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chapter 50 prep.
definitions and terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Absorption | The process by which one substance is obsorbed or taken in and incorporated, into another,as when the body converts food or drugs into a form it can use. |
| Administer | To give a drug directly by injection, by mouth or by anyother route that introduces the drug into the body. |
| Controlled Substance | A drug or drug product that is categorized as potentially dangerous and addictive and is strictly regulated by federal laws. |
| Dispense | To distribute a drug in a properly labeled container, to a patient who is to use it. |
| Distribution | The biochemical process of transporting a drug from its administration site in the body to its site of action. |
| Dosage | The size, frequency and number of doses. |
| Dose | The amount of a drug given or taken at one time. |
| Efficacy | The therapeutic value of a procedure or therapy, such as a drug. |
| Excretion | The eliminaton of waste by a discharge; in drug metabolism, the manner in which a drug is eliminated from the body. |
| Generic Name | A drugs official name. |
| Indication | The purpose of reason for using a drug, as approved by the FDA. |
| Labeling | Information provided with a drug, including FDA-approved indications and the form of the drug. |
| Narcotic | A popular term for an opioid and term of choice in government agencies; |
| Opioid | A natural or synthetic drug that produces opium-like effects. |
| Pharmaceutical | Pertaining to medicinal drugs. |
| Pharmacodynamics | The study of what drugs do to the body; the mechanism of actionm or how they work to produce a therapeutic effect. |
| Pharacognosy | The study of characteristics of natural drugs and their sources. |
| Pharmacokinetics | The study of what the body does to drugs; the the body absorbs, metabolizes, distributes and excretes the drugs. |
| Pharmacology | The study of drugs. |
| Pharmacotherapeutics | The study fo how drugs are used to treat disease; also called clinical pharmacology. |
| Prescribe | To give a patient a prescription to be filled by a pharmacy. |
| Prescription | A physicians's written order for medication. |
| Prescription Drug | A drug that can be legally used only by order of a physician and must be administered or dispensed by a licensed health=care professional. |
| Toxicology | The study of poisons or poisonous effects of drugs. |
| Trade Name | A drugs brand or proprietary name. |
| PO | By Mouth |
| sl/subling | sublingual |
| AC | outside |
| PC | after meals |
| prn | when ever necessary |
| bid | twice a day |
| tid | 3x's a day |
| qid | 4x's a day |
| qd | everyday |
| qod | every other day |
| d | day |
| IM | intramuscular |
| sc | subcutaneous |
| sub-q | subcutaneous |
| topically | on top of the skin |
| q4h | every 4 hours |
| q4-6h | every 4 to 6 hours |
| qhs | every hour sleep |
| q | every |
| D/C | discontinue |
| stop | stop |
| dispense | to distribute a drug in a proper labeled container. |
| refill | to fill a drug per proper dosage on label. |
| Vaginally | vaginal only |
| Anally | anal only |
| npo | nothing by mouth |
| gt | means one drop |
| gtt | means two drops |
| GTT | Glucose Tolerance Test |
| c | with |
| s | with out |
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christenbury
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