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Drug Adminstrations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Internal Administration | Drugs can be taken internally through inhalation |
| Inhalation | bringing medication or substances to the respiratory tract |
| Intradermal | Administration is usually accomplished through a hyperthermic needle injection |
| Intramuscular | Injection medicine is given directly into the muscle tissue |
| Intranasal | medication introduced into the nose |
| Intraspinal | injection in the spinal cord to combat organisms |
| Intravenous | injection is when a immediate reaction to the medication is desired |
| Oral | medication taken by mouth |
| rectal | medications in the rectum to absorbed by its mucus lining |
| Sublingual/Buccal | consist of placing easily dissolved agents, placed under the tongue or in the cheek |
| 2. External Administrations | Medications administered externally include inductions,ointments,pasted,plasters,patches and solutions |
| Inunctions | are oily or medicated substances that are rubbed into the skin |
| Ointments | oil,petroleum jelly,lanolin combined with drugs are applied for medication |
| Pastes | An insert powder combined with water |
| Plasters | A substance intended for external application |
| Transdermal Patches | patches resembling adhesive bandages that contain a various type of slow relieve medications |
| Solutions | can be adminished externally and are varied bacteria and antiseptic,disinfectants |
| Drug vehicles | is a therapeutically inactive substance that transports a drug |
| Aqueous solution | sterile water containing a drug substance |
| Elixir | Alcohol,sugar and flowing a drug dissolved in solution designed for internal consumption |
| Lliniment | Alcohol or oil containing a dissolved drug designed for external massage |
| Suspension | Undissolved powder in a fluid medium |
| Syrup | A mixture of sugar and water containing a drug |
| Ampule | A closed glass receptacle containing a drug. |
| Capsule | A gelatin receptacle containing a drug |
| Ointment | A semisolid preparation for external application of such consistency that it may be applied to the skin by inuction |
| Paste | An insert powder combined with water |
| Tablet | A solid pharmatatical dosage compressed into a small oval and other forms |
| Plaster | A substance intend for external application made of such materials and of consistency |
| Powder | Finely ground drug plus vehicle or effercruescent |
| Suppository | A medicated gelatin molded into a core for placement in a body |
| Addiction | Body response to certain types of drugs that produces both a physiological need |
| Antagonistic Action | Result observed when medications used together have adverse effects or counteract one another |
| Cumulative | Exaggerated drug effects which can occur when the body is unable to metabolize |
| Depressive Action | Effect from drugs that slow down cell function |
| Habituation | Individual's development of physiological need for aspect medication |
| Hypersensitivity | Allergic response to a specific drug |
| Idiosyncrasy | Unusual reaction to a drug a distinctive response |
| Irritation | Process, as well as effect, caused by substances that result in a cellular change |
| Paradoxical reaction | A drug induced effect that is the exact opposite of that which is therapeutically intended |
| Potentiating agent | A pharmaceutical that increases the affect of aother |
| Specific Effect | Action usually by a select tissues or organ system |
| Side Effect | The result of a medication that is given for a particular condition but affects of other body areas |
| Stimulation | Effect caused by drugs that speed up cell activity |
| Synergistic effect | Result that occurs when drugs given together produce a greater reaction then when given alone. |
| Tolerance | Condition existing when a certain drug dosage is no longer able to give a therapeutic action and must therefore be increased |
| Analgesics | Pain relieving drugs |
| Anesthetics | Agents that produces local or general numbness to touch pain or stimulation |
| Antacids | substances that neutralize acidity,common used in digestive tract |
| Anticoagulants | Agents that prevent the coagulation of blood |
| Antidotes | Substances that prevetor conteract the often of a person |
| Antipruritic | Agents that relieve itching |
| Antiseptics | Agents that kill bacteria or inhibit their growth |
| Antispasmodics | Agents that relieve muscle spasms |
| Antitussives | Agents that inhibit or prevent coughing |
| Astringents | Agents that cause contraction or puckening action |
| Bacteriostatic | Agents that retard or inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi |
| Fungistatic | Agents that retard or inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi |
| Carminatives | Agents that relieve that influence in the intestinal tract |
| Cathartics | Agents used to evacuate substances from the bowels |
| Caustics | Nourning agents,capable of destroying living tissue |
| Couterirritants | Agents applied weally to produce or inflammatory reaction for the relief of a deeper inflammation |
| Depressants | Agents that diminish body functions or nerve activity |
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