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MOD C - WEEK 4

CH. 2 TERMS AND DEF

TERMDEFINITION
ADULTERATION the mishandling of medication that can lead to contamination and cause injury or illness to the consumer
BOARD OF PHARMACY state board that regulates pharmaceutical practice
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES any substance that is similar to the structures of drugs in schedule I or II, primarily stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION federal agency within the Department of Justice that enforces laws against the misuse of controlled substances
DRUG FACTS AND COMPARISONS reference book found in all pharmaqcies containing detailed information on all medications
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that regulates that manufacture and safegaurding of medications
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 federal act for protecting patients' rights
LEGEND DRUG drug that requires a prescription for dispensing
MISBRANDING deceptive or misleading labeling of a product that may lead the consumer to believe that the product will cure the illness
MONOGRAPH medication information sheet provided by the maufacturer that includes side effects, dosage forms, indications, and other important information
NARCOTIC a drug (such as opium) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions.
OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATION medication that can be purchased without a prescriotion; nonlegend medications
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION BOARD national board for the certification of pharmacy technicians
PHYSICIAN'S DESK REFERENCE reference book of medications
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