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What is the purpose of a medication?
What is the purpose of a medication?
- Only diagnosis and cure
- Prevention of disease only
- Treatment of symptoms only
- Diagnosis, cure, treatment, relief of symptoms, or disease prevention (correct)
What connotation does the term 'drug' have?
What connotation does the term 'drug' have?
- It only refers to illicitly obtained substances
- It only refers to prescription drugs
- It includes over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs
- It includes illicitly obtained substances and prescription drugs (correct)
What does a prescription provide?
What does a prescription provide?
- No specific direction, just a recommendation
- Written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug (correct)
- Written direction for the purchase of illicit substances
- Written direction for the purchase of over-the-counter medications
What is the term for the harmful effects of a drug on an organism or tissue?
What is the term for the harmful effects of a drug on an organism or tissue?
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What is the primary effect intended when a drug is prescribed?
What is the primary effect intended when a drug is prescribed?
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What is the study of the effect of drugs on living organisms called?
What is the study of the effect of drugs on living organisms called?
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What is the term for an immunologic reaction to a drug?
What is the term for an immunologic reaction to a drug?
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What does the term 'prescription' refer to in the context of medication?
What does the term 'prescription' refer to in the context of medication?
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