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Medication |
A substance administered for diagnosis, cure, treatment, relief or prevention of disease. |
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Drug |
It has the connotation of illicitly obtained substances such as heroin, cocaine, or amphetamines |
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Prescription |
Written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug |
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Medication Names |
Generic Name, Official Name, Chemical Name, Trademark/Brand Name |
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Generic Name/Prescription Name |
The name given to a drug before it becomes official; it is generally used throughout the drug’s use |
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Official Name |
The name given to a drug after which the drug is listed in one of the official publications |
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Chemical Name |
The name by which a chemist knows it; it describes the constituent of the drug precisely |
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Trademark/Brand Name |
The name given to a drug by the manufacturer; the name is usually selected to be short and easy to remember |
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Pharmacology |
Is the study of the effects of the drugs on living organisms |
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Pharmacy |
The art of preparing, compounding, and dispensing the drugs |
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Pharmacist |
A person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and to make up prescriptions |
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Pharmacopoeia |
A book containing a list of products used in medicine with description of the products, chemical tests for determining identity and purity and formulas and prescriptions |
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Types of drug preparation |
Aerosol spray or foam, aqueous solution, caplet, capsule, cream, elixir, extract, gel or jelly, liniment, lotion, lozenge (troche), ointment (salve, unction), powder, suppository, syrup, tablet, tincture, transdermal patch. |
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Aerosol spray or foam |
A liquid powder, or foam deposited in a thin layer on the skin by air pressure |
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Aqueous solution |
One or more drugs dissolved in water |
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Caplet |
A solid form, shaped like a capsule, coated and easily swallowed |
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Capsule |
A gelatinous container to hold a drug in powder, liquid, or oil form |
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Cream |
A non-greasy semisolid preparation used on the skin |
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Elixir |
A sweetened and aromatic solution of alcohol used as a vehicle for medicinal agents |
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Extract |
A concentrate form of a drug made from a vegetable or animal |
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Gel or jelly |
A clear or translucent semisolid that liquefies when applied to the skin |
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Liniment |
A medication mixed with alcohol, oil, or soapy element and applied to the skin |
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Lotion |
A medication in a liquid suspension applied to the skin |
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Lozenge (troche) |
A flat, round, or oval preparation that dissolves and releases a drug when held in the mouth |
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Ointment (salve, unction) |
A semisolid preparation of one or more drugs used for the application to the skin and mucous membrane |
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Powder |
A finely ground drug or drugs; some are used internally, others externally |
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Suppository |
One or several drugs mixed with a firm base such as gelatin and shaped for insertion into the body; the base dissolves gradually at body temperature, releasing drugs |
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Syrup |
An aqueous solution of sugar often used to disguise unpleasant tasting drugs |
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Tablet |
A powdered drug compressed into a hard small disc; some are readily broken along a scored line; others are enteric coated to prevent them from dissolving in the stomach |
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Tincture |
An alcoholic or water-and-alcohol solution prepared from drugs derived from plants |
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Transdermal patch |
A semi-permeable membrane shaped form of a disc or patch that contains a drug to be absorbed through the skin over a long period of time |