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Pharmacology notes
pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | the study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms |
| How are drugs categorized? | classifications |
| How do you classify a drug? 3 ways | chemical composition, how they work, and by the disease they treat |
| Generic name | reflects the chemical name, but in shorter form |
| brand name | the name the manufacturer uses to market the drug |
| indications | reasons for administering a medication or performing a treatment ex)blood pressure |
| contra-indications | factor that prevents the use of a medication/treatment ex)allergies |
| dose | amount of a drug to be administered at one time ex)400 mg every 4 hrs |
| mechanism of action | how a drug works ex)lowers blood pressure |
| effects | desired results of administration of a medication ex) the blood pressure is lowered |
| side effects | effects that aren't desired and that occur in addition to the desired effects ex)nausea, vomiting, headaches |
| drugs | chemical substances that cause changes, physical or emotional, in an individual |
| medicine | drug used to prevent, treat, or cure an illness/pain |
| What 3 qualities must a drug have in order to be a medication? | effectiveness, safety, and side effects |
| What are the 2 different ways you can get medicine? | by prescription and over the counter |
| What is the difference between the 2 ways you can get medicine? | by prescription- written order by the doctorover the counter- medicine that can be purchases without a prescription |
| analgesics | relieve pain |
| antihistamines | helps allergies |
| antibiotics | kill bacteria |
| antacides | relieve heartburn |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| oral | drug that is swallowed and absorbed thru the stomach and intestinal tact |
| inhalation | gas or aerosol inhaled by the patient |
| injection | drug is injected into a muscle mass |
| nasogastric tube | goes down the nose |
| What are the 2 kinds of tubes that go in your stomach? | g-tube and peg-tube |
| tablets | compressed powder shaped into a disk |
| liquid fo injections | ex)epinephrine |
| spray | nitroglycerin sub-lingual spray |
| gel | substance that the patient swallows |
| suspension | drug particles mixed ex)activated charcoal |
| fine powder for inhalation | albuterol by hand-held metered-dose inhaler |
| gas | oxygen by mask |
| cap | capsule |
| elix | elixer |
| gtt | drop |
| supp | suppository |
| susp | suspension |
| tab | tablet |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IV | intraveneous |
| PO | oral |
| R | rectal |
| subq | subcutaneous |
| What are the first 2 steps to administering medication? | obtain an order and confirm order |
| six rights of medication | right medication, right time, right patient, right dose, right route, right documentation |
| grain | gr |
| dram | dr |
| ounce | oz |
| pint | pt |
| quart | qt |
| 1 ml= | 1cc |
| 1tsp= | 5cc |
| 1tbsp= | 3tsp |
| 15cc= | 1tbsp |
| 1oz= | 30cc |
| 1cup= | 8oz or 240cc |
Created by:
cgb1993
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