Lifetime Health: Chapter 9 Vocabulary

Over-the-counter medicine(OTC)

any medicine that can be bought without a prescription

Drug

any substance that causes a change in a person's physical or psychological state

Psychoactive

describes a drug or medicine that affects the brain and changes how a person perceives, thinks, or feels

4 steps to drug addiction

drug use, tolerance, dependence, addiction

Relief

freedom from something or easier to bear(OTC & prescription)

Implanted pumps

surgically implanted specialized pumps inject drugs directly into a specific part of the body

Active ingredient

the chemical component that gives a medicine its action

Inhalation

the drug enters the body through the blood vessels in the lungs when it is inhaled

Topical application

the drug is applied directly to certain areas of the body and absorbed into the skin

Injection

the drug is infected by using a hypodermic needle

Trans dermal patches

the drug is packaged into parches that are placed on the skin

Ingestion

the drug is swallowed and absorbed through blood vessels in the intestines

Cure

to get rid of an ailment or to make dormant(antibiotic)

Prevent

to stop something from happening or to halt the possibility of an occurrence(vaccines)

Drug interaction

when a drug, food, or dictary supplement such that the effect of one of the substances is greater or smaller

Medicine

any drug used to cure, prevent, or treat illness or discomfort

Side effect

any effect that is caused by a drug and that is different from the drugs

Generic medicine

a medicine made by a company other than the company other than the company that developed the original medicine

Prescription

a written order from a doctor for a specific medicine