Week 3 Mod 170

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centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)

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federal agency that is non regulatory and issues recommendations on health and safety

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enviormental protection agency (EPA)

Back 2

federal regulatory agency whose responsibility it is to protect and restore the environment and public health through environmental laws

Front 3

food and drug administration (FDA)

Back 3

federal regulatory agency that regulates food, drugs, medical devices, animal feed and drugs, cosmetics, and radiation emitting products

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National Institute for occupational safety and health (NIOSH)

Back 4

federal agency that is non regulatory and provides national and work wide leadership to prevent work related illness and injuries

Front 5

occupational safety and health administration (OSHA)

Back 5

federal regulatory agency whose mission is to ensure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards

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(OSAP)

Back 6

The premier infection control educational organization in dentistry organization for safety and asepsis procedures

Front 7

dosage

Back 7

amount of drug to be administered within a specific time often according to body weight

Front 8

distribution

Back 8

action by which a drug is released throughout the body

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prophylaxis

Back 9

administration of drugs to prevent disease or protect a patient

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American dental assistants association (ADAA)

Back 10

professional organization for dentist

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systemic

Back 11

referring to a drug that affects a specific system (or multiple systems) of the body

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superscription

Back 12

The patients name adress date and Rx symbol on a prescription

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subscription

Back 13

directions to the pharmacist for mixing the medication; this is seldom done by the pharmacist anymore

Front 14

signature

Back 14

instructions on a prescription explaining how to take a specific medicine

Front 15

prescription

Back 15

written order for a specific drug

Front 16

pharmacology

Back 16

branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and actions of drugs

Front 17

metabolism

Back 17

physical and chemical processes that occur within a living cell or organism and are necessary for the maintenance of life

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inscription

Back 18

The name and quantity of a drug listed on the prescription

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generic

Back 19

drug sold without a brand name or trademark

Front 20

excretion

Back 20

action by which a drug leaves a body

Front 21

drug

Back 21

substance used in the diagnosis treatment or prevention of a disease

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dose

Back 22

specified quantity of a drug or medicine

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absorption

Back 23

process by which the body takes in or receives (absorbs) a drug

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ethical drug

Back 24

drug that requires a prescription