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Pharmacology
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The study of the effect of drugs on living organisms
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Medication
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Is a substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or relief of a symptom or for prevention of disease
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Prescription
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The written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug
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Generic name
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Name given before the drug becomes officially an approved medication
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Chemical name
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Name by which the chemist knows it; this name describes to constituents of the drug precisely
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Trade mark/brand name
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Name given by the drug manufacturer
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Pharmacy
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The are of preparing, compounding, and dispensing drugs
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Pharmacist
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A person licensed to prepare and dispense dugs and to make up prescriptions
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Pharmacopoeia
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A book containing a list of products used in medicine, with the description of the product
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Therapeutic effect
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The primary effect intended, that is, the reason the drug is prescribed
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Side effect
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Seconday effect, unintended, may be either harmless or harmful
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Adverse effects
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More sever side effects
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Drug toxicity
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Deleterious effects of a drug on an organism or tissue
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Natrual medications
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Made from part of a plant or animals; varies in strength
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Synthesized medications
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Purified medications
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