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◉ asymptomatic. Answer: without sings or symptoms of disease.
◉ blinded or masked study. Answer: a study in which participants
do not know whether they are in the experimental or control group
in a research study.
◉ control or control group. Answer: the standard by which
experimental observations are evaluated.
◉ double-blind or double masked study. Answer: one in which
neither the participants nor the study staff know which participants
are receiving the experimental treatment and which ones are getting
either a standard treatment or a placebo.
◉ edema. Answer: swelling.
◉ fast-track drugs. Answer: fast-track approval is provided for drugs
that meet medical needs for patients with serious or life-threatening
conditions.
,◉ indication. Answer: in terms of drugs approval, the exact cause or
purpose for which the FDA has approved that a drug can be
prescribed
◉ institutional review board (IRB). Answer: committee of
physicians, statisticians, community advocated, and others which
ensure that a clinical trial is ethical and that the rights of the study
participants are protected. All clinical trials must be approved by an
IRB before they begin.
◉ off label. Answer: usage of a medication for purposes other than
the specific ones appearing in the labeling.
◉ placebo. Answer: inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no
treatment value.
◉ placebo effect. Answer: the effect produced by a placebo due to
the expectations of the patient.
◉ study protocol. Answer: the general design and operating features
of a trial. it is distinguished from the study manual of operations by
its generality and absence of specific details needed for day-to-day
execution of the trial.
,◉ toxicity. Answer: the extent, quality, or degree to which a
substance is a poisonous or harmful to the body.
◉ treatment group. Answer: a group of patients assigned to receive a
specified treatment.
◉ anatomy. Answer: study of the basic structures of the body.
◉ physiology. Answer: study of how those body structures function.
◉ clinical pharmacology. Answer: study of the effects and movement
of drugs in the human body.
◉ how many prescriptions are dispensed in the united states each
year?. Answer: 3 billion.
◉ pharmacodynamics. Answer: study of the biochemical and
physiological effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action.
◉ pharmacokinetics. Answer: study of how a drug is processed by
the body, with emphasis on the time required for absorption,
duration of action, distribution, and method of excretion. the study
of how the body affects drugs.
, ◉ drug distribution and elimination. Answer: drug delivery systems,
route of administration, modes of excretion.
◉ drug. Answer: a substance other than food that changes the
structure or function of the body or mind.
◉ what are the three names of drugs?. Answer: chemical name,
generic name, and one or more trade names.
◉ chemical name. Answer: describes the atomic or molecular
structure of the drug.
◉ generic name. Answer: legal noncommercial name for a drug.
◉ trade name. Answer: chosen by the pharmaceutical company that
manufactures or distributes the drug.
◉ pharmakon. Answer: medicine
◉ logos. Answer: study
◉ pharmacology. Answer: study of medicine