PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES CHAPTER 1: INTRO TO PHARMACOLOGY VOCABULARY
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PHARMACOLOGY
PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES CHAPTER 1: INTRO TO PHARMACOLOGY VOCABULARY
John Jacob Abel
The father of american pharmacology
Pharmacology
The study of medicine (administration, travel through body, reactions)
Therapeutics
Branch of medicine concerned with disease prevention and treatment of...
PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES CHAPTER 1: INTRO TO
PHARMACOLOGY VOCABULARY
John Jacob Abel
The father of american pharmacology
Pharmacology
The study of medicine (administration, travel through body, reactions)
Therapeutics
Branch of medicine concerned with disease prevention and treatment of suffering
Pharmacotherapy
The application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention and treatment of
suffering
Drug
A chemical agent capable of producing biologic responses within the body
Medication
A drug after it is administered is referred to as medication
Biologics
Agents that are naturally produced in animal cells, microorganisms, or by thr body
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
Natural plant extracts, herbs, vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements
Formulary
A list of drugs and drug recipies
Pharmacopoeia
Medical reference summarizing standards of drug purity, strength, and directions for
synthesis
USP-NF
U.s. pharmacopoeia - national formulary
Boxed warnings
Written on drug boxes to regulate drugs with "special problems"
Black box warnings
Primary alert for identifying extreme adverse drug reactions
Center for biologics research (CYBER)
Regulates the use of biologics
Preclinical investigation
Phase 1 lab research, test human cells, test animals
Clinical investigation
Phase 2 human volunteer testing
Review of new drug application (NDA)
Phase 3 drug brand name is finalized, but clinical investigation may still be occuring
Postmarket surveillance
Phase 4 survey harmful drug effects in a large population
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