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Module 1
Chapter 1, week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the abbreviation "qd " stand for? | once a day (quaque die) |
| What does the abbreviation "bid" stand for? | twice a day (bis in die) |
| What does the abbreviation "tid" stand for? | 3 times a day (ter in die) |
| What does the abbreviation "qid " stand for? | 4 times a day (quarter in die) |
| What does the abbreviation "pc" stand for? | after meals (post cebum) |
| What does the abbreviation "ac" stand for? | before meals (ante cebum) |
| What does the abbreviation "po" stand for? | by mouth (per os) |
| What does the abbreviation "prn" stand for? | as needed (pro re nata) |
| What does the abbreviation "hs" stand for? | at bedtime (hora somni) |
| What abuse potential is associated with Schedule I | Highest |
| What abuse potential is associated with Schedule II | High |
| What abuse potential is associated with Schedule III | Moderate |
| What abuse potential is associated with Schedule IV | Less |
| What abuse potential is associated with Schedule V | Least |
| drug | chemicals that act on living systems at the molecular level |
| Pharmacology | the study of drugs and their effects on living organisms |
| Pharmodynamics | the study of the action of drugs on living organisms |
| Pharmacokinetics | the study of what the body does to a drug; the measurement of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drug from the body |
| Brand (trade) name | the manufacturer’s name, written with the first letter capitalized (e.g., Valium, Vazepam, Tylenol). |
| Generic name | name for the chemical makeup of a drug, written in lowercase, first letter NOT capitalized (e.g., diazepam for Valium or Vazepam, acetaminophen for Tylenol). Generic drugs marketed without brand names are less expensive than brand name drugs. |
| Contraindications | medical or physical conditions that make the drug inadvisable |
| Synergism | getting more than the desired effects when taking two drugs (1+1>2) (e.g., oxycodone + acetaminophen = Percocet) |
| Tolerance | decreased effect of a drug over time with the patient needing larger doses to achieve the same effect. |
| Toxicology | the study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissues |
| Therapeutic effect | desired effect of a drug |
| Efficacy | the maximum intensity of effect or response that can be produced by a drug |
| Chemically equivalent | when two formulations of a drug meet the chemical and physical standards |
| Biologically equivalent | when two formulations of a drug produce similar concentrations of the drug in the blood and tissues |
| Therapeutically equivalent | When two formulations of a drug prove to have equal therapeutic effects |
| Orphan drugs | drugs developed to specifically treat rare medical conditions |
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