generic name
Medical term Basic Pharmacology
The official, nonproprietary name of a drug, such as ibuprofen.
Sources
- Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 1 Key Terms · OpenStax
Related terms
- enteralA route through the digestive tract, such as by mouth or feeding tube.
- excretionRemoval of a drug from the body, mainly through the kidneys.
- first-pass effectMetabolism of an oral drug before it reaches its site of action, which reduces the amount of active drug.
- formularyThe list of drugs a plan covers, often grouped into cost tiers.
- half-lifeThe time it takes for the drug level in the blood to drop by half.
- indicationThe reason a drug is prescribed.
- laxativeA medicine that promotes bowel movements to relieve constipation.
- metric systemA decimal measuring system based on units of 10, such as grams, liters and meters.