Ch. 2 principals of pharmacology Flashcards
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Medication that require prescription is known as _____.
legend drugs
Define pharmacology
Study of drugs in living things
Pharmacology encompass understanding in all medication whether : ____, _____ and ____.
- Diagnostic
- Therapeutic
- adverse
What is the difference between side effect and adverse reaction
Side effect are effect of a medication that are predicated that can happen ( seen in trials)
Adverse effects are effects that are not expected to occur while taking the medication such as anaphalatic shock
What does FDA stand for and what does it do?
Food and Drug Administration
- protects the public against fraudulent claims by manufacturers of food and drugs
- Allows usage of generic drug name
Who allows usage of generic drug name?
FDA
True or False: FDA also regulates supplements, nutritional and dietary drugs?
False, they do not regulate these
A drug has many names (nomenclature) before it becomes available for use, such as
- _____
- _____
- ____
- _____
- Chemical name
- Code #
- Generic name
- Trade/ Proprietary (brand name)
Is contrast a legend drug?
Yes, it is and it requires a prescription ( standing orders)
What does a valid prescription have to have?
- Patient identification ( name & dob)
- Drug name (generic or brand)
- Dosage ( in proper units of measure for particular drug)
- Dosage form ( tablet, injection etc)
- Route of administration ( oral , parenteral )
- Date order is written
- Prescriber signature
What components makes up the dosage form?
Drug and drug vehicle (ex: tablet, injection etc)
Do verbal orders constitute a valid prescription?
No,
Doctors have to sign the verbal order for it to be valid
What is a controlled substance?
name 3 examples
Medication that has a high potential for abuse
*Placed into 5 schedules
- Morphine
- Codeine
- Hydrocodone
Controlled substances are categorized into 5 different schedules
- What does the C stand for?
Schedule C- I Schedule C-II Schedule C-III Schedule C- IV Schedule C- V
*C = controlled substance
- Roman numeral describes the potential for abuse
1 = most dangerous or higher potential for abuse
Which controlled substance has the highest potential for abuse?
Schedule C- I
Which drugs are ILLEGAL for use in USA?
How would you acquire these drugs
Schedule C-I
- Institution must be registered with DEA as a manufacturer or researcher
What does DEA stand for?
What does it do?
Drug enforcement agency
Enforce controlled substance and laws in US
Which schedule of LEGAL drugs has the highest potential for abuse ?
Name 2 side effects of these drugs
Schedule C-II
- Euphoria
- Mind altering effects
_____ is responsible for controlling Schedule C-II drugs.
BNDD
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
____ is a legal record belonging to the hospital
Patient chart
*Reason as to why patient has to sign consent/ release form
_____ should tell an accurate , chronological history of events as they occur under the supervision of medical professionals
Charting
List things that charts must contain
- Summary sheet
- H& P
- Problem list
- Physician orders
- Progress notes
- Lab test
- Consults
- Legal consents / advanced directives
What are we (rad techs) responsible for in charting?
- Radiologic procedures and medication orders
- Pt. history
- Patient assessment
- Medication given
What doe PDR stand for?
and what is it?
Physician Desk Reference
- Manufactures pay for their drugs to be listed in book
- most physicians use it so it is highly reccomended
