This agency produces a list of abbreviations that should not be used because of the possibility of confusion causing medication errors:

This is the mineral that most commonly reduces the absorption of tetracycline when they are given together:

Smoking cigarettes affects drug metabolism by causing the _____ to metabolize drugs more rapidly.

Drugs may be prescribed more than one schedule. For example, full-strength codeine is a schedule II drug because it is a highly addictive narcotic. If the manufacturer adds more _______ or aspirin so that only a small amount of the narcotic is present in the medication, it can be classified as a schedule III drug.

The street name "Charlie" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Phennies" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Gangster" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Schoolboy" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Apache" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Blotter" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Juice" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Angel Dust" is referring to the following drug:

The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 was established to facilitate the development of drugs for rare _______ that affect fewer than 200,000 people.

The Orphan Drug Act of _____ was established to facilitate the development of drugs for rare diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 people.

Pharmaceutical companies had been reluctant to produce orphan drugs because of a poor return on investment. The Orphan Drug Act provides tax _____ and fee waivers, as well as market exclusivity.

The Orphan Drug Act provides tax credits and fee waivers, as well as ______ exclusivity.

The generic name of a drug is also known as its _______ OR common name.

A _____ that can be obtained without a prescription is known as being "over the counter."

A drug that can be obtained without a prescription is known as being "_______ the counter."

_______ is a term that refers to a life-threatening allergic reaction.

Doses are usually adjusted in the geriatric patient because of _______ absorption, altered distribution, and liver and kidney function alterations.

Doses are usually adjusted in the geriatric patient because of decreased absorption, altered distribution, and liver and _____ function alterations.

Drug dosages are based on body weight, ____ and gender.

A medication label should be checked 3 times: Before you take the bottle from the shelf, before you pour the ___ out, and before you put the bottle back on the shelf.

To make sure the results of drug trials are accurate, most studies are double-______, meaning that neither the participants nor the clinician know who is receiving the active drug.

Clinical trials are conducted in several phases. The goal of phase one trials is to determine ______.

Phase two clinical trials are primarily for determining whether a drug works as _______.

Phase three trials are for drugs that have proven to be safe and ____.

If the clinical trials show that the drug is safe and effective, and a therapeutic dose is _______, the manufacturer next applies to the FDA for approval.

Phase IV trials, also known as ______ trials, involves the continued surveillance of approved drugs not previously identified using the MedWatch program.

Once a drug clears phases I-III of clinical trials, it is ready to be put on the market and is given a brand or _____ name (also sometimes called a proprietary name), to which the company owns the rights.

Once a drug clears phases I-III of clinical trials, it is ready to be put on the market and is given a _____ or trade name (also sometimes called a proprietary name), to which the company owns the rights.

A brand name is a registered trademark and no other manufacturer can use that name during the ____ period.

Once a drug's patent period has ended, the drug's trademark status is not protected, so other companies may produce the drug under its ______ or generic name (also known as its official name).

The generic drug's manufacturer must show the generic drug is "______" to the brand name drug.

________ __________ is a maladaptive pattern of behavior marked by the use of chemical agents.

_____ means being compulsively driven to take a drug, often to the exclusion of all other activities.

Patients who stop taking a medication may experience symptoms of ______, such as tremors, emotional distress, and hallucinations.

Diuretics:

Antilipemics:

ACE inhibitors:

Antibiotics:

Neuromuscular blocking agents:

Antivirals:

Oral hypoglycemics:

Opioid analgesics:

Local anesthetics:

Antiulcer agents:

Beta blockers:

Antianxiety agents (anxiolytics):

Steroids:

In what phase of clinical trial is efficacy (does the drug help the patient?) established?

In what phase of clinical trials is dosage (how much the patient should take to be helped without overdosing) established?

During what phase of clinical trial is safety (does the drug do harm?) established?

During what phase of clinical trials does the healthcare community continue to evaluate the drug using MedWatch?