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Pharmacology KS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | the study of drugs, and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms |
| How a drug is classified | By their chemical composition, by how they work, and by the disease they treat |
| Medication Names | Generic name reflescts the chemical name, but in shorter form. Brand name the name the manufacturer uses to market the drug |
| Indications | the reasons for administering a medication or performing a treatment(ex. blood pressure) |
| Contra- Indications | A factor that prevents the use of a medication or treatment |
| Dose | the amount of a drug to be administered at one time |
| Mechanism of Action | how a drug works |
| Effects | the desired results of administration of a medication |
| side effects | Effects that are not desired and that occur in addition to the desired effects |
| Drugs | the chemical substances that cause changes, physical or emotional, in an individual |
| Medicine | is a drug used to prevent, treat, or cure an illness or pain |
| three qualities a drug should have | Effectiveness, safety, and side effects |
| Medicines come two different ways | By prediction, wirrten order by the doctor, and over the counter, medicicine that can be purchased without a presciption |
| Analgesics | relieve pain |
| Antihistamines | help allergies |
| Antibiotics | kill bacteria |
| Antacids | relieve heartburn |
| Routes of Adiministration | Sublingual: ubder the tongueOral: drug is swallowedinhalation: A gass inhaledInjection: injected into a muscle massNasogastric tube |
| Medication Forms | Tablets, injections, spray, Liquid, Gel, suspension, powder to inhale, and gas |
| Drug forms | Cap is capsule, elix is elixir, gtt is drop, supp is suppository, susp is suspension, and tab is tablet. |
| Routes | IM is intramuscler, IV is intravenous, PO is oral, R is rectal, and Subq is subcataneous |
| Steps to administtering Medication | obtain an order, confrim order, slect proper medication, Avoid contamination, check expiration date, check for signs of contamination |
| Six rights of medication Administration | Right medication, Right dose, Right time, Right route, right patient, and right documentation |
| measurements | Grams= grdrop= gttdram= drounce= ozpint= ptquart= qt1ml=1cc1tsp=5cc1tbsp=3tsp15cc=1tbsp1oz= 30cc1cup= 8oz |
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