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Medical Doses Harley
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is absorption? | Process where a drug is taken up from the site of administration and is transported to the blood stream. |
| What is the process where a drug, once in the bloodstream, is delivered to specific organs and tissues in the body? | Distribution |
| Therapeutic incompatibility is_____? | When the effectiveness of two drugs is decreased when given together. |
| What is an anaphylactic reaction? | A severe adverse reaction to the administration of a drug. |
| Pharmacology is the study of what? | Drugs and their interactions with the human body to produce therapeutic effects. |
| A drug is? | A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in human beings or animals. |
| Tablets, pills, lozenges, powders,and suppositories are examples of what kind of dosage form? | Solid dosage |
| What can be hard or have a gummy consistency? | Troches |
| Elixirs are? | Clear, sweet combinations of water and alcohol that are intended for oral use. |
| Ointments are good for what? | Dry skin or areas that need protection |
| Metered dose inhalers, nebulizers, nasal sprays and spacers are examples of? | Administration devices |
| Infusion pumps deliver_______ medication at a specific rate. | Parenteral |
| What usually enhances excretion and inactivation of a drug? | Metabolism |
| What is the percentage or fraction of the administered dose of a drug that actually reaches systematic circulation? | Bioavailability |
| What is cross sensitivity? | Allergy to drugs that are chemically similar |
| Dietary Supplements are not regulated by the FDA because _________? | The suppliers do not make therapeutic claims. |
| What kind of dosage form is designed to be easily chewed and then swallowed? | Chewable tablets |
| What kind of tablets have a special coating that delays the release of medication until the tablet is int he intestinal tract to lessen stomach irritation? | Enteric-coated |
| Suppositories are designed to be inserted where? | A body cavity |
| What is prepared to be the complete dissolution of medication(s) in a suitable liquid? | Solutions |
| Fluid Extracts and Tinctures contain _______? | Plant extracts as the active ingredient in water and/or alcohol. |
| What are parenteral medications? | Sterile products administered by injection or infusion in order to bypass the gastrointestinal tract. |
| Ointments, creams, lotions and pastes are examples of what? | Semi-solid dosage form |
| What are three drug interactions? | With food and beverage, with dietary supplements, with other drugs |
| What can chewing gum be used for? | To deliver medication to the oral cavity or systematically if the medication is absorbed through the oral mucosa. |
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