Clear definitions for terms you may hear during treatment.

503A and 503B compounding

Two federal categories for facilities that prepare compounded medications.

Insurance and access

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Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)

The ingredient in a medication that produces its intended drug effect.

Medication and clinical terms

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Anti-obesity medication (AOM)

A medication used as part of clinical treatment for obesity.

Medication and clinical terms

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Change talk

In motivational interviewing, change talk is language that expresses a desire, reason, ability, need, or commitment to make a change.

Health coaching

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Drug shortage list

The FDA database that identifies medications the agency considers to be in shortage.

Insurance and access

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Decisional balance

A structured exercise for considering the possible benefits and costs of making a change, along with the possible benefits and costs of keeping things as they are.

Health coaching

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Evergreening

A term used when a company seeks additional patents or exclusivity related to an existing product.

Policy and advocacy

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GIP receptor

A receptor involved in the body’s response to glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide.

Medication and clinical terms

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GLP-1 receptor agonist

A medication that activates the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor.

Medication and clinical terms

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Gray market medication

A medication sold outside the manufacturer’s authorized distribution system.

Insurance and access

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Most-Favored-Nation pricing

A drug-pricing approach that connects a U.S. payment amount to prices paid in selected comparison countries.

Policy and advocacy

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Motivational interviewing (MI)

A collaborative counseling approach that helps a person explore mixed feelings about change and identify their own reasons for action.

Health coaching

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Open question

A question that invites more than a yes-or-no answer.

Health coaching

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Prior authorization

An insurance requirement that asks a clinician to provide information before a plan decides whether it will cover a medication or service.

Insurance and access

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Reflection

In motivational interviewing, a reflection is a statement that communicates what the listener believes the speaker means.

Health coaching

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Set point theory

A group of theories proposing that biological processes resist large, sustained changes in body weight.

Medication and clinical terms

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Sustain talk

In motivational interviewing, sustain talk is language that expresses reasons to keep things as they are or concerns about making a change.

Health coaching

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Titration

The planned adjustment of a medication dose over time.

Medication and clinical terms

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If you want help applying a term to your own situation, coaching may help you prepare questions for the appropriate professional.