Active ingredient

active principle

A constituent of a drug, usually an alkaloid or glycoside, on which the characteristic therapeutic action of the substance largely depends.

principle [prin´sĭ-p'l]

1. a chemical component.

2. a substance on which certain of the properties of a drug depend.

3. an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct; in a given philosophical system it is a fundamental or general law or truth from which others are derived. In bioethics some important principles are beneficence, justice, nonmaleficence, and respect for autonomy; these are derived in part from professional roles and traditions.

active principle any constituent of a drug that helps to confer upon it a medicinal property.

Bobath p's a type of neurophysiological rehabilitation; see bobath method.

Bohr's principle of complementarity reflexes do not independently account for the complex nature of infant behavior.

negentropic principle a principle of general systems theory stating that open systems have mechanisms that slow down or arrest the process of movement toward less efficiency and growth. Negentropy (negative entropy) is the tendency toward order and organization.

pleasure principle (pleasure-pain principle) in psychoanalytic theory, an inborn tendency to avoid pain and seek pleasure through the immediate reduction of tension by either direct or fantasied gratification.

reality principle in psychoanalytic theory, the ego functions that modify the demands of the pleasure principle to meet the demands and requirements of the external world.

active

not passive.

active principle

the drugs or chemicals in a pharmaceutical preparation that exert an effect pharmacologically; as distinct from the inert fillers, wetting agents and other excipients also often included.

active site

that region of a protein, usually an enzyme, that binds to another molecule such as the substrate of the enzyme.

active transport

the movement of ions or molecules assisted by a carrier protein across the cell membranes and epithelial layers, usually against a concentration gradient, resulting directly from the expenditure of metabolic energy. For example, under normal circumstances more potassium ions are present within the cell and more sodium ions extracellularly. The process of maintaining these normal differences in electrolytic composition between the intracellular fluids is active transport. The process differs from simple diffusion or osmosis in that it requires the expenditure of metabolic energy.

principle

1. a chemical component.

2. a substance on which certain of the properties of a drug depend.

3. a law of conduct.

active principle

any constituent of a drug that helps to confer upon it a medicinal property.

reasonable person principle

the basis for many decisions in cases alleging negligence. The court bases its judgment on what it considers a reasonable person, a reasonable veterinarian in our context, would have done in the circumstances. This is the evidence that most expert witnesses are asked to give, evidence about what should be expected of a member of their profession in terms of quality of performance. Called also principle of the reasonable person.

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ACD aconitine active active site ascaridol cannabinoid Cannabinoids cantharides cantharidin capsicum carminic acid curare embelin heparin herb tea hirudin infuse long-acting drug luteal	The active ingredients that will keep hair looking healthy and irresistible during the harsh winter months are Dimethicone and a Guar based conditioning ingredient, which form an invisible film around each hair shaft. Surprise results by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) It is said, from February 25th on, glyhosate SL with active ingredient content lower than 30% will not be allowed to apply for registration. China Bans Glyphosate 10% SL by Leah Li / Chemistry community In its submissions, Novopharm, a subsidiary of the world's largest generic drug-maker Teva Pharmaceutical, questioned the timing of patent filings around Pfizer's discovery of the active ingredient in Viagra. Canadian court quashes bid for generic Viagra by AFP / AFP American Edition	activating enzyme activation activation energy activation factor activation product activator active active algolagnia active anaphylaxis active arm active assisted exercise active assisted movement active carrier active chronic hepatitis active congestion active electrode active end range Active Euthanasia active exercise active expiration active fixation lead active hyperemia active immunity active immunization active immunotherapy Active ingredient active joint movement active labor active life expectancy active listening active listening 1 active listening 2 active matrix array active meditation active metabolite active methyl active motion active movement Active Placebo active play active principle active range of motion active repressor active resistance exercise active resistance training active resistive movement active sensitization active site active specific immunotherapy active splint active staff	active hyperemia active hyperemia active hyperemia, arterial hyperemia active hyperemia, arterial hyperemia active hyperemia, arterial hyperemia active hyperlink active ill will active illumination Active Imaging Testbed active immunity active immunity active immunity active immunity Active immunization Active immunization Active immunization Active immunization Active immunization active immuno-gene therapy active immunotherapy active immunotherapy Active Implantable Medical Device Active Implantable Medical Devices Directive Active income Active Incomes Active Inert All-Up Round Active Inert Missile Active Information Portal Active Information Presentation active infrared detection system Active ingredient Active Input Interface Active Input Method Manager Active Integrated Antenna Active integrator circuit Active integrator circuit Active integrator circuit Active Interest for Multimedia with Field-Emission Display Active Interface Adapters Active Interface Monitoring System Active Interference Monitor System Active Inventory Platform Active investing Active Investment active investment management Active Investment Strategy Active Ion Transport Active Islamic Youth Active Jamming Active Jamming active joint movement Active Knowledge System for Integrated Operations active labor Active Labor Market Program Active labour market policy Active Language I Active Laser Countermeasure System Active Laser Homing

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ACD
aconitine
active
active site
ascaridol
cannabinoid
Cannabinoids
cantharides
cantharidin
capsicum
carminic acid
curare
embelin
heparin
herb tea
hirudin
infuse
long-acting drug
luteal

The active ingredients that will keep hair looking healthy and irresistible during the harsh winter months are Dimethicone and a Guar based conditioning ingredient, which form an invisible film around each hair shaft.

Surprise results by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

It is said, from February 25th on, glyhosate SL with active ingredient content lower than 30% will not be allowed to apply for registration.

China Bans Glyphosate 10% SL by Leah Li / Chemistry community

In its submissions, Novopharm, a subsidiary of the world's largest generic drug-maker Teva Pharmaceutical, questioned the timing of patent filings around Pfizer's discovery of the active ingredient in Viagra.

Canadian court quashes bid for generic Viagra by AFP / AFP American Edition

active assisted exercise