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| general term for undesirable and potentially harmful drug effect |
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drug that binds to a receptor and activates a physicologic response or drung action
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| drug that binds ot a receptor and interferes with other drugs or substances from producing a drug effect |
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| name that defines the chemical compostion of a drug |
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| situations or conditions when a certain drug should not be administered |
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| a measurement of the amount of drug that is administered |
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| drug that has the potential for abuse and thus is regulated by law |
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| chemical substance that produces a change in body function |
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| intended or indicated uses for any drug |
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| effective dose 50, or the dose that will produce an effect that is half of the maximal response |
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| non-proprietary name of a drug |
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| lethal dose 50 or dose that will kill 50 percent of the laboratory animals tested |
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| explanation of how a drug produces its effects |
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| nonprescription, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs |
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| drug that can be purchased without the services of a physician |
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| measure of the strength, or concentration of a drug required to produce a specific effect |
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| drug for which dispensing requires a written or phone order that can only be issued by or under the direction of a licensed physician |
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| specific cellular structure that a drug binds to and that produces a physiologic effect |
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| drug effect that the therapeutic effect that is usually undesirable but not harmful |
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| location within the body where a drug exerts its therapeutic effect, often a specific drug receptor |
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| desired effect to alleviate some condition or symptom of disease |
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| ratio of the lethal dose 50 to the effective dose 50 in animal studies |
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| undesirable drug effect the implies drug poisoning; can be very harmful or life-threatening |
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| patented proprietary mane of a drug by a specific drug manufacture; also referred to as the brand name |
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| study of drugs on living tissue |
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| study of the processes of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion |
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| study of the use of drugs in treating disease |
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| science of preparing and dispensing medications |
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| study of the amount of drug that is required to produce therapeutic effects |
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| study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissues |
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| drugs with high abuse potential and NO accepted medical use |
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| drugs with high abuse potential and ACCEPTED medical use |
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| drugs with moderate abuse potential and accepted medical use |
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| drugs with a low abuse potential and accepted medical use |
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| drugs with limited abuse potential and accepted medical use |
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| an individual reaction to a drug with and unusual or unexpected response |
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occurs when an individual becomes sensitive to a particular drug and produces antibodies against the drug.
(subsequent administration of the drug leads to antigen-antibody reaction, mostly the inflammatory reaction) |
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