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mid-term pract-test
chapters 1, 2, 16, 18, and 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does a PDR include? | Warnings, NDC#, manufacturer info, package info, side effects, allergy info, precautions. |
| What are tablets made from? | Dried powder form of medication. Inactive ingredients such as: vehicle, binder, lubricant, disintegrator, color dye. |
| What are the advantages of aspirin and acetaminophen? | Does not have anti-inflammatory properties, safe in all age groups, can be taken with anticoagulants, less GI upset. |
| What are the characteristics of NSAIDS? | Available OTC, should not be taken with other OTC analgesics, do not use in the last 3 months of pregnancy, do not take with alcohol, GI bleeding may occur, upsets organs. |
| Antimicrobials includes? | Antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics, sulfa, mercury. |
| What was the first group of antimicrobials called? | Sulfonomides. |
| What was the second group of antimicrobials called? | Penicillins. |
| What are the characteristics of Tetracycline? | Dangerous after experation date, not to be taken with food, photosensitivity, careful with dairy products. |
| What drugs are used to treat urinary tract infections? | Antiseptics, nitrofurantoin. |
| Whatis vitamin k beneficial for? | Blood clotting. |
| What is vitamin B beneficial for? | Calcium in the body. |
| What is vitamin A beneficial for? | Eyesight. |
| What is the herb ehinacea used for? | Cold sore prevention. |
| What is the herb Kava-Kava used for? | Elevate mood, relaxation. |
| What is the herb St.Johns root used for? | Antidepressant. |
| Garlic treats what? | Cholesterol. |
| Aloe is used for what? | Burns. |
| Sawpalmetto is used for what? | The prostate. |
| What is the treatment triangle? | Patient-Docotor-Pharmacy. |
| What is the process of pharmacokinetics? | Absorption-Distribution-Metabolism-Excretion. |
| In pharmacokinetics- absorption means? | Movement of a drug from site of administration into the blood. |
| In pharmacokinetics- distribution means? | Movement of a drug from blood into tissues or cells. |
| In pharmacokinetics- metabolism means? | Physical or chemical alteration of the drug into the body. |
| In pharmacokinetics- excretion means? | The removal of waste products of drug metabolism from the body. |
| What effects drug absorption? | Food content in the stomach, fat solubility, PH, lenght of contact(if on skin). |
| What interactions can occur when drugs are taken together? | Synergism-cumulation-antagonism. |
| What are some benefits or oral medications? | Simplest way to administer, convenient, economical, safer than other routes, cheaper, less messy. |
| What is the analgesic ladder? | Non-opioid Weak-opioid Strong-opioid |
| What vitamins are fat soluble? | Vitamins A, D, E, K. |
| What vitamins are water soluble? | B complex, vitamin C. |
| When taking the antibiotic Quinolone, what is imprortant to know? | Take full perscription, don't mix with other antibiotics, don't take with dairy products. |
| What are four characteristics of aspirin?q | Antipyretic, anticoagulant, antiinflammatory, analgesic. |
| What are the rules of sulfonomides? | Can be combined with other drugs, toxic effects are rare, take with lots of water, causes photosensitivity. |
| Protozoa | Single celled organism. |
| Active ingredient | Medicinal ingredient in a pure, undiluted chemical that has effects on body functions. |
| Vehicle | Inactive agent that carries an active medicinal ingredient. |
| Pharmacognosy | Natural origins of drugs. |
| Pharmacokinetics | Processing of drugs by the body. |
| Pharmacotherapeutics | Effects of drugs in the treatmet of disease. |
| Toxicology | Study of poisonous effects of drugs. |
| Pharmacodynamics | Interaction of drugs and living tissues. |
| Solution | Medication dissolved in a liquid vehicle. |
| Reconstitution | Process of adding a fluid such as water or saline to a powdered form of a drug, making a specific dosage strength. |
| Analgesics | Medications used to treat pain. |
| Antibiotic | Natural or synthetic substance originally derived from plant or animal sources, kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms. |
| Bacteria | One celle organism that can synthesize DNA & RNA and other essential products. |
| Virus | Bundle of genetic material in a protein coat that requires a host for nurtrition and reproduction. |
| Aerobic bacteria | Bacteria that live in an environment containing oxygen. |
| Bacteriostatic | Inhibiting the growth of bacteria. |
| Bacteriocidal | Pertaining to destruction of bacteria. |
| Superinfection | New infection that appears during the cours of treatment for a primary infection. |
| Antiseptic | Reduces, prevents, inhibits growth of microbial flora of the skin and mucous membranes without necessarily killing them. |
| Disinfectant | Decreases the number of microorganisms on inanimate objects and prevents infection by killing bacteria on surfaces, |
| Germicide | Agent with the ability to destroy germs or microorganisms. |
| Teratogenic | Capable of causing abnormal cellular development of a embryo or fetus. |
| Solvent | Liquid in which substances are dissolved. |
| Solute | Substance dissolved in a solution or body fluids. |
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