NAPSRX Test/ 1. How are drugs
sorted into therapeutic groups and
classes? (GRADED)
A.A. - --ANSWER->>>>-dosage "of each"
A.C. - --ANSWER->>>>-dosage, "before meals"
AAHP - --ANSWER->>>>-American Association of Health Plans, includes health maintenance
organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPO), other forms of managed care, and
utilization review organizations (UROs)
absorption rate - --ANSWER->>>>-the rate at which a drug is taken into a persons bloodstream with in a
specified time period. can vary by person.
accelerated approval - --ANSWER->>>>- Created in early 1990's, an expedited approval of drugs that
represent a major advance in addressing serious or life-threatening diseases for which no effective
alternative treatments exist.
-Under accelerated approval, the FDA accepts a surrogate endpoint as evidence of effectiveness, and
requires post-marketing studies to confirm the drug's benefits
angiotensin - --ANSWER->>>>- a peptide, that in angiotensin II form causes vasoconstriction leading to
an increase in blood pressure
antagonist - --ANSWER->>>>-substance that interferes/inhibits physiological activity of another
antibody - --ANSWER->>>>-protein secreted by B plasma cells due to presence of antigen
antigen - --ANSWER->>>>-protein based substance or toxin that causes secretion of antibodies through
immune response
APAP - --ANSWER->>>>-Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
APC - --ANSWER->>>>-Antigen Presenting Cell (dendritic cells, b cells, macrophages)
API - --ANSWER->>>>-Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient.
- the active ingredient that causes the therapeutic effects
approvable letter - --ANSWER->>>>An FDA response to an NDA, listing minor issues to be resolved
before granting marketing approval
AWP - --ANSWER->>>>-Average Wholesale Price
avidity - --ANSWER->>>>Strength of binding, especially the binding of an antibody to an antigen
pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important health care product. true or false - --ANSWER-
>>>>true
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