" or "Rx only." |
|
|
Term
| scheduled drugs/controlled substances |
|
Definition
| A classification of drugs based on their potential for abuse and dependence (addiction). They are regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. Schedule drugs are divided into five categories or schedules (I through V) based on their potential for physical or psychological dependence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Drugs created by a slight modification of an existing illegal Schedule I drug or a legal Schedule II or a narcotic drug in order to create a similar drug effect while avoiding prosecution under existing drug laws. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Drug that is specifically developed to treat rare diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people. The drug company is given federal financial incentives by the Orphan Drug Act. |
|
|
