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Biology, Physiology, Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER 3 areas a rep must have a good
understanding of to sell effectively
Anatomy - ANSWER The study of the basic structures of the body
Physiology - ANSWER The study of HOW basic body structures function
Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER The study of the effects and movement of drugs in the
body
over 3 billion - ANSWER # of prescriptions Dispensed per year in the US
how did pharmacology begin-ANSWER Humans used plants to alleviate symptoms of
disease
early 1800's - ANSWER When did pharmacology begin
John Jacob Abel - ANSWER Father of modern Pharmacology
focus on the patient and improve quality of life - ANSWER Is the main focus of
pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER the study of what a drug does to the body
Describes the therapeutic effects
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER the study of how a drug is processed by the body
how the body effects the drug
,Drug (US Law) - ANSWER any substance (other than food) intended to affect the
structure or function of the body
-Any chemical substance that affects the body and its processes
Drug (broad) - ANSWER Any substance that produces a physical or psychological
change in the body
FDA - ANSWER Decides which drugs are prescription and which are OTC
20 years - ANSWER How long a patent grants a company exclusive rights to a drug
10 years - ANSWER The amount of time that lapses from when a drug is discovered to
when it is approved for human use
Areas a patent covers for a drug - ANSWER the drug itself
The way the drug is made
The method the drug is to be used
method of delivering the drug
Name, size, shape and color - ANSWER Legally, the ways a generic drug must vary from
its trade name counterpart
20% - ANSWER The legal amount a drug can vary in bioequivalence from its trade
3-4% - ANSWER The amount a generic usually varies in bioequivalence
Preclinical testing - ANSWER Gathers info about how a drug works, how effective it is
and what toxic effects it causes
, 5 of 4,000 - ANSWER The number of drugs that are actually studied in people
1 of 5 - ANSWER Drugs studied in people that are approved by FDA
Safety and efficacy - ANSWER 2 main goals of drug development
Margin of safety - ANSWER the difference between the usual effective dose and the
dose that induces severe side effects
3 - ANSWER # of names each drug has
trade name
chemical name
generic name - ANSWER 3 types of names each drug has
United States Adopted Name Council (USANC) - ANSWER Assigns the generic name for
a drug
Chemical name - ANSWER the name that describes the atomic and molecular structure
of the drug
Therapeutic group - ANSWER Broadly, how drugs are classified
Federal Food & Drug Consumer Act - ANSWER FFDCA
Drug (FFDCA) - ANSWER Any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure,
mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease
-A substance other than food intended to affect the function of the body
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