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IV sterile Lec 9
lecture 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alkylating Agents (Mitomycin and Methotrexate) | Drugs that bind to human DNA cells and stop their duplication |
| Antimetabolites | Drugs used to treat cancer that substitute in or block the use of essential nutrients or enzymes |
| Antineoplastic agents | Drugs used for the treatments of cancer |
| Cell | Unit of structure of all animals and plants providing the make up for all tissues |
| Chemotherapy | Treatment of cancer |
| Cytotoxic | pharmaceutical agent that has capability of killing living cells |
| Genotoxic | An agent that is capable of damaging the DNA thus leading to mutation |
| Leukemia treatments | Vinblastine and Oncovin |
| Malignant | A type or tumor that invades healthy tissues and becomes progressively worse |
| Mitosis | An ongoing cell division process by which the number of chromosomes of the daughter cell are copied from the parent cell |
| Mitotic Inhibitors | Used to inhibit tumor growth by destroying microtubles which are essential for cell structure and mitosis |
| Neoplastic | New abmormal tissue formation |
| Testicular Cancer treatment drugs | Ifosfamide, etoposide, dactinomycin |
| Vanca Alkaloids | used to inhibit tumor growth by destroying microtubles which are essential for cell structure and mitosis |
| Cytarabine | S Phase |
| Bleomycin | G2 Phase, M Phase |
| Floxuridine | G1 Phase, S Phase |
| Vinblastine | M Phase |
| Docetaxel | Cytotoxic agent; should be mixed in glass containers |
| Mechlorethamine Mitomycin | cytotoxic agents; should be diluted with NaCl instead of D5W |
| Acyclovir Dopamine Metronidazole | IV admixtures; should NOT be refrigerated when dispensing |
| Vecuronium Bromide Ganciclovir Powder Polymixin B Sulfate | injectables; should NOT be stored in the refrigerator |