Question | Answer |
Define Pharmacology | Study of the preparation, properties, uses, and actions of drugs on the human body. |
List all the Drug Categories | 1)Prescription, 2)Non-prescription, 3)Controlled Substances. |
Designation of Perscriptions | Designated potentially harmful unless their use is supervised by a licensed health care professional. |
Largest Category of drugs | Perscriptions |
Designation of Non-Perscription Drugs | Safe and obtained without a prescription. |
Non-Perscription Drugs are also known as (AKA) | Over-the-Coounter drugs or (OTC) |
Designation of Controlled Substances | Drugs that have a high possibility for abuse or addiction. |
Define Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act | Regulates the manufacture, distribution and dispensation of drugs that have the potential for abuse. |
Put the Schedules of Controlled Sustances in order from least to worst possibility for abuse. | Schedule V- Low abuse potential Schedule IV-Limited dependency potential Schedule III-Moderate to Low physical or high psychological dependence. Schedule II-May lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. Schedule I-High abuse potential. |
Define Schedule V | Low abuse potential. Examples:Small amount narcotics(codiene), anti-tussive(cough medicine), or anti-diarrheals |
Define Schedule IV | Limited dependency potential. Examples:Sedatives, anxiety agents, or non-narcotic analgesics |
Define Schedule III | Moderate to Low physical or high psychological dependence Examples: Nonbarbiturate sedatives, nonamphetamine stimulates, limited amounts of certain narcotics(anabolic steroids & Tylenol w/ codeine) |
Define Schedule II | May lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. Examples: Narcotics (morphine, codiene, Stimulants (amphetamines, cocaine), Depressants(barbiturates, benzodiazepines) |
Define Schedule I | High abuse potential. No current accepted medical use. Examples: Heroin, Marijuana, LSD |
List all the Drug Names | 1)Chemical, 2)Generic, and 3)Trade |
Define Chemical Name | Description of the chemical composition and molecular structure of the drug. |
The drug names that are not capitalized. | Chemical Name, Generic Name |
The drug name that is primarily only used by a chemist and rarely used in clinical practice. | Chemical Name |
Define Generic Name | Assigned by the manufacturer that first developes the drug before it becomes official. |
The drug name that is frequently used in hospital settings. | Generic Name |
Define Trade Name | Brand name given to the drug by the manufacturer. |
The drug name that's first letter is always capitalized. | Trade Name |
The drug name more commonly used in the community. | Trade Name |
The drug name that is usually followed by a trademark symbol. | Trade Name |
List all the Drug Classifications | 1)Clinical Indication, 2)Mechanism of Action, and 3)Body System. |
Define Drug Classifications | Systematically classified into a reasonable number of drug groups on the basis of chemical, oharmacologic, or therapeutic, relatedness. |
Define Clinical Indication | Therapeutic. (Example: Antacids, Antibiotics, Antihypertensives, diuretics, Laxatives.) |
Define Mechanism of Action | Pharmacologic. (Example: Anti-cholinergics, Beta-adrenergic blockers, Calcium-channel blockers, Cholinergics) |
List the Body Systems | Central nervous systems, Cardiovascular system, Gastrointestinal system. |
Define Absorption | Passage of medical molecules into the blood from its site of administration. |
List the factors that influence absorption | 1)Route of administration, 2)Ability of the medication to dissolve, 3)Blood flow to the site of administration, 4)Body surface area, 5) Lipid solubility of medication. |
List the different methods of drug administration from fastest to slowest. | 1)Intravenous, 2)Intramuscular, 3)Subcutaneous, and 4)Oral Route (GI) |
What angle do you inject an intramuscular(IM) route injection? | 90 degrees |
What angle do you inject an Subcutaneous(SQ,SC) route injection? | 45 degrees |
What angle do you inject an Intradermal(ID) route injection? | 25 degrees |