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Chemical elements used with lasers
and may be combined and abbreviated in laser references
aluminum, argon, chromium, erbium, garnet, helium, holmium, neodymium, rhodamine, ruby, thulium, yttrium
amino acids of proteins
phenylalanine Phe, F
proline Pro, P
tryptophan Trp, W
bases and nucleosides
cytosine Cyt
purine Pur
uracil Ura
common ribonucleosides
adenosine Ado, A
cytidine Cyd, C
uridine Urd, U
sugars and carbohydrates
fructose Fru
glucose Rib
Drug development
Phase 1: Studies conducted in healthy volunteers to assess safety, effects, metabolism, kinetics, and drug interactions
Drug development
Phase 2: Studies conducted to establish therapeutic efficacy and determine dose range.
Drug development
Phase 3: Trials typically randomized, controlled studies that assess safety/efficacy in a large sample of patients (2000-3000) for whom the drug is anticipated to be effective.
Brand name drug
manufacturer's name, same as a trademark name.
Trade name
broader term than trademark, identifying the manufacturer, not the product.
Code name
temporary designation for an as-yet-unnamed drug, assigned by the manufacturer. May include a code number or code designation.
Chemical name
Describes the chemical structure of a drug
Brand name
Proprietary name, manufacturer's name for a drug, same as trademark name
Generic name
nonproprietary name, official drug name. Created by US Adopted Names Council (USAN). Ensures consistent usage and nonduplication.
DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration
Drugs of Abuse Scheduling
Schedule I: Drugs deemed to have a high risk for abuse/dependence for which there is no current recognized clinical application/use.
Ex. PCP, heroin, LSD, marijuana
Drugs of Abuse Scheduling
Schedule II. Drugs deemed to have a high risk for abuse/dependence that also have current clinical applications.
Ex. opium, morphine, cocaine
Drugs of Abuse Scheduling
Schedule III: Drugs deemed to have some risk for abuse/dependence that also have a high degree of clinical application/use. Ex amphetamine, Valium, codeine
Drugs of Abuse Scheduling, -barbital
Schedule IV: Drugs deemed to have a limited risk for abuse/dependence that also have a high degree of clinical application/use. Ex. chloral hydrate, phenobarbital, barbiturate, , ex. butabarbital, pentobarbital
Drugs of Abuse Scheduling
Schedule V: Drugs deemed to have a low risk for abuse/dependence that are used for clinical research or represent the above drugs used in limited amounts for specific applications.
Dose
amount to be administered at one time or total amount administered
Dosage
regimen expressed as a quantity per unit of time
a.c.
ante cibum (before food)
b.i.d.
bis in die (twice a day)
gtt.
guttae (drops)
n.p.o.
nil per os (nothing by mouth)
n.r.
non repetatur (do not repeat)
p.c.
post cibum (after food)
p.o.
per os (by mouth)
p.r.n.
pro re nata (as needed)
q.4 h.
quaque 4 hora (every 4 hours)
q.h.
quaque hora (every hour)
q.i.d.
quater in die (4 times a day)
t.i.d.
ter in die (3 times a day)
u.d.
