A Medication That Can Only Be Dispensed with a Prescription

question 3

Short Answer

A medication that can only be dispensed with a prescription is known as a(n) ____________________ drug.

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Definitions:

Electrical Charge

A physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when near other electrically charged matter.

Glomerular Capsule

A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the kidney, which performs the first step in the filtration of blood.

Afferent Arteriole

A blood vessel that brings blood to the glomeruli (the filtering units) of the kidney from the systemic circulation.

Efferent Arteriole

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the glomerulus of the kidney, allowing for the regulation of blood pressure and filtration rate within the nephron.