Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Week 1
suffixes, terms, pharmacological abbreviates, abuse schedules
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drug | Biologically active chemical substances, usually an organic compound, that acts on living systems at the molecular level. |
| Pharmacology | The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms. |
| Pharmacodynamics | 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, distributions, metabolism, and excretion of drugs from the body. |
| Brand (trade) name | The manufacturer’s name, written with the first letter capitalized. (E.g. Valium) |
| Generic name | Name for the chemical makeup of a drug, written in lowercase, first letter NOT capitalized. (E.g. aspirin) Generic drugs marketed without brand names are less expensive than brand name drugs. |
| Black Box Warning | A warning placed on specific drugs, so everyone understands the serious safety concerns associated with the drug. Typically about potentially fatal, life-threatening, or disabling adverse effects of the medication. |
| 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. |
| Toxicology | The study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissues. |
| Contraindications | Medical or physical conditions that make the drug inadvisable. |
| Synergism | Getting more than the desired effects when taking two drugs. (E.g. oxycodone + acetaminophen = Percocet) (THINK: Symbiosis. 2 things merging into something bigger) |
| qd | Once a day |
| bid | twice a day |
| tid | three times a day |
| qid | four times a day |
| pc | after meals |
| ac | before meals |
| po | by mouth |
| prn | as needed |
| hs | At bedtime |
| q_h | (q4h) every 4 hours |
| a | before |
| p | after |
| C | with |
| s | without |
| d | day |
| h | hour |
| q | every |
| ud | as directed |
| sig | write |
| cap | capsule |
| disp | dispense |
| stat | immediately |
| tab | tablet |
| Rx | prescription |
| Schedule I | Highest abuse potential. No accepted medical use. |
| Schedule II | High. Written prescription. No refills. |
| Schedule III | Moderate. Faxed or electronic prescription. No more than 5 refills in 6 months. |
| Schedule IV | Less. Faxed or electronic prescription. No more than 5 refills in 6 months, |
| Schedule V | Least. Can be bought over the counter. |
| -olol | Beta blocker |
| -pril | Ace inhibitor |
| -sartan | ARB |
| Digoxin (lanoxin) | Cardiac Glycoside |
| -ide | Diuretic |
| -acetone | Potassium-Sparing Diuretic |
| -statin | Antihyperlipidemic |
| -statin | Antifungal (nystatin (mucostatin)) |
| -tidin | H2 blockers (THINK: To dine. You take tidine drugs to prevent heartburn and stomach acid) |
| -prazole | PPI |
| -azole | Antifungal THINK: |
| -cillin | antibacterial |
| -cycline | Tetracyclines |
| -fil | PDE 5 inhibitors |
| -vir | Antiviral |
| -one | Corticosteroids |
| -onate | Bisphophonate |
| -Pam & Lam | Benzodiazepines |
| -pine | Antipsychotic drugs |
| -Pram/Tine | SSRI |
| -line | TCA |
| -terol | Beta-2 Agonists |
| -triptan | Anti-migraine |
Created by:
Ryanisam