ut dictum (as directed)
USP
United States Pharmacopeia
hypothalmic hormones that stimulate the release of pituitary hormones (suffix)
relin
hypothalmic hormones that inhibit the release of pituitary hormones (suffix)
relix
TRH
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
LHRH
luteinizing hormone-release hormone
GnRH
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GHRF
growth hormone-releasing factor (somatorelin)
GHRIF
growth hormone release-inhibiting factor (detirelix acetate)
growth hormone ( suffix som-)
somatrem,somidobove, sometribove, somagrebove, somalapor, somenopor, sometripor, somfasepor
T4
levorotatory thyroxine
T3
tridothyronine
dextorotatory triiodothyronine
dextrothyroxine sodium
liothyronine and levothyroxine sodium
liotrix sodium
human insulin
derived from human DNA
human insulin injection (Humulin)
porcine insulin
synthetic type of insulin, generally modified
human insulin injection
nonproprietary name expressed in % in combination form
Humulin
proprietary name expressed with virgule (?) in combination form
insulin lispro injection
nonproprietary name expressed in % in combination form
Humalog
proprietary name expressed with virgule (?) in combination form
insulin aspart injection
nonproprietary name expressed in % in combination form
NovoLog
proprietary name expressed with virgule (?) in combination form
insulin glargine injection
nonproprietary name expressed in % in combination form
Lantus
proprietary name expressed with virgule (?) in combination form
prompt insulin zinc suspension
nonproprietary name expressed in % in combination form
Emilente
proprietary name expressed with virgule (?) in combination form
insulin zinc suspension
nonproprietary name expressed in % in combination form
Lente
proprietary name expressed with virgule (?) in combination form
extended human insulin zinc suspension
nonproprietary name expressed in % in combination form
Ultralente
proprietary name expressed with virgule (?) in combination form
insulin isophane suspension
nonproprietary name expressed in % in combination form
NPH
proprietary name expressed with virgule (?) in combination form
Interferons
glycoproteins that exert antineoplastic, antiviral, and immuno-modulating effects
general classes of compounds or single compounds of interferons
interferon alfa or IFN-greek symbol
interferon beta or IFN-greek symbol
interferon gamma or IFN-greek symbol
individual, pure, identifiable compound interferons
expressed as:
ex. interferon alfa-2a
mixtures of interferons from natural sources
expressed as:
interferon alfa-n1
Interlukens
class of proteins secreted mostly by macrophages and T lymphocytes. They induce growth and differentiation of lymphocytes and hematopoietec stem cells
interleukin 1 derivatives
nakin
interleukin 1a derivatives
onkain
interleukin 1b derivatives
benakin
interleukin 2 derivatives
leukin
interleukin 4 derivatives
trakin
interleukin 5 derivatives
penkin
interleukin 6 derivatives
exakin
interleukin 7 derivatives
eptakin
interleukin 8 derivatives
octakin
interleukin 9 derivatives
nonakin
interleukin 10 derivatives
decakin
interleukin 11 derivatives
elvekin
interleukin 12 derivatives
dodekin
interleukin 3 derivatives
(colony stimulating factors)
plestim
colony-stimulating factors
naturally occurirng glycoproteins that regulate proliferation, differentiation, and maturation of hematopoietic growth factors.
cytokines
soluble immune system proteins
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (G-CSFs)
suffix grastim
ex. filgrastim, lenograstim, Pd-grastim
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factors (GM-CSFs)
suffix -gramostim
ex:
ecogramostim
molgramostim
regramostim
sargarmostim
Macrophage colony-stimulating factors (M-CSFs)
suffix -mostim
ex:
climostim
lanimostim
mirimostim
Interleukin 3 (IL-3)
suffix - plestm
ex:
muplestim
daniplestim
combined forms or conjugates of 2 types of colony-stimulating factors
suffix -distim
ex:
leridistim
milodistim
stem-cell stimulating factors (SCSFs)
suffix -cestim
erythropoietin blood factors
suffix -poietin
add alfa, beta, or gamma to designate preparations with variable composition and carbohydrate activity.
Isotopes
atoms of the same element with different atomic masses used in reference to radioactive drugs
ex. iodine 128, technetium 99m
multi-drug regimens indicated by protocol designations or protocol acronyms (common in oncology and immunology)
ex. MOPP (methotrexate, vincristine sulfate, prednisone, and procarbazine)
Some chemotherapy protocols combine abbreviations designating the type of cancer with treatment and drug abbreviations
ex.
BRAJCEF (BR = breast cancer, AJ = adjuvant therapy, C = cyclophosphamide, E = epirubicin, F = fluorouracil)
LUAVPG (:I = lung, AV = advanced, P + platinum, G = gemcotabome)
vitamin B1
thiamine hydorchloride
vitamin B2
ribovlavin
vitamin B6
pyridoxine hydrochloride
vitamin B12
cyanocobalamin
vitamin C
ascorbic acid
vitamin D
cholocalciferol
vitamin D2
ergocalciferol
vitamin D3
cholecalciferol
vitamin K1
phytonadione
vitamin K3
menadione
INN
international proprietary name
herbal medicines
named and referred to in literature either by their common names of the genus and species names
ex. saffron
Crocus sativus (saffron)