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Stack #106445
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dosages may be measured in | Units |
| A unit measures a drug in terms of its | action. |
| Name four classes of drugs that are all measured in Units | Vitamins, antibiotics, insulin, and heparin: Units per mL. |
| No conversions exist for | Units and milliequivalents (mEq) |
| Dosage method commonly used in IV solutions | Percentages % |
| Percentage means | parts per hundred or number of grams of drug per 100mL of solution. |
| Percentage strengths are used for | eye, ear and topical medications (solutions or ointments). |
| How many grams of dextrose a 500mL IV bag of D5W contains | 500 X .05 = 25g |
| Ratio strength Dosage is the method commonly used with | epinephrine |
| Ratio strength represents | parts of the drug per parts of the solution. |
| What is the ratio strength of 1mg per mL? | 1:1000 |
| Remember to ALWAYS check these six "rights" | RIGHT drug; RIGHT patient; RIGHT time; RIGHT route; RIGHT amount; RIGHT documentation. |
| Dosages packaged in a single dose is known as a | unit dose. |
| Indicates the amount or weight of the medication supplied per unit of measure (tablet, capsule, mL etc.) | DOSE STRENGTH |
| Written in lowercase letters and/or different typeface on drug labels, it is the official name of the drug; | GENERIC NAME |
| Name on drug label given by the manufacturer; capitalized and written in bold print, followed by a Trademark Symbol | BRAND NAME OR TRADE NAME |
| This is the type of preparation available, and may indicate how the drug is supplied: | FORM |
| Name six forms of how a drug may be supplied: | tablet, capsule, suspension, aqueous solution, ointment, suppository. |
| DS | double strength |
| SR | sustained release |
| LA | long acting |
| LX | long acting |
| ROUTE | How the drug is to be administered. |
| Name 7 examples of routes of administration: | oral (PO), topical, IM, Subcutaneous (SubQ, SQ), IV, otic, optic. |
| The total amount or volume in the container | TOTAL AMOUNT |
| Drugs given by any route other than the alimentary canal are called _________ drugs. | Parenteral |
| 3 examples of parenteral drug routes: | IV, subcutaneous, and IM |
| Parenteral is the term most often used with medications that are administered by | injection |
| Accurate dosage requires rounding to the tenths or hundredths according to the _______being used for measurement. | syringe |
| An insulin syringe has a capacity of: | 100 units; 1mL |
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