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Chapter 5

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diagnostically, therapeutically
Radiopharmaceuticals are used _______ (to diagnose a disease) or ___________ (to treat a disease).
Destructive Agents
Destroys
Base or Vehicle
main ingredient (by volume) or binder for active ingredient
PDR (Physicians desk reference)
reprints package inserts
Solid, Liqiud, Gas
Dosage form- physical manifestation of a drug as a ___, ___, or ___ that can be used in a particular way.
dosage
Action of a medication can not be taken into account without also considering the ____ form selected.
Anesthetics
to cause numbness
Semisynthetic
_____________- containing both natural and synthtic compnents.
USP (United States Pharmacopoeia)
Describes drug substances and dosage forms (revised every 5 years)
Examples of Therapeutic Agents
Vitamins, anti-inflammatories, antibiotics, pain meds, antidepressants
Pharmacodynamic Agents
Alters bodily functioning in a desired way
Caffeine
to forestall sleep
Therapeutic Agents, health, relieve symptoms, combat illnesses
_________ helps to maintain ______, _______, _____, and reverse disease processses.
NF (National Formulary)
Describes pharmaceutical ingredients (revised every 5 years)
Hard Shell
________ come in sizes 000, 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (000 is largest size).
mold
Natural penicillin comes from ________.
Facilitates
Diagnostic Agents ________ an examination in order to arrive at a diagnosis
Triple Antibiotic
________ ointment to prevent infection of a wound, smallpox, and polio vaccines.
Streptomycesgriseus
B12 and Streptomycin are derived from cultures of the bacterium___________________.
Synthetic
created artificially
Synthesized
__________- created artificially but in imitation of naturally occuring substances.
Legend
a drug that can be dispensed only with a prescription
Drug
Any substance taken into or applied to the body for the purpose of altering the body's biochemical functions and thus its physiological processes.
Inert
inactive
PCN, artificially
Semsynthetic penicillins contain both natural _____ and _____ created penicillin-works on bacteria that have become resistant to natural penicillin.
element, protons, neutrons
Isotopes are forms of an ____ that contain the same number of ______ but differing numbers of _____.
Solutions
ingredients dissolved in liquid
Delayed Action
________- drug delivered at a particular site (enteric coated).
Commingled
blended thoroughly
Prophylactic Agents
Prevents illness or disease from occuring
period of time
Sustained release (SR, XR, ER, etc.)- drug delivered over a ___________.
Drugs, Aid, Illness
_____ are used to treat and cure illness,_____ in diagnosis, and prevent ______.
Prokaryotic
cellular organism without nucleus-bacteria or algae
Delivery System
___________- the dosage form plus the mechanism used to deliver the drug (teaspoon, hypodermic syringe pump, etc) plus any design feature that affects the delivery of the drug (such as enteric coating).
Suspensions
ingredients dispersed in liquid
Radiopharmaceuticals
Diagnostic or therapeutic drugs containing radioactive isotopes.
Oral Contraceptives
to prevent pregnancy
Antiseptic Iodine
___________ to prevent infection.
Barbiturates
_____________ are completely synthetic.
Adrenaline
_________- is a naturally occuring chemical, but is artificially created in the lab and used as a drug.
OTC (over the counter)
a drug that can be dispensed without a prescription
Eukaryotic
an organism with a nucleus (animal, plant, fungal,or mineral sources)

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