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Pharmacology Final
Pharmacology Final Part 1
Question | Answer |
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In what schedule of controlled substances does Tylenol with codeine belong? | CIII |
In what schedule of controlled substances does Ativan belong? | CIV |
In what schedule of controlled substances does morphine belong? | CII |
In what schedule of controlled substances does Lomotil belong? | CV |
How should controlled substances be stored in an office? | Double-locked |
How much codeine is in Empirin or Tylenol when followed by: #1 | 7.5 mg |
How much codeine is in Empirin or Tylenol when followed by: #2 | 15 mg |
How much codeine is in Empirin or Tylenol when followed by: #3 | 30 mg |
How much codeine is in Empirin or Tylenol when followed by#4 | 60 mg |
What is a drug indication | conditions the drug is meant to be used for |
What is a contraindication | conditions in which the drug should not be used. |
What factors influence the rate of drug absorption? | Taken with food or not |
Where are drugs broken down and transformed in the body? | Liver |
How are most drugs excreted? | Kidneys, sweat glands, lungs or intestines |
What are the effects of drugs if the liver and kidney are diseased? | Toxic effects |
What does a placebo do, and why does it work? | Inactive substance that resembles medication |
Define Minimum Dose | Smallest amount of a drug that will produce a therapeutic effect. |
Define Maximum Dose | Largest amount of a drug that will produce a desired effect without producing symptoms of toxicity |
Define Loading Dose | Initial high dose ( often maximum dose) used to quickly elevate the level of a drug in the blood (often followed by a series of lower maintenance doses) |
Define Maintenance Dose | Dose required to keep the level of a drug in the blood at a steady state in order to maintain the desired effect. |
Define Toxic Dose | Amount of a drug that will produce harmful side effects |
Define Lethal Dose | Dose that causes death |
Define Therapeutic Dose | Dose that is customarily given (average adult dose based on body weight of 150 lb); adjusted according to variations from the norm. |
List parenteral drug routes | any other route other than GI tract |
What is the easiest route to use? | PO is the easiest route to use |
13. What route gives the most rapid results | IV gives the most rapid results |