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| a.c | Before meals
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| p.c | After meals
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| q2h,q3h | Every x hours
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| ad | Right ear
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| IV | Intravenous
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| cap(s) | Capsule(s)
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| liq | Liquid
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| gm | Gram
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| ml | Millilitre
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| OTC | Over The Counter
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| OD | right eye
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| b.i.d | twice daily
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| PRN | As required
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| STAT | immediately
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| as | left ear
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| od | Once Daily
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| elix | Elixer
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| sol | Solution
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| kg | Kilogram
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| ss | One Half
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| p.o | By mouth
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| h | hour
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| qd, qod | Every other day
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| t.i.d | Three times daily
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| au | Both Ears
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| os | Left eye
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| Gt, gtt | Drop
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| tab | Tablet
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| L | litre
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| mitte | Quantity
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| s | Without
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| h.s | At bedtime
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| q.h,qh | Every hour
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| SC | subcutaneous
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| IM | Intramuscular
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| ou | Both eyes
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| Gtt, gtts | Drops
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| ung. | Ointment
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| Mg | Miligram
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| NPO | nothing by mouth
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| What is a CPS used for | IT is a resource used by medical professionals as a guideline to prescribing medications. Updated list of medications with detailed information on action indications & contraindications
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| What does ODB stand for, who uses it and who is it published by? | Ontario Drug Benefits Program, is published by the ministry of health physicians use it and pharmacists to establish what medications are covered under the plan.
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| What is mechanism of action? | The actions & interations of a drug after it has been absorbed by the body
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| Name the purpose of the ODB | Provides financial assistance based on eligibility for families or individuals who cannot pay for drugs based on income.
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| Name 1 mechanism of action | Synergism:the effects of 2drugs when taken together may change either increasing or decreasing their normal effect.
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| Name another mechanism of action | Additive action: when more than one drug is taken, the effect of each individual drug is the same as it was expected to be. The individual effects are what they were expected to be.
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| Name a 3rd mechanism of action | Tolerance: when more & more of a drug is required to get the desired effect
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| Name a 4th mechanism of action | Cumulative action: the full effects of a drug are not felt for a period of time due to the half-life of the drug.
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| Name a 5th mechanism of action | Half-life: Is the time that is takes the body to absord half the effect of the drug
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| Name a 6th mechanism of action | Idiosyncrasy: Any unexpected adverse reaction specific to a person
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| Name 5 factors that affect drug action | Gender, Age, Weight, Time of day, Tolerance, Drug interactions
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| Name 6 ways of administering drugs & explain | Orally, Parenteral, Sublingual, Topical, Rectal, Inhalation/aerosols
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| What is chemotherapy | Use of medications to treat cancer
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| Pharmacology is the field of medicine that studies what? | Studies medications & their effects on the body
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| What is the difference between a Chemical name, Generic Name & Brand Name? | Chemical Name:the molecular makeup of the drug. Generic Name:is the non-proprietary or general name assigned to it.Brand Name:the name given to the drug by a specific manufacturer.
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| What is drug toxicity | The harmful effects of a drug, or the effects of an over abundance/over use of a drug.
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| List 6 routes that are parenteral & explain | Intramuscular:into deep muscle tissue. Intravenous:Directly into a vein. 2-trak:Specific administration of a drug that may harm skin if given alternate mode. Intradermal:Between the layers of the skin. Subcutaneous: into the skin
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| Absorption | Process by which medication is taken into the body
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| Allergies | Serious reaction to a medication
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| Distribution | Metabolites being transported to a various parts of the body
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| Enteric coated | Helps medication to bypass the stomach
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| Excretion | Accomplished mainly by the kidneys
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| Inhalation | Drugs administered into the airway
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| Metabolism | Process of breaking down a drug into metabolites
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| Otic Route | Medications placed directly in ear
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| Parenteral | Medications given by injection
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| Rx Renewal | Extensions of prescriptons
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| Rx repeats | Continuation of long-term medications
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| Side effects | Every drug has them
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| Sustained release | Delay in active absorption of medication
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| Topical | MEdicine absorbed through mucous membranes
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| Therapeutic action | Purpose for giving the drug
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| 4 names can be used to identify a simple drug | Botanical, Generic, Brand, Trade
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| what is a Pharmacologist | One who packages & despenses the medication
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| Narcotics do what? | Act on the central nervous system
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| Cumulative action | Medication accumulates faster then your body can metabolise it.
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| Systemic Classification | Rx circulates in the blood stream
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