Haney Medterm c22-14 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Why must health care professionals know the basics of pharmacology? | To understand the interactions of drugs within the body. |
Pharmacology is? | The field of medicine that specializes in the study of drugs. |
What must pharmacists know about the drugs they administer? | Their sources, appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses. |
What is a drug? | Any substance that, when taken into the body, may modify one or more of its functions. |
Pharmacodynamics is? | The study of how drugs interact in the human body. |
A pharmacist is? | One who is licensed to prepare and dispense drugs. |
Chemotherapy is? | The study of drugs that have a specific and deadly effect on disease-causing microorganisms. |
What are chemotherapy drugs used for? | The treatment of certain infectious diseases and cancer. |
Toxicology is? | The study of poisons, their detection, their effects, establishing antidotes, and methods of treatment for conditions they produce |
Antidotes are? | Substances that oppose the action of poisons |
What is the FDCA? | The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act |
When was the FDCA passed? | 1938 |
What does the FDCA regulate? | The quality, purity, potency, effectiveness, safety, labeling, and packaging of food, drug, and cosmetic products. |
What government agency is responsible for administering and enforcing the FDCA within the US? | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
What law is concerned with the manufacturing, & dispensing of controlled substances, those drugs that have the potential of being abused & of causing physical or psychological dependence, administering, & enforcing the Controlled Substances Act is? | Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) |
Physicians who administer ___________ _________ must enter their DEA number on the prescriptions. | controlled substances. |
Drugs that fall under the Controlled Substances Act are know as controlled substances or _________ _______. | schedule drugs |
These drugs are identified by a classification system that categorizes them by their ________ _____ ________. | potential for abuse. |
The classification system for the potential of abuse of drugs has how many categories? | 5 |
Schedule I drugs are not considered to be __________ for medical use in the United States. | legitimate |
Schedule I drugs are used for what? | Research only. |
Schedule II drugs have a risk what? | They have a high potential for abuse or addiction. |
What are some examples of Schedule II drugs? | Morphine, cocaine, and codeine. |
Why were standards established for the drug prescriptions? | To control strength, quality, and purity of medications prepared by various manufacturers. |
What is the Hospital Formulary? | A reference listing of all the drugs commonly stocked in the hospital pharmacy. |
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