Chapter 1 & 2

Question 1

Every drug has how many different names?

Answer 1

3
Chemical
Generic
Trade/Brand

Question 2

What is a characteristic of a drugs generic name?

Answer 2

It’s not capitalized

Question 3

What is a drugs brand/trade name?

Answer 3

It is the name given to the drug by a the commercial company that it is being sold by.

Question 4

What are some forms of Oral medication?

Answer 4

Tablet
Capsule
Powder
Liquid

Question 5

Where are enteric costed drugs dissolved at?

Answer 5

EC drugs are dissolved when the drug reaches your intestines

Question 6

When do extended release drugs release?

Answer 6

ER drugs release over a period of time

Question 7

What is the abbreviation for extended lengthy drugs?

Answer 7

EL

Question 8

What is the abbreviation for sustained release drugs?

Answer 8

SR or XR

Question 9

What is the abbreviation for sustