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• Adrenergic uptake inhibitor [r]: Drug which acts as a reuptake inhibitor for the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and epinephrine by blocking the action of the norepinephrine transporter. ^[e]
• Angiotensin II receptor antagonist [r]: Agents that antagonize angiotensin II type 1 receptor. Included are angiotensin II analogs such as saralasin and biphenylimidazoles such as losartan. Some are used as antihypertensive agents. ^[e]
• Antihypertensive [r]: is a drug or pharmacological agent used to treat hypertension. ^[e]
• Bioavailability [r]: An objective measurement of the availability, of target tissues, of the active ingredient of a drug or nutrient administered to a living organism ^[e]
• Bioequivalence [r]: Two different drugs which have the same potency and bioavailability, assuming equal doses. ^[e]
• Chemistry [r]: The science of matter, or of the electrical or electrostatical interactions of matter. ^[e]
• Chiropractic [r]: A complementary, alternative health-care profession that aims to heal using manual therapies on the spine and extremities. ^[e]
• Cholinergic antagonist [r]: The medications "that bind to but do not activate cholinergic receptors, thereby blocking the actions of acetylcholine or cholinergic agonists." ^[e]
• Clonidine [r]: An "alpha-2 adrenergic agonist that crosses the blood-brain barrier. ^[e]
• Colchicine [r]: Poisonous, pale-yellow alkaloid obtained from the seed capsules, corms, and bulbs of the meadow saffron, used in plant breeding to induce chromosome doubling and in medicine to treat gout. ^[e]
• Diclofenac [r]: A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) with antipyretic and analgesic actions. ^[e]
• Drug discovery [r]: Process by which pharmaceuticals are discovered and/or designed. ^[e]
• Drug interaction [r]: A modification of the effect of a drug when administered with another drug. ^[e]
• Drug-induced liver injury [r]: Injury to the liver that is associated with impaired liver function caused by exposure to a drug; common causes include antibiotics, anticonvulsants, and psychotropic drugs. ^[e]
• Flexner Report [r]: Influential report on medical school curricula in the USA (1910), which transformed it to one based on scientific preparation and formal education. ^[e]
• Food and Drug Administration [r]: The agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services responsible for regulating food, dietary supplements, drugs, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics. ^[e]
• Generic drug [r]: Drugs whose drug name is not protected by a trademark. They may be manufactured by several companies. ^[e]
• Heart rate [r]: The number of times the heart contracts per minute to pump blood around the body, usually expressed as beats per minute. ^[e]
• Homeopathy [r]: System of alternative medicine involving administration of highly diluted substances with the intention to stimulate the body's natural healing processes, not considered proven by mainstream science. ^[e]
• Hormone [r]: A chemical director of biological activity that travels through some portion of the body as a messenger. ^[e]
• Indomethacin [r]: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic agent, used in arthritic disorders and degenerative joint disease, and to treat soft-tissue sports injuries. ^[e]
• Materia Medica [r]: Collected study of therapeutic properties of any substance used in medicine, their origins, preparation, uses, and effects. ^[e]
• Medication [r]: A licensed drug taken to cure or reduce symptoms of an illness or medical condition. ^[e]
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• Methadone [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Naproxen [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Paracelsus [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Pharmacy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Phenothiazine [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Physiology [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Psychoneuroimmunology [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Psychotherapy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Rheumatoid arthritis [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Teicoplanin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Tiotropium [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Tricyclic antidepressant [r]: Add brief definition or description