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Pharmacology
Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| determining the strength and quality of a drug by testing it on an animal or isolated organ | bioassay |
| to give | administer |
| habit forming | addictive |
| to prepare and give out | dispense |
| authorized publication on drug preparations | pharmacopoeia |
| vaccines, blood, and blood components | biologics |
| CNS depressant | narcotic |
| to order the use of a drug | prescribe |
| one who has met the professional and legal requirements of a profession | practitioner |
| improper use of a substance | abuse |
| agent that increases excretion of urine | diuretic |
| agent that reduces fever | antipyretic |
| agent to prevent infectious diseases | immunologic |
| agent that destroys bacteria | antibiotic |
| agent that modifies psychotic behavior | neuroleptic |
| agent too prevent conception | contraceptive |
| agent that induces vomiting | emetic |
| agent that induces sleep | hypnotic |
| agent that produces a loss of sensation | anesthetic |
| agent that relaxes blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure | vasodilator |
| agent that controls symptoms of epilepsy, prevents or relieves seizures | anticonvulsant |
| hypersensitivity to a substance | allergy |
| amount of medication that is ordered | dose |
| following a system of moral principles | ethical |
| legal document | patient chart |
| convex or concave upper surface of a column of liquid | meniscus |
| way in which medication is given | route |
| not transparent | opaque |
| particles that separate from a solution | precipitate |
| action that goes against a set of moral principles | unethical |
| one who acts on behalf of another | agent |
| unlawful | illegal |
| three times a day | tid |
| gram | g |
| every three hours | q3h |
| and | et |
| normal | n |
| nothing by mouth | NPO |
| before meals | ac |
| label | Sig |
| normal saline | NS |
| distilled water | DW |
| ointment | ung |
| as needed | PRN |
| four times a day | qid |
| twice a day | bid |
| immediately | stat |
| intradermal | ID |
| solution | sol |
| every hour | qh |
| teaspoon | tsp |
| sublingual | SL |
| after meals | pc |
| pint | p |
| by mouth | PO |
| purpose of MEDWATCH program | monitor drug safety |
| medication administration errors may be reported to | USP MER |
| drug that is muscle relaxant and anticonvulsant | valium |
| drug that smooth muscle of the respiration tract | aminophylline |
| drug not found in office emergency kits | penicillin |
| On ISIMP error prone list | IN |
| NDC numbers identify | manufacture, product, size of container |
| order that is only as needed is called | PRN order |
| instructions that are to be followed for various situations is called | standing order |
| part of prescription pad that states names and quantities of ingredients | inscription |
| part of prescription pad that sates refills | repetatur |
| part of prescription pad that states directions | signature |
| pepto-bismol and kaopectate are | antidiarrheals |
| acetaminophen and ibuprofen are examples of what | analgesics and antipyetics |
| process of drug passing into body fluids and tissues | absorption |
| agent that loosens and facilitates removal of respiratory secretions | expectorant |
| drugs that decrease blood cholesteraol | antihyperlipidemics |
| drugs that prevent blood clotting | anticoagulants |
| route when medication is injected into a joint is called | intra-articular |
| another name for lozenge | troche |
| tablets with a groove | scored |
| tablets that dissolve in the intestines | enteric-coated |
| drugs that are used externally with massage to provide heat | liniments |
| drugs that dissolve in alcohol or alcohol and water | tinctures |
| liquid prep of oil and water | emulsion |
| liquid prep which drug is dissolved in solvent | solution |
| USP/NF is published | 5 years |
| drugs with lowest level for abuse | Schedule V |
| marijuana is which schedule drug | Schedule I |
| not made thru genetic engineering | premarin |
| not a biologic s made with recombinant DNA technology | Nutropin |
| drug derived from plants | digitalis |
| drugs official name | generic |
| drugs used to locate a disease process in the body is | diagnostic use |
| drug used to only treat the symptoms of a disease is | therapeutic use |
| study of drugs and their relationship to the treatment of disease is called | pharmacotherapeutics |
| which injection method route provides that fastest absorption | intravenous |
| when performing indradermal injection you should not | massage the area |
| when performing subcutaneous injection you should not | insert needle at a 20 degree angle |
| when performing intramuscular injection you should | hold needle at a 90 degree angle |
| medication that is administered subcutaneous | insulin |
| when performing subcutaneous injection you should | hold needle at a 45 degree angle |
| subcutaneous injections are inserted into which part of skin | fatty layer |
| which drug route is not a quick absorption | oral |
| how a medication is introduced into the body is called | administering |
| ounce | oz |
| before meals | ac |
| drop | gtt |
| which measurement is based on a yard | apothecary |
| which measurement is most commonly used for drug measurement | metric |
| which unit of measurement is part of household system | tablespoon |
| 1 grain = | 60mg |
| 15 gtts = | 1 Ml |
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