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VT 160 Pharmacology
veterinary technician pharmacology review carda
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agonist | A drug that brings about a specific action by binding with the appropriate receptor. HH |
| Antagonist | A drug that inhibits a specific action by binding with a particular receptor. HH |
| Name three ways drugs can be excreted. | Liver, Mammary Glands, lungs, intestinal tract, sweat glands, salivary glands, skin, and Kidneys. SG |
| Name some factors that may affect the absorption process | Mechanism of absorption, pH and Ionization status of the drug, Absorptive surface area, Blood supply to the area, Solubility of the drug, Dosage form, Status of GI tract, and Interaction with other medications. SG |
| Extralabel Use | The use of a drug that is not specifically listed on the FDA-approved label. rw |
| Therapeutic index | The relationship between a drug's ability to achieve the desired effect and its tendency to produce toxic effects. rw |
| steady state | The point at which drug accumulation equals drug elimination ....sl |
| loading dose | Some drugs are given at a high dose or a _______ until appropriate blood level is reached. sl |
| Prescription drug | A drug that is limited to use under the supervision of a veterinarian because of potential danger, difficulty of administration, or other considerations. AL |
| Efficacy | The extent to which a drug causes the intended effects in a patient. AL |
| Metabolism (biotransformation) | The biochemical process that alters a drug from an active form to a form that is inactive or that can be eliminated from the body. AL |
| Regimen | The route of administration, the amount to be given (dosage), how often the drug is to be given(frequency), how long the drug will be given(duration) is all part of a plan called? JB |
| Residue | An amount of drug still present in animal tissue or products(meat,eggs, milk) at a particular point(slaughter or collection). JB |
| Parenteral | This drug can be administered in 10 different routes and it is an injectable drug. NE |
| Withdrawal Period | The length of time it takes for a drug to be eliminated from animal tissue or products after it is no longer used. NE |
| Drug | A substance used to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease pf |
| Partition Coefficient | The ratio of the solubility of substances (e.g. gas anesthetics) between two states in which they can be found (e.g. blood and gas, gas and rubber goods.) pf |
| The body's ability to change a drug chemically from the form in which it was administered into a form that can be eliminated by the body is called? | Metabolism or biotransformation. LSC |
| The complex sequence of events that occurs after a drug is administered to a patient is called? | Pharmacokinetics LSC |
| The complex sequence of events that occur after a drugis administered to a patient is called? | Metabolism (biotranformation) tah |
| What 3 agencies regulate animal health products? | FDA EPA USDA tah |
| Contraindication | A reason not to use a drug in a particular situation JAW |
| Veterinarian-client-patient relationship | Circumstances that must exist between veterinarian, the client, and the patient before the dispensing of prescription drugs is appropriate JAW |
| Half-Life | The amount of time it takes for the quantity of a drug in the body to be reduced by 50% KAB |
| Compounding | Diluting or the combining of existing drugs. KAB |
| binders,coating,color agents, emulsifiers, fillers, sweeteners, disintegrants, & thickener are classified as what | inactive ingredients JN |
| Why is residues found in meat, eggs, milk products potentially dangerous to people? | people maybe allgeric to the drugs, prolonged exposure to antibiotic residues can result in resisant bacteria, some residues may cause cancer in humans JN |
| Dose-response curve | Displays the relationship between the dose of a drug and the body's response. mls |
| Adverse drug reaction | An undesirable response to a drug by a patient ( may vary in severity from mild to fatal). mls |
| Manufactoring | The bulk production of drugs for resale outside of the veterinarian-client-patient relationship sc |
| bioavailability | the degree to which a drug is absorbed and reaches the general circulation sc |
| Receptor | Group of sepcialized moleculeson or in a cell that bind with a drug to produce and effect. mlj |
| OTC | OVER THE COUNTER DRUG. Drugs that to not have enough ptoential to be toxic, and/or require special administration. MLJ |
| Teratogenesis | Drugs potential for bith defects. MD |
| Glucuronic Acid | Oxidation product of glucose of which the deficiency in cats disallows metaboblism of certain drugs. MD |
| CVM | Center for Veterinary medicine. CKG |
| Parenteral | Route of administration of injectable drugs . CKG |
| Pharmacodynamics | The study of the mechanisms by which drugs produce physiologic changes in the body. |
| Pharmacokinetics | The complex sequence of events that occurs after a drug is administered to a patient. |
| transdermal drug administration | is a form of topical administration that involves the use of a patch applied to skin to deliver a drug through intact skin directly into the blood. AR |
| Glomerulus | acts like a sieve to filter drug molecules out the blood into the glomerular filtrate which is then eliminated as urine AR |
| Therapeutic Drug Monitoring | The procedure of measureing drug levels in blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, and other appropriate body fluids; to determine whether an appropriate level has been achieved. ND |
| FDA requirements for drug container lables. | Drug names (generic & trade), Durg concentration and quantity, Name & address of manufacturer, Controlled substance status, Manufacturer's control or lot number, and Drug's experatoin date. ND |
| Acetylcholine is broken down rapidly by... | acetylcholinesterase TAH |
| Diazepam is stored. | at room temperature and protected from light. TAH |
| Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) | Secreted by posterior pituitary gland, and regulates fluid balance in the body. MLJ |
| Antitussive | Drugs that inhibits or suppress the cough reflex. MLJ |
| NSAIDs | nonsteriodal antiinflammatory drugs (monitored closely) TMF |
| metabolite | a drug that has be bitransformed TMF |
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