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what is drug schedules mean?

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See below: It relates to the abuse potential of the drug.

Question 2

in medicine what does oth mean?

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Not a standard: Abbreviation.  I really have no idea.  Can you put it in context ?  Where did you see it? If I'm making up things...obstructive tonsillar hypertrophy?  Of the heart? Odd tooth brushing habits?  Short for Other?

Question 3

in medicine, what does tpn mean?

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TPN: TPN = total parenteral nutrition. It is nutrients that are delivered through your vein.

Question 4

what do clear drug test results mean?

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Need more info: What test? If you mean a urine drug test for substances of abuse, that would mean the substances that were tested for were not detected and you cannot be accused of substance abuse.

Question 5

administer drug around the clock means?

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: Give or take them at fixed intervals as indicated regardless of the presence of symptoms and as opposed to being administered as needed only if symptoms present.

Question 6

in medicine, what does supraliminal mean?

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Supraliminal: Definition of supraliminal.   existing above the threshold of consciousness . An example would be visual stimuli that is flashed so quickly on a screen that a person can't process it so therefore they are unaware they have seen anything.

Question 7

what does it mean if a drug has poor solubility?

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Not easy to dissolv: Simply, drug solubility is a phenomenon where a drug gets dissolved into a liquid to spread evenly throughout the solution. So when a drug is not soluble in water, it might, instead, stay clumped together. When a drug has poor lipid solubility, it will not cross into cells or tissues. That may prevent it from being absorbed by the stomach or into different organs (like the brain).

Question 8

what does it mean to take a medicine "between meals"

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: That typically means a couple of hours after a meal and a couple of hours before the next meal. So, if you eat breakfast at 8am, you could take the medicine around 10am and not eat lunch until around noon. This way, the medicine is taken on a near-empty stomach. Good luck to you!

Question 9

in medicine, what does it mean when a structure bifurcates?

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Bifurcation: Bifurcates means it splits into two separate continuing structures.

Question 10

does taking different brands for the same drug mean different side effects?

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Usually not : However there are some patients who are very sensitive to certain additives in the medication and can develop side effects that they didn't have before.

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