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Chemical name - Relates to the chemical and molecular structure
Contradiction - Any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable
Drug - Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in prevention, diagnosis, alleviation,
treatment, or cure of disease.
Generic name - Is often derived from the chemical name. the generic name is the common name of the
medication
Hypersensitivity - Abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an exaggerated response by the
body to the stimulus of a foreign agent. (not life threatening)
Indication - The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic test
Maximum dose - The largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching the toxic effect
MTF - Medical Treatment Facility
Opiate - A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any several semisynthetic drugs with
opium-like activity.
Opioid - Natural and synthetic chemicals that have opium-like effects.
Patency - The state of being freely open or expose
Pharmacology - The science concerned with drugs, their source, appearance, chemistry, actions, and
uses
, Pharmacy - Is the branch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper use of
medications.
Physician's desk reference (PDR) - A comprehensive book listing of drug products for medical
professionals
Therapeutic - Is the science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain,treat or cure
diseases and infections, or prolong life
Toxicology - Is the study of poisons, their action, their detection, and the treatment of the conditions
produced by them
Trade/Brand name - IS the proprietary name given by a manufacturer
Usual/Therapeutic dose - Is referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose, or average dose. It is the
amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic effect.
What are the 5 sections of the physicians desk reference? - Pink section- Brand name products and a list
of manufacturers with their product
Blue section- A therapeutic index
Yellow section- A drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugs
White section- A list of the major products of manufactures with information on composition, action,
uses, administration, dosage, precautions, contraindications and supply of each drug
Final section- Contains full size color photographs to aid in medication identification
Nursing Drug Handbook - A quick reference guide listing medications thats updated yearly
Antacid - Used to counteract hyperacidity in the stomach
Antiflatulants - Agents that acts on the surface of bubbles by reducing the surface tension and thereby
disrupting or breaking the bubble