Medicinal Product Knowledge

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Course Outline

  1. Medicinal Product Definitions
  2. Pharmaceutical Legal Categories
  3. Drug Discovery Strategy
  4. Molecular Modeling Applications
  5. Me-too Drugs and NSAIDs
  6. Clinical Drug Development
  7. Clinical Trial Phases
  8. Pharmacokinetic Pathway
  9. Drug Quality Control
  10. Dosage Forms and Administration
  11. Prescription Rules

1. Medicinal Product Definitions

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Active ingredient : the natural, chemical, or biotechnological substance responsible for the therapeutic action of a medicinal product
  • Excipient : a natural or synthetic substance that facilitates administration, formulation, and preservation of the active ingredient and must be inert toward the organism and the active ingredient
  • Medicinal product : Code de la Santé Publique — A medicinal product is a substance or composition presented as having curative or preventive properties, or capable of diagnosing, restoring, correcting, or modifying physiological functions through pharmacological, immunological, or metabolic action.

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1. Which component of a medicinal product is directly responsible for its therapeutic action?

2. What is the primary role of an excipient in a medicinal product?

3. Which description best defines a medicinal product?

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What is an active ingredient in a medicinal product?

It is the substance responsible for the therapeutic action.

What role does an excipient play in a medicinal product?

It facilitates administration, formulation, and preservation of the active ingredient.

What must an excipient be toward the organism and active ingredient?

It must be inert.

How is a medicinal product defined according to the Code de la Santé Publique?

As a substance or composition with curative, preventive, diagnostic, or physiological modifying properties.

Which actions can a medicinal product perform on physiological functions?

Pharmacological, immunological, or metabolic actions.

By what criteria can a medicinal product be defined?

By presentation, function, or composition.

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