Pharmacology and Medical terms

What the body does to a drug

Pharmacokinetics

What the drug does to the body

Pharmacodynamics

Severe allergic reaction

Anaphylactic shock

Side effect

expected negative consequence of medication

Allergic reaction

unexpected immune system response

Medication for pain

Analgesics

What class of medication is for allergy symptoms?

Antihistamines

class of medication for heartburn

Antacids

IV route

Intravenous route

IM route

intramuscular route

Acute

Rapid onset severe

Chronic

lifelong condition

Malignant

cancerous tumor

Non cancerous

benign

Mortality

rate of death within given population

Hereditary

genetically passed down

Idiopathic

without known cause