Pharmacy Medical Terminology

1. The specific amount of medication prescribed to be taken.
5. The rate at which a drug is made available to the target site of physiological activity.
7. When the body loses water and electrolytes essential for bodily function
9. An older term for a pharmacist.
10. a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
11. treatment using drugs.
12. A mixture of two or more drugs to create a desired substance or solution.
13. The process of creating personalized medications by mixing ingredients.
15. A drug used to prevent or reduce fever.
16. A drug prescribed to slow the growth of malignant tumors.
17. A type of drug used to kill or inhibit bacteria.
18. The study of how drugs move through the body.
21. A drug that inhibits the growth or duplication of bacteria
22. contraceptive pill.

2. is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.
3. an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.
4. relating to medicinal drugs, or their preparation, use, or sale.
6. A written order from a doctor for medication or treatment.
8. A drug that destroys or kills bacteria.
14. Medications that are bioequivalent to brand-name drugs but less expensive.
19. a substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition.
20. A hormone used to regulate blood sugar in diabetic patients.