Core Pharmacological Concepts Flashcards
Adverse reaction
An undesirable event in reaction to a drug
Side effect
A known response to a medication
Generic name
Only one generic name for each drug
On NCLEX
Often on the MAR
Lower case
Trade name
Many trade names for one drug
Owned by a company
Therapeutic class
Desired response or outcome from a medication
Pharmacological Class
How drugs work at the molecular, tissue or body function level
STAT order
To be done right away
Emergency
PRN order
As needed
Single Order
A one time dose
Routine order
Given on a specific schedule
Not a prn, stat, or single order
Continuous order
IV medication that is running at all times
Enteral Route
Go through GI
Oral
Topical route
Applied to skin, eyes, ears, nose, resp tract
Parenteral route
Invasive
More than likely a needle/shot
Outside GI tract
IM, IV, SQ, ID
