Medications That Consumers Can Buy for Themselves Without a Prescription

question 16

Multiple Choice

Medications that consumers can buy for themselves without a prescription are:

• A) generic drugs.
• B) over-the-counter drugs.
• C) investigational drugs.
• D) disease-specific drugs.

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Definitions:

Regio-

A prefix in chemistry indicating the region or position in a molecule where a certain reaction takes place or where a particular substituent is located.

Stereochemical

Pertains to the study of the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms within molecules and the impact of this arrangement on the physical and chemical properties of the molecules.

Regio-

A prefix indicating the region or position in a molecule where a reaction or specific structural change occurs.

Stereochemical

Regarding the arrangement of atoms in molecules and how it affects their characteristics and chemical reactions.