What is an unexpected response to a drug that is peculiar to the individual?
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| Term Adverse drug event | Definition Any undesirable occurrence related to administration of or failure to administer a prescribed medication. |
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| Term Idiosyncratic reaction | Definition Any abnormal and unexpected response to a medication, other than an allergic reaction, that is peculiar to an individual patient. |
Which term means an undesirable drug response?
adverse drug reaction. also known as a side effect, an undesirable reaction that accompanies the principal response for which the drug was taken.
What drug reaction is an undesirable reaction that accompanies the principal response for which the drug was taken?
Adverse Drug Reaction
What kind of drug is sold under the name given the drug by the manufacturer?
While brand name drug refers to the name giving by the producing company, generic drug refers to a drug produced after the active ingredient of the brand name drug. Generic drugs will, however, be sold under different brand names, but will contain the same active ingredients as the brand-name drug.
Can different brands of medication have different effects?
Generic medicines and brand-name medicines share the same active ingredient, but other characteristics, such as colors and flavorings, that do not affect the performance, safety, or effectiveness of the generic medicine, may be different.
How long before a drug becomes generic?
Generic drugs do not need to contain the same inactive ingredients as the brand name product. However, a generic drug can only be marketed after the brand name drug’s patent has expired, which may take up to 20 years after the patent holder’s drug is first filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Are branded medicines better than generic?
Pros: Quality: Generic drugs are exact copies of their brand name counterparts. Cost: They are usually much cheaper than branded ones. Availability: Because many manufacturers have access to the ingredients list of a drug, it is more widely available.
Why do brand-name drugs cost more?
Brand-name drugs are typically more expensive because of the higher initial costs to develop, market, and sell a brand-new drug. A pharmaceutical company that develops a brand-name drug will file for a patent that prohibits other manufacturers from producing and selling the medication for a set time period.
Do doctors get kickbacks for prescribing drugs?
Under this statute, it is illegal for a physician to receive remuneration for referring a patient for a service that will be paid in whole or in part by a federal health care program or for prescribing or recommending the purchase of a drug that will be paid in whole or in part by a federal health care program.