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TCC chapter 2
Stack #153377
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anti | against |
| Trans | across, through |
| Erythro | red |
| Leuko | white |
| Dys | difficult, painful |
| Brady | slow |
| Tachy | fast |
| Hyper | increased, high |
| Hypo | decreased, low |
| Pseudo | false |
| Pulmon | lungs |
| Cardio | heart |
| Oma | tumor |
| Ectomy | removal |
| Itis | inflamation |
| Pathy | disease |
| Algia | pain |
| Megaly | enlargement |
| Sclerosis | narrowing, constricting |
| Emesis | vomiting |
| Edema | swelling |
| Acute | quick on set, short |
| Chronic | long term, continuous |
| Therapeutic effect | desired drug effect |
| Side effect | undesirable, not harmful |
| Adverse effect | undesirable, potentially harmmful |
| Toxic effect | drug poisoning, very harmful |
| Normal Absorption | drug passes unhindered through intestine wall |
| Reduced Absorption | may be reduced if it combines with a food molecule |
| Potentiation | produces an action greater than the first drug alone |
| Synergism | When the combined action is greater then individually |
| ____olol | beta blockers |
| absorption | the taking in of nutrients |
| distribution | the ability of the drug to pass into the bloodstream |
| metabolism | the physical and chemical changes |
| excretion | elimination of waste |
| legend drugs | schedule 1 |
| Narcotics (voided after 5 days) | schedule 1a |
| NPA(no publis access_ | schedule 2 |
| OTC (over the counter) | schedule 3 |
| Solids | tablets, chewable tablets, enteric-coated tablets, extended-release agents, capsules, caplet, lozenges, troches, implant capsules, patches |
| Liquid | syrup, elixirs, sprays, inhalants, emulsions, suspensions, solutions, enemas |
| Semi-Solid | creams, lotions, ointments, powders, gelatins, suppositories |
| <c> | controlled drug |
| [Pr] | Prescription required |
| (N) | Narcotic |
| Capsules | composed of a gelatin containers |
| Syrups | sugar based solutions |
| Elixirs | dissolved medication in an alcohol base |
| Emulsions | mixture of oil and water |
| Ointment | contains medication in a glycol/oil base |
| Suspension | liquid with small, solid particles suspended in a base solution |
| Sublingual | under the tongue |
| Buccal | placed beetween the gums and cheek |
| CD | controlled diffusion |
| CR | controlled release |
| CRT | controlled release tablet |
| LA | long acting |
| SA | sustained action |
| SR | slow release |
| TD | time delay |
| TR | time release |
| XL | extra long |
| XR | extended release |
| size of capsules | 000-5 |
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