active ingredients
Therapeutic chemical agents
Active ingredients are the components in a product that produce the intended effect.
In medicine, the active ingredient is the compound that treats symptoms or disease, distinct from binders, fillers, and flavorings.
Sunscreens, pesticides, and cleaning products also list active ingredients: The active ingredient in this pain reliever is ibuprofen.
Everything else is an inactive ingredient.
Manufactured therapeutic substances
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- metabolitesChemicals from bodily processes
absorption · distribution · excretion · half-life · dosage · formulation · synergy · antagonist
Power to exert force
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- potentHaving great effect
powerful · megadose · microdose · dilution · saturation · threshold · standardized · titration
Combined into one
- substancePhysical material with mass
- constituentMember of electoral district
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- isolateSeparate from others
concentrate · derivative · molecule · chemical · API · carrier · base · fraction
Restoration of health
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- curativePromoting recovery from illness
restorative · beneficial · therapeutic · palliative · antidote · alleviate · soothe · ameliorate
Related to plants
- herbalRelating to medicinal plants
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- naturalNot artificially produced
- plant-derivedOriginating from flora
marine · fermented · recombinant · biosynthetic · alkaloid · flavonoid · terpene · peptide
Immune reaction triggers
- irritantsThings causing vexation
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- contraindicationReason to avoid treatment
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
degradation · stability · shelf life · photosensitive · incompatibility · precipitation · denaturation · side effects
pharmaceuticals
Manufactured therapeutic substances
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
metabolites · absorption · distribution · excretion · half-life · dosage · formulation · synergy · antagonist · agonist
strength
Power to exert force
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
potent · powerful · megadose · microdose · dilution · saturation · threshold · standardized · titration · loading dose
compound
Combined into one
- substancePhysical material with mass
- constituentMember of electoral district
- extractConcentrated derived substance
isolate · concentrate · derivative · molecule · chemical · API · carrier · base · fraction · distillate
healing
Restoration of health
curative · restorative · beneficial · therapeutic · palliative · antidote · alleviate · soothe · ameliorate · mitigate
botanical
Related to plants
- herbalRelating to medicinal plants
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- naturalNot artificially produced
plant-derived · marine · fermented · recombinant · biosynthetic · alkaloid · flavonoid · terpene · peptide · mineral
allergens
Immune reaction triggers
- irritantsThings causing vexation
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- contraindicationReason to avoid treatment
oxidation · degradation · stability · shelf life · photosensitive · incompatibility · precipitation · denaturation · side effects · adverse reaction
- beautymakeup, cosmetics, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- skincarecream, lotion, moisturizer, facial, serum
- pharmaceuticalsanalgesics, medicines, anesthetics, pills, acetaminophen
- medication labelsdrug name, brand name, generic name, dosage, directions
- Skincare Activesretinol, retinoids, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C
active ingredientsinactive ingredients
Additives without medicinal effect
action, active, activity, ingredient, activate, activities, activist, interaction, proactive