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23 Cards in this Set
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Agonist
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binds to the receptor site and stimulates the function of that site
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Contraindication
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condition in whice use of a given medication should be avoided
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Cumulation
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increase storing of medicatin in the body
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Curative medication
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prescribed to kill or remove the causative agent of a disease
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Destructive agent
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substance that destroys cells and tissues
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Diagnostic agent
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medication use to assist in diagnosing diseases
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Drug interaction
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effects of meds taken together
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Drug tolerence
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accustomization to a medication resulting in a decreased response to the usual dose
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Habituation
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taking of medication as a matter of cource, not need
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Idiosyncratic drug reaction
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unexpected. unusual response to a drug
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Idication
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reason to use a particular drug
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Local action
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drug action of meds at the site of administration or in the surrounding tissues
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Maintenance medication
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prescibed to maintain a condition of health
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Palliative medication
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prescribed to reduce the symptoms of a disease but not to cure it
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Physical dependence
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craving for drugs because of extended use
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Placebo
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sugar pill
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Polypharmacy
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multiple drugs used at the same time
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Potentiation
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prolongation or increase in the effect of a drug by another drug
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Precaution
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specific warning to consider with precribing or administering meds
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Preventive medication
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meds prescribed to prevent a disease or illness or to lessen it's severity
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Synergism
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2 or more drugs used together to produce a stronger effect that achieved alone
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Teratogen
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agent that adversily affects the development of an embryo or fetus
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Therapeutic meds/agent
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meds used in treatment of a condition or disease to relieve symptoms or effect a cure
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