BIOL 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Drug Enforcement Administration, Controlled Substances Act
6 Aug 2020
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Field of medicine that specializes in the study of drugs, their sources, appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses. Any substance that when taken into the body, may modify one or more of its functions. Study of how drugs interact in the human body. One who is licensed to prepare and dispense drugs. Treatment with drugs having a specific and deadly effect on disease-causing microorganisms. Initially, used in the treatment of infectious diseases. Now used for the treatment of mental illness and cancer with medications. Study of poisons, their detection, and their effects. Substances that oppose the action of poisons. Establishing methods of treatment for conditions they produce. Regulates quality, purity, potency, effectiveness, safety, labeling, and packaging of food, drug, and cosmetic products. Enforced by the food and drug administration (fda) Regulates manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances. Drugs that have the potential of being abused and of causing physical or psychological dependence.
