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Pharmacology HS
Health Science Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is pharmacology? | The study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms. |
| How are drugs classified? | subcategory or subcategories called classification |
| What are the three drug classifications? | By chemical compostion, how they work, and the disease they treat. |
| What is the generic name of a medication? | It reflects the chemical name, but in a shorter form. |
| What is the brand name of a medication? | The name a manufacturer uses to market the drug. |
| What are the indications? | The reason for administering a medication or performing a treatment. |
| What are contra-indications? | A factor that prevents the use of a medication or treatment. |
| What is the dose? | The amount of a drug to be administered at one time. |
| What is the mechanism of action? | How a drug works |
| What are effects? | the desired results of administration of a medication. |
| What are side effects? | Effects that are not desired and that occur in addition to the desired effects. |
| what three qualities do drugs must have in order to be a medicine? | effectiveness, safety, and side effects. |
| what two ways can you get medication? | by prescription and over the counter |
| sublingual? | under the tounge |
| oral? | the drug is swallowed and absorbed through the stomach and intestinal tract. |
| inhalation? | a gas or aerosol inhaled by the patient |
| injection? | the drug is injected into a muscle mass |
| rectal? | a suppository |
| analgesics? | relieves pain |
| antihistamines? | help allergies |
| antibiotics? | kill bacteria |
| antacids? | relieve heartburn |
| Tablets? | compressed powder shaped into a disk |
| liquid for injections? | ex: epinephrine |
| Spray? | nitroglycerin |
| liquid/ vaporized | albuterol by small-volume nebulizer |
| gel? | substance that the patient swallows |
| suspension? | drug particles mixed |
| fine powder for inhilation? | albuterol by hand-held metered-does inhaler |
| gas? | oxygen by mask |
| cap? | capsule |
| elix | elixir |
| gtt | drop |
| supp | suppository |
| susp | suspension |
| tab | tablet |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IV | intravenous |
| PO | oral |
| R | rectal |
| subq | subcutaneous |
| steps to administering medication? | obtain order, confirm order |
| six right of medication? | right medication, right dose, right time, right route, right patient, right documentation |
| grain? | gr |
| drop? | gtt |
| dram? | dr |
| ounce | oz |
| pint? | pt |
| quart? | qt |
| 1 ml= | 1cc |
| 1 tsp= | 5cc |
| 1 tbsp= | 3tsp |
| 15 cc= | 1tbsp |
| 1 oz= | 30cc |
| 1 cup= | 8oz or 240cc |
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