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TCC - Test#2
PPch.5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SA | sustained-action |
| creams | - base that is part oil+part water *more water*- topical |
| metabolism | physical+chemical changes within an organism |
| chronic | long-term/continous durration |
| brady | slow |
| ectomy | removal |
| itis | inflammation |
| trans | across/through |
| dys | difficult/painful |
| tachy | fast |
| pseudo | false |
| pathy | disease |
| algia | pain |
| sclerosis | narrowing/constriction |
| edema | swelling |
| acute | quick on set/short in durration |
| emulsions | mix of water+oil |
| suspensions | solid particles suspended in base solution |
| ointments | - oil based - topical |
| therapeutic effect | desired drug effect to alleviate condition of symptoms of disease |
| distribution | the ability of the drug to pass into the blood stream |
| absoption | taking nutrients from food+liquids |
| inhalents | must be able to easily inhale into the lungs |
| emesis | vomit |
| megaly | enlargement |
| CD | controlled-diffusion |
| PR | rectal agent |
| pulmon | lungs |
| XR | extended-release |
| topical agents | on skin |
| potentiation | produces an action greater than either drugs can produce alone (EX. grapefruit) |
| elixer | alcohol based or water+alcohol based |
| syrups | sugar-based solutions |
| CRT | controlled release tablets |
| CR | continuous/controlled release |
| liquids | - syrups- sprays- solutions |
| solids | - tablets- caplets- capsules |
| oma | tumor |
| cardio | heart |
| hypo | low |
| hyper | high |
| leuko | white |
| erythro | red |
| anti | against |
| SR | sustained/slow-release |
| LA | long-acting |
| semi-solids | - cream- lotion- ointments |
| enteral | GI tract (mouth-rectum) |
| parenteral | given through IV/IM (used most in hospitals) |
| OTC | patients select items themselves |
| IV | in the vein |
| IM | in the muscle |
| eye drops | *must be sterile- eye drops can go into the ear but ear drops cannot go into the eye |
| buccal | cheek |
| sublinguel | under tongue |
| 5 | smallest capsule size |
| 000 | largest capsule size |
| capsules | - made of gelatin container- can be hard or soft outershell |
| XL | extra-long |
| TR | time-release |
| TD | time-delay |
| chemical name | name that defines the chemicals in the drug |
| N in a circle | narcotic |
| C in a diamond | controlled drug |
| Pr in a square | legend drug (requires prescription) |
| side effect | undesirable/not harmful |
| adverse effect | undesirable/potentially harmful |
| toxic effect | drug poisoning (very harmful/life threatening) |
| synergism | when the action resulting from a combination of drugs is greater then their individuel effect (EX. 1+1=4) |
| excreation | elimation of waste products through stools+urine |
| BRAND or TRADE name | patented propietory name sold by specific drug manufacturers |
| generic name | non-proprietory (common name of a drug). the name will NEVER change |
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