Basics of Pharmacology

Question 1

What is pharmacology

Answer 1

exploration of substances that are used to heal the sick and in other ways help us live longer, healthier lives

Question 2

What are the 6 patient rights in drug administration?

Answer 2

Right patient
Right drug
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right documentation

Question 3

What are the stages of the drug cycle

Answer 3

Ingestion
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion

Question 4

Absorption is…

Answer 4

When the medication moves from the administration site into the blood stream.

Question 5

Speed of absorption may be affected by…

Answer 5

Route of administration
Solubility
Age
Food
Depth of breathing

Question 6

What are the routes of administration

Answer 6

Topical or systemic

Question 7

Distribution

Answer 7

delivery of drug to the site in need

Question 8

Barriers to distribution

Answer 8

blood-brain barrier
blood-placental barrier
blood-testicular barrier

Question 9

Metabolism

Answer 9

biotransformation; takes place in the liver. Medication is transformed to a less active or inactive form

Question 10

Prodrug

Answer 10

drugs that can be administered in an inactive form and the metabolite is desired as treatment

Question 11

Excretion

Answer 11

takes place in the kidney; process by which waste products are removed from body

Question 12

Form of excretion include

Answer 12

kidneys; lungs, intestine, skin, milk, bile, and tears. “Half life”

Question 13

What is accumulation

Answer 13

build up of medication in body leading to illness