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pharmacolgy
Question | Answer |
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Safety drug category. Proven safe in controled studies | Pregnancy category a |
Never give this category of medication to a pregnant woman | Pregnancy category X |
Drugs keep in self section section area of a pharmacy | Schedule 3 |
Substance that modifies body functions | Drug |
Study of drugs and their uses | Pharmacology |
Body of the law which will allow an injured person to obtain compensation | tort |
conveys medication plan to others by an order | Prescription |
Each menu factor gives the drug a______ name. Example Tylenol | Trade |
How drugs alter cell physiology | pharmacodnamics |
The treatment of infections and other diseases. Mondern use preferred to use of chemical to destroy cancer cells | chemotherpy |
Use in the scientific literature. Is simpler than the chemical name Example acetaminophen | Generic |
Amount of medication to be given at one time | dose |
Misconduct or lack of skill in caring for others in which you receive training | Malpractice |
Failure to use good judgment, to avoid injury to others and their properly which is in keeping with Knowledge level | Negligence |
Drugs that are Behind the counter you must as the pharmacists | Schedule 2 |
Drugs are required a prescription | Schedule 1 |
Person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs | Pharmacists |
Activities within the body have their a drug is administered. | Pharmacokinetics |
Drums that are none to call those damage to a fetus | Pregnancy category D |
regimen Governing frequency size number of dosage of a therapeutic agent to administer to a patient | Dosage |
cap | capsule\caplet |
tab | tablet |
mg\mgm | millgrams |
qhs | every bedtime |
qd | every day |
q\Q | every |
h\hr | hour |
qh | every hour |
pc | after meal |
ac | before meal |
q4h | every 4 hours |
++ fluids | extra fuilds |
post | before |
tid | three times daily |
bid | twice daily |
2:00 am | 14:00 |
Administering medication | Wash your hands, prepare for one person at a time, the person that pours the medication, gives medication check is my rebate for medication at eye level with the label in the palm of your hand to preventdamage or dripping |
Administrating medication by alternative routes | Drugs can be administered by various routes, depending on the condition, person, drug itself and the desired affect |
instill medication | Eye drops: holding that I dropped her close to that I, draw the order number of drops and to that I |
sources of drugs | Chemical- agents that may be made and the laboratory example aspirin parts of plants or produce crude drugs may be obtained from any part of the variety parts use medically animal products (pancreas) |
Drug effects | Local effects – a drug of fact that is localized to a specific area of the body systemic effects – is when the drug has effect within the body therapeutic effect – intended response to drugs |
Tylenol 200 G mg 2 tabs po bid | 200 milligam two tablets by mouth two times a day |
penicillin 300 mg tab po tid | penicillin 300 milligram tablet by mouth three times a day |
Allergenic response | Rash,pruritis – itching of skin – with or without rash, excesive tearing |
Allergies | Body produces anti-bodies to drug |
Toxic reaction | Some drugs have very narrow therapeutic window |
hepatotoxicity | Damage to the liver |
nephrotoxicity | Damage to the kidneys |
ASA 325mg supp p\r Q4H prn for > 38.5c | ASA 323 milligram suppository every 4 hours When necessary at 38.5Celsius |