| Question | Answer |
| order by doctor to obtain medicine. | prescription. |
| the desired results of administration of a medication (ex. the blood pressure is lowered) | Effects. |
| How a drug works. (ex. lowers blood pressure) | Mechanism of Action. |
| kill bacteria. | Antibiotics. |
| A factor that prevents the use of a medication or treatment. (ex. allergies) | Contra-indications. |
| can be purchaced without prescription. | OTC. |
| What are three ways drugs are classified? | Chemical compound, how they work, and by the disease they treat. |
| The chemical substances that cause changes , physical or emotional, in an individual. | Drugs. |
| This group decides if drugs are safe. | FDA. |
| Reasons for administering a medication or performing a treatment. (ex. blood pressure) | Indications. |
| The name the manufacturers uses to market the drug. | Brand Name. |
| help allergies. | Antihistimines. |
| A gas or aersol inhaled by patient. | Inhalation. |
| drugs can be categorized in categories or subcategories. | classification. |
| Relieve pain. | Analgesics. |
| Effects that are not desired and that occur in addition to desired effects. | Side Effects. |
| The amount of a drug to be adminstered. | Dose. |
| Drug injected into muscle mass. | Injection. |
| Under the tounge. | Sub-lingual. |
| Refelcts the chemical name, but in a shorter form. | Generic. |
| Drug is swallowed and absorbed through the stomach and intestinal track. | Oral. |
| Drug used to prevent, treat, or cure and illnes. | Medicine. |
| Compressed powder shaped into a disk. | Tablets. |
| the sudy of drugs ans their origin, nature, and effects on living organisms. | pharmacology. |
| Antacids. | Relieve heartburn. |
