Pharmacy & Dispensing: Terms & Definitions

QUESTIONS

1. Define pharmacy.
2. Define dispensing.
3. What is meant by a prescription?
4. Define pharmacology.
5. Describe the difference between side effects and toxic actions.
6. What is meant by the generic name of a drug?
7. What is meant by the proprietary name of a drug?
8. Why might a drug with a low therapeutic index be more dangerous than one with a high therapeutic index?
9. What is the Cascade System?
10. What is meant by therapeutics?
11. What is an empirical treatment?
12. What is meant by complimentary medicine?