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Summary Ocular therapeutics
- Module
- Optometry (B510)
- Institution
- Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU)
Notes on therapeutic treatments of the eye
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Ocular therapeutics/Definitions and NomenclatureWhat is a drug?
Substance used in diagnosis/treatment or prevention of a disease.
Active ingredient contained within medication
Specific Action on physiological or biochemical processes in the body
but if used with the recommended dose, minimal effects will occur
Medicines or medications
Agents used to treat disease or injury, each medicine usually
contains at least one drug
Pharmaceuticals
Drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in a pharmacy and
which is used in treatment of medical conditions
*Duotrav (timolol and travoprost) and maxitrol (dexamethasone,
neomycin and polymxin)*
INN/NPN
International NON-proprietary name (INN) or NON proprietary name
(NPN) = Name that describes the actual drug within the medicine,
commonly use when descrbing a product
Brand or proprietary name is the name given to the actual product in
which the active ingredient is included.
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