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2. Therapeutics:g h Branchghofghmedicineghconcernedghwithghpreventionghofghdiseaseghandghtreatmentghofghsuttering.
3. Pharmacotherapeutics:ghAdministrationghofghdrugsghforgheitherghdiseaseghpreventionghorghtreatmentghandghreliefghof
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4. Drug:ghAghchemicalghagentghcapableghofghproducingghbiologicalghresponsesghwithinghtheghbody.
5. Therapeuticghvs.ghadverse:ghDesirableghvs.ghundesirable
6. Medication:g h Drugghthatghisghconsideredghmedicallyghtherapeutic
7. Prescription:g h -ghConsideredghpotentiallyghaddictiveghorghtooghharmfulghforghself-administration
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8. Overghtheghcountergh(OTC):ghDoghnotghrequireghprescription.
- Clientsghmayghtreatghthemselvesghsafelyghifghinstructionsghareghcarefullyghfollowed
9. CanadianghDrugghRegulationsghwereghcreatedghto...:gh-ghProtectghpublicghfromghdrugghmisuse
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10. Canadiang h Drugg h Regulationsg h standardg h isg h setg h by:g h FoodghandghDrugghActghandghRegulations
11. WhatghdoesghtheghFoodghandghDrugghActghandghRegulationsghensureghsafetyghandghqu
alityghof:ghDrugs,ghbiologics,ghnaturalghhealthghproducts
12. 8ghStepsghofghDrugghApprovalghinghCanada:gh1.ghInitialghdrugghresearch
2. Pre-clinicalghstudies/investigation
3. CTAgh(clinicalghtrialghapplication)ghisghsubmittedghtoghHealthghCanadaghandghClinicalghTrialsghbeginghingh4ghphases
4. NDSgh(newghdrugghsubmission)ghtoghHealthghCanada
5. Committeeghofghdrugghexpertsgh(medicalghandghdrugghscientists)ghreviewsghNDSghtoghidentifyghbenefitsghandghrisks
6. HealthghCanadaghpassesghonghinformationghaboutghtheghdrugghtoghhealthghprovidersghandghpublicgh(consumers)
7. HealthghCanadaghissuesghNOCghandghDINgh(requiredghforghmanufacturingghandghmarketing)
8. OngoingghmonitoringghofghthegheflcacyghofghtheghdrugghandghanyghsafetyghconcernsghbyghHealthghCanada
13. 4ghClinicalghtrialghphases:ghPhasegh1:ghSafety
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Phasegh3:ghConfirmation
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14. Biologics:ghAgentsghthatghareghnaturallyghproducedghinghanimalghcellsghbyghmicroorganismsghorghbyghtheghbodyghitself.
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15. Naturalg h healthg h products:g h E.g.ghVitamins,ghsupplements,ghherbs,ghnaturalghplantghextracts
16. Classificationghofghtherapeuticghagents:ghTraditionalghdrugs,ghbiologics,ghnaturalghhealthghproducts
17. Therapeuticghclassification:ghDescribesghwhatghisghbeingghtreatedghbyghtheghdrug
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18. Pharmacologicg h classification:g h Describesghhowghaghdrugghworksghatghtheghmolecular,ghtissue,ghbodyghsystemghle
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19. Prototypeghdrug:ghFirstghformghofghaghdrug
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- Usedghtoghpredictghactionsghandghadverseghettectsghofghotherghdrugsghinghtheghsameghclass
20. Nomenclatureghofghdrugsgh(Chemical,ghgeneric,ghtrade):ghChemicalghnameghdescribesghchemi
calghstructureghofghaghdrug
Genericgh(nonproprietary)gh nameghdescribesgh activegh ingredientgh ofgh aghdrug
Tradegh(proprietary/brand)ghnameghisghusedghbyghcompanyghthatghproducesghaghdrug
21. Bioavailability:ghAmountghofghdrugghthatghisghabsorbedghintoghsystemicghcirculationghandghthereforeghphysiolog
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23. Addictionghvs.ghDependence:ghAddiction:ghOverwhelmingghfeelingghthatghdrivesghaghpersonghtoghuseghaghd
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24. Physicalghvs.ghpsychologicalghdependence:ghPhysical:ghAlteredghphysicalghconditionghcausedghbygh
theghnervousghsystemghadaptingghtoghrepeatedghdrugghuse
Psychological:ghFewghwithdrawalghsymptoms,ghbutghindividualghfeelsghintenseghandghcompellingghdesireghtoghcontinueghusingghtheghdru
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25. CharacteristicsghofghanghIdealghDrug:gh-ghEttectivelyghprevents,ghtreats,ghorghcuresghcondition
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26. Indications:g h Conditionsghforghwhichghaghdrugghisghapproved
27. Medicationghreconciliation:gh Processghofghkeepingghtrackghofghtheghclient'sghmedicationsghasghtheghclient'sghcare
proceedsghfromghoneghhealthghcareghproviderghtoghanother
28. Growthgh vsg h Development:g h Growth:ghProgressiveghincreaseghinghbodyghsizeghasghindividualghagesghintoghadultho
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29. Psychology:g h Scienceghthatghdealsghwithghmentalghprocessesghandghtheirghimpactghonghbehaviour
30. Sociology:g h Studiesghhumanghbehaviourghwithinghtheghcontextghofghgroupsghandghsocieties
31. Spirituality:ghIncorporatesghcapacityghtoghlove,ghtoghconveyghcompassionghandghempathy,ghtoghgiveghandghforgive,ghtoghenjoy
life,ghandghtoghfindghpeaceghofghmindghandghfulfillmentghinghliving
32. Psychosocial:g h Interactiong h betweeng h one'sg h psychologicalg h developmentg h andg h one'sg h socialg h environment
33. Ethnicg h group:g h Communityghofghpeopleghwhoghhaveghaghcommonghhistoryghandghsimilarghgeneticghheritage
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