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book Administering Medications 8th Edition by Donna Gauwitz cover

Administering Medications 8th Edition by Donna Gauwitz

Edition 8ISBN: 978-0073513751
book Administering Medications 8th Edition by Donna Gauwitz cover

Administering Medications 8th Edition by Donna Gauwitz

Edition 8ISBN: 978-0073513751
Exercise 1
Define the term listed below.
Drug _____________________________________________________________________
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Explanation
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There are various chemical substances that are either man made or found in nature. Many of these chemical substances are used to treat, cure or prevent diseases.
Thus a chemical substance that is used for diagnosis, prevention, cure or treatment of a disease or ailment is known as a DRUG.
Since drugs are basically chemical substances, they can sourced from various places including plants, animals, chemicals, minerals or even from genetic engineering.
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