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| Therapeutic/desired effect |
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| The primary intended effect of a drug |
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| A secondary effect of the drug that is unintended, usually predictable, maybe either harmless or potentially harmful |
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| More severe side effects that may justify the discontinuation of a drug |
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| Severe allergic reaction that usually occurs immediately after the administration of a drug |
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| A condition in which successive increased in the dosage of a drug are required to maintain a given therapeutic effect |
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| A different, unexpected or individual effect from the normally expected effects of a medication |
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| The beneficial or harmful interaction of one drug with another drug |
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| The decreased effect of one or both interacting drugs |
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| When two different drugs increase the action of another drug or drugs |
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| Disease caused unintentionally by medical therapy |
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| Excessive intake of substance either continually or periodically |
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| Inability to keep the intake of a drug or substance under control |
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| a mild form of psychologic dependence on a drug |
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| Drugs that are sold illegally |
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| The time after administration when the body initially responds to the drug |
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| The highest concentration of a drug in the blood serum |
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| A maintained concentration of drug in the plasma during a series of scheduled doses |
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| The process by which a drug alters cell physiology |
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| The study of the absorption distribution, biotransformation and excretion of drugs |
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| The process by which a drug passes into the bloodstream |
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| The transportation of a drug from the site of absorption to its site of action |
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| Process by which a drug is converted to a less active form |
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| Elimination of waste product produced by the body's cells from the body |
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| Drug administration occurring outside the alimentary tract |
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| Applied externally to skin or mucous membranes |
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| Beneath the layers of the skin |
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| A hand-held nebulizer, a pressurized container of medication |
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| Medication reconciliation |
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| Comparison of medications client is taking to physicians admissions, transfer or discharge orders |
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