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| Physical and psychological dependence on and craving for a drug. |
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| Drug action in which the combination of two similar drugs is equal to the sum of the effects of each. |
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| Particles of drug suspended in air. |
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| Exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered drug or foreign protein. |
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| Combination of two drugs gives less than an additive effect (action). |
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| Agent given to counteract an unwanted effect of a drug. |
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| Commercial name for a drug; trademark or trade name. |
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| Chemical formula for a drug. |
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| Factors in the patient's condition that prevent the use of a particular drug or treatment. |
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| Drugs that produce tolerance and dependence and dependence and have potential for abuse of addiction. |
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| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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| Governmental agency having the legal responsibility for enforcing proper drug manufacture and clinical use. |
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| Legal noncommercial name for a drug. |
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| Condition caused by treatment (drugs or procedures) given by physicians or medical personnel. |
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| Unexpected effect produced in a particularly sensitive individual but not seen in most patients. |
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| Administration of drugs in gaseous or vapor form through the nose or mouth. |
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| Study of new drug synthesis; relationship between chemical structure and biological effects. |
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| Study of interaction of drugs and their target molecules such as enzymes, or cell surface receptors. |
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| Drugs are given by mouth. |
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| parenteral administration |
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| Drugs are given by injection into the skin, muscles, or veins (any route other than through the digestive tract). |
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| Specialist in preparing and dispensing drugs. |
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| Location for preparing and dispensing drugs; also the study of preparing and dispensing drugs. |
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| Study of the effects and strength of a drug within the body. |
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| Calculation of drug concentration in tissues and body fluids over a period of time. |
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| Specialist in the study of the properties, uses and actions of drugs. |
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| Study of the preparation, properties, uses, and actions of drugs. |
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| Target substance with which a drug interacts in the body. |
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| Drugs are inserted through the anus into the rectum. |
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| Adverse reaction that routinely results from the use of a drug. |
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| sublingual administration |
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| Drugs are given by placement under the tongue. |
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| Combination of two drugs causes an effect that is greater than the sum of the individual effects of each drug alone. |
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| Instrument (tube) for introduction or withdrawing fluids from the body. |
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| Large and larger drug doses must be given to achieve the desired effect. The patient becomes resistant to the action of a drug as treatment progress. |
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| Drugs are applied locally on the skin or mucous membranes of the body; ointments, creams, and lotions are applied topically. |
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| Harmful effects of a drug. |
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| Study of harmful chemicals and their effects on the body. |
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| Movement of a drug across a cell membrane into body cells. |
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| Substance found in foods and essential in small quantities for growth and good health. |
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| Lowers blood pressure. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) |
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| Central nervous system stimulant. |
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| Reduces or eliminates sensation; general and local. |
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| angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
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| Lower blood pressure by preventing angiotensin from acting on receptors in blood vessels. |
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| Neutralizes acid in the stomach. |
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| Slows the uptake of androgens or interferes with their effect in tissues. |
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| Treats abnormal heart rhythms. |
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| Chemical substance, produced by a plant or microorganism, that has the ability to inhibit or destroy foreign organisms in the body. |
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| Relieves symptoms of depression |
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| Prevents nausea and vomiting. |
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| Block the action of histamine and helps prevent symptoms of allergy. |
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| Relieves nausea and vomiting; antiemetic. |
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| Reduces the tendency of platelets to stick together and form a clot. |
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| Inhibits the secretion of acid by cells lining the stomach. |
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| Acts against viruses such as herpesviruses and HIV. |
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| Reduces estrogen in the blood by blocking the enzyme aromatase. |
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| Blocks the action of epinephrine at sites on receptors of heart muscle cells, the muscle lining of blood vessels, and bronchial tubes; antiarrhythmic, antianginal and antihypertensive. |
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| Prevents bone loss in osteoporosis and osteopenia. |
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| Central nervous system stimulant. |
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| Blocks the entrance of calcium into heart muscle and muscle lining of blood vessels; used as an antiarrhythmic, antianginal and antihypertensive; also called calcium antagonist. |
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| Acts on the heart and blood vessels. This category of drug includes ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins, and diuretics. |
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| Increases the production of urine and thus reduces the volume of fluid in the body; antihypertensive. |
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| A hormone or hormone-like drug. Examples are androgens, estrogens, progestins, SERMs, thyroid hormone and glucocorticoids. |
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| Female hormone that promotes development of secondary sex characteristics and supports reproductive tissues. |
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| Relieves symptoms of diseases in the gastrointestinal tract. Examples are antacids, antiulcer drugs, antidiarrheal drugs, cathartics, laxatives, purgatives and antinauseants (antiemetics). |
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| Hormone from the adrenal cortex that raises blood sugar and reduces inflammation. |
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| Produces sleep or a trance-like state. |
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| Habit-forming drug (potent analgesic) that relieves pain by producing stupor or insensibility; morphine and opium are examples. |
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| Female hormone that stimulates the uterine lining during pregnancy and is also used in treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding and for hormone replacement therapy. |
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| Relieves constipation; strong cathartic. |
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| Treats asthma, emphysema, and infections of the respiratory system. Bronchodilators are examples. |
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| A mildly hypnotic drug that relaxes without necessarily producing sleep. Benzodiazepines are examples. |
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| Excites and promotes activity. Caffeine and amphetamines are examples. |
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| Stimulates cellular metabolism. |
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| Controls anxiety and severe disturbances of behavior. |
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| Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
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| Food & Drug Administration |
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| Histamine h2 receptor antagonist |
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| Hormone replacement therapy |
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| Isoniazid – antituberculosis agent |
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| Monoamine oxidase inhibitor |
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| Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
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