Match each term with its definition. Question 6

Any drug that has the potential for abuse or addiction

Controlled substance

Drug considered safe and effective for use by the general population without requiring a prescription

OTC

Drug that is the only available, approved treatment for a given indication

Orphan Drug

Type of drug that is used to treat noninfectious processes by acting on different systems in the body to suppress chemicals or hormones being released by the body in excess or augment chemicals or hormones that are being produced in insufficient amounts

Pharmacodynamic

Application on the NIH website that helps health care providers identify a pill using its physical characteristics

Pillbox

Drug that may only be purchased or given to patients with written instructions from a licensed health care provider

Prescription Drug

Electronic drug-dispensing system

Pyxis

Stimulates a particular action

agonist

Prevents an action or effect on a receptor site

antagonist

Group that includes drugs that are used to cure a disease caused by an infectious organism or cancer

chemotherapeutic

When a drug has an additive effect, or enhances or multiplies the effects of another drug

synergistic