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centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)
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federal agency that is non regulatory and issues recommendations on health and safety
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enviormental protection agency (EPA)
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federal regulatory agency whose responsibility it is to protect and restore the environment and public health through environmental laws
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food and drug administration (FDA)
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federal regulatory agency that regulates food, drugs, medical devices, animal feed and drugs, cosmetics, and radiation emitting products
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National Institute for occupational safety and health (NIOSH)
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federal agency that is non regulatory and provides national and work wide leadership to prevent work related illness and injuries
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occupational safety and health administration (OSHA)
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federal regulatory agency whose mission is to ensure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards
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(OSAP)
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The premier infection control educational organization in dentistry organization for safety and asepsis procedures
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dosage
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amount of drug to be administered within a specific time often according to body weight
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distribution
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action by which a drug is released throughout the body
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prophylaxis
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administration of drugs to prevent disease or protect a patient
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American dental assistants association (ADAA)
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professional organization for dentist
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systemic
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referring to a drug that affects a specific system (or multiple systems) of the body
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superscription
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The patients name adress date and Rx symbol on a prescription
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subscription
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directions to the pharmacist for mixing the medication; this is seldom done by the pharmacist anymore
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signature
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instructions on a prescription explaining how to take a specific medicine
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prescription
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written order for a specific drug
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pharmacology
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branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and actions of drugs
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metabolism
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physical and chemical processes that occur within a living cell or organism and are necessary for the maintenance of life
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inscription
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The name and quantity of a drug listed on the prescription
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generic
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drug sold without a brand name or trademark
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excretion
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action by which a drug leaves a body
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drug
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substance used in the diagnosis treatment or prevention of a disease
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dose
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specified quantity of a drug or medicine
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absorption
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process by which the body takes in or receives (absorbs) a drug
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ethical drug
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drug that requires a prescription
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