The study of toxic substances and their pharmacologic actions, including antidotes and poison control is known as
a. toxicology.
b. therapeutics.
c. pharmacognosy.
d. pharmacology.
ANS: A
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A. By description. B. By code. C. By either code or description. D. Diagnoses are not searched for in the Lookup window.
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A) dosage information B) date the prescription was first filled C) number of refills D) name of the medication