Glossary
Glossary Information
The following is a list of common acronyms and abbreviations used on this site.
Phrases and Concepts
- Drug
- A drug is any substance that can be used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. The term is necessarily a vague one, being defined by intent: for example, foods consumed for normal metabolism are not generally considered "drugs", but the same foods consumed for a more specific purpose (such as the use of alcohol as a depressant or caffeine as a stimulant) may be.
- Medication
- A medication is a drug or substance taken to reduce symptoms or cure an illness or medical condition. Medications are generally divided into two groups - 'over the counter' medications, which are available in pharmacies and supermarkets without a prescription, and 'prescription-only', which must be prescribed by a doctor. Most over-the-counter medication is generally considered to be safe enough that the average person will not kill themselves accidentally by taking it as instructed.
- Medicine
- Medicine is an area of human knowledge concerned with restoring health. It is, in the broadest sense of the term, the science and practice of the prevention and curing of human diseases, and other ailments of the human body or mind. However, it is often used only to refer to those matters dealt with by academically trained physicians and surgeons. There are many traditional and modern methods and schools of healing which are usually not considered to be part of medicine in a strict sense.
- Pharma-Help
- Pharma-help.com is dedicated to providing detailed and concise information about various drugs in categories such as: weight-loss, quit smoking or fitness.
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology is a branch of science about medicinal substances, called pharmaceuticals, or simply "drugs". The field encompases drug composition, drug properties, interactions, toxicology, and desirable effects that can be used in therapy of diseases.
- Vitamin
- A vitamin is an organic compound that cannot be synthesized (at all or in quantities that meet all needs) by a given organism and must be taken (in trace quantities) with food for that organism's continued good health.
Medical Acronyms used on Pharma-Help
- ADP
- Adenosine Diphosphate
- AQLQ
- Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
- ASA
- Acetylsalicylic Acid
- ATP
- Adenosine triphosphate
- BMI
- Body Mass Index
- BMP
- Beclomethasone-17-Monopropionate
- CHD
- Coronary Heart Disease
- CK
- Creatine-Kinase
- CVA
- Cerebrovascular Accident
- DHT
- Dihydrotestosterone
- DMAE
- 2-dimethylaminoethanol
- ECA
- Ephedrine, Caffeine and Aspirin
- ED
- Erectile Dysfunction
- EF
- Erectile Function
- EGCG
- Epigallocatechin Gallate
- EMDR
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprogramming
- EMS
- Emergency Medical Services
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked questions
- FDA
- Food and Drug Administration
- GABA
- Gamma-Aminobutryic Acid
- GAD
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- GERD
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- GH
- Growth Hormone
- GI
- Gastrointestinal
- GMP
- cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate
- GTN
- Glyceryl Trinitrate
- HCA
- Hydroxycitric Acid
- HDL
- High-Density Lipoprotein
- HDL-C
- High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
- HGH
- Human Growth Hormone
- HPV
- Human Papilloma Virus
- IBS
- (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
- IDL
- (Intermediate-Density Lipoprotein)
- IGF-1
- Insulin-like Growth Factor 1
- LDL
- Low Density Lipoprotein
- LDL-C
- Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
- MAO
- Monoamine Oxidase
- MAOI
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
- NMS
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
- NSAID
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
- OCD
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- ODC
- Ornithine Decarboxylase
- PDE
- Phosphodiesterase
- PDE1
- Phosphodiesterase type 1
- PDE2
- Phosphodiesterase type 2
- PDE5
- Phosphodiesterase type 5
- PDE6
- Phosphodiesterase type 6
- PDE11
- Phosphodiesterase type 11
- PEA
- Phenylethylamine
- PEG
- Polyethylene Glycol
- PGA
- Physician's Global Assessment
- PSA
- Prostate-Specific Antigen
- PTSD
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- SEP
- Sexual Encounter Profile
- SMART
- Salmeterol Multi-Center Asthma Research Trial
- SNS
- Salmeterol Nationwide Surveillance
- SSRI
- Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors
- STD
- Sexually Transmitted Disease
- TRH
- Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
- TSH
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
- UFH
- Unwanted Facial Hair
- VLDL
- Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein
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