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Question | Answer |
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Has one capital letter at beggining, less expensive | Generic Name |
All capital letters,name brand, pharmaceutical company name, copy righted | Trade Name |
What does PO mean? | Per oral, oral route of administration |
Subcutaneous, Intravenous, Intradermal, intramuscular are all what? | Types of injections |
What types of drug effects are there? | Therapeutic effects, Side effects, Adverse effects, Toxic effects |
Used for basic info on all types and different medications | PDR- Physicians Desk Reference |
Used to look up medical terms and appendices | Medical Dictionary |
Manufacturers index, Brand and Generic Name index,Product/ Category and Classification, Product Identification guide, Product Info, Diagnostic Product Info | 6 main parts of PDR |
Medical Terms and Definitions, Medical Abbreviations and Symbols, Normal Lab Values, Latin and Greek Nomenclature, Phobias, Interpreter in 3 Languages | Main Parts of Medical Dictionary |
Name and title, office address, prescribers phone number, patients name and address are all parts of what? | A prescription |
Healthy volunteers, drug given to experiment, given to ill patients | phases of drug testing |
What factor determine route of administration? | pt's age, pt's condition, dosage form drug is available in |
most convenient and commonly used route of administration | oral |
any route other than oral | parenteral |
Sublingual, Rectal, Vaginal, Topical, Transdermal, Inhalation are all what? | Routes of administration |
Intended effect or primary purpose of administrating a drug | Therapeutic effects |
Can be harmful, but may not be, secondary effects | Side effects |
Can be extremely dangerous effects of a drug | toxic effects |
Taking more than dosage advised, either accidentally or purposeful | Overdose |
overdose, age, disease, drug interactions, and allergies are? | causes for adverse and toxic effects of drugs |
What msut be done if allergies are experienced? | Drug must be stopped or discontinued |
How do you prevent adverse or toxic effects? | Educate yourself about the drug |
What are two safety tips when referring to drugs? | Use chld resistant containers or caps, take medication as prescribed |