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Rx Week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pharmacology | the study of drugs and their uses |
| pharmacodynamics | the study of how the body respond to drugs |
| pharmacokinetics | the absorption, distribution, metabolism, & excretion of drugs |
| Anatomy | the study of body parts |
| physiology | the science that deals with the function of cells, tissues, and organs of living organisms |
| pathology | the study of how drugs change the course of disease |
| drug | a chemical substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of a disease |
| therapeutic effect | the desired or predicted physiological response the drug causes |
| side effects | a drug's desirable or undesirable effects apart from the primary reason for giving the drug |
| major sources of drugs | plants, animals, minerals, and chemicals |
| plant source | the wildflower foxglove; from which digitalis is made |
| animal source | insulin extracted from an animal source ( pig/cow) |
| mineral source | sodium chloride is derived from a mineral source |
| chemical source | Bactrim and Septra are synthetic drugs made from chemical sources |
| seven uses of drugs | prevention, treatment, diagnosis, cure, contraceptive, health maintenance, palliative |
| drug standards | are certain rules that products must meet required by law law states that all preparations called by the same drug name must be uniform strength, quality, and purity |
| drug standards are necessary | * drugs differ in strength, quality, purity |
| chemical name | describes the chemical composition and molecular structure of the drug |
| generic name | is the official non-proprietary name assigned by the drug manufacturer with the approval of the United States Adopted Names (USAN)Council |
| official name | usually the same as the generic name |
| brand/trade name | A.K.A=proprietary name is the name under which the drug is sold by a specific manufacturer |
| 3 drug references | * Physicians desk reference (PDR) *United States Pharmacopia Dispensing information (USPDI) *handbook of non prescription drugs |
| drug card | drug name, classification, action, use, dose, interactions, side effects |
| 3 major drug laws | *Orphan drug act 1983 *nutrition facts of 1992 *drug regulation & reform Act of 1978 |
| federal agencies that enforce drug laws | food and drug administrations drug enforcement administrations |
| health care workers need to know drug laws | knowing the laws helps health workers protect themselves from errors and possible lawsuits, provide patient education, and enhance patient safety |
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