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Medical term Basic Pharmacology
The trade name a company gives its drug product; also called the trade name.
Sources
- Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 1 Key Terms · OpenStax
Related terms
- allergic reactionAn immune system response to a drug or other substance.
- analgesicA drug that relieves pain.
- antihistamineA drug that blocks histamine (H1) receptors to relieve allergy symptoms.
- antipyreticA drug that reduces fever.
- bronchodilatorA drug that relaxes airway muscles and widens the airways.
- buccalPlaced between the cheek and gum to dissolve.
- capsuleA medication in powder or granules inside a gelatin shell.
- chemical nameA drug name that describes its chemical structure, used mainly by chemists and pharmacists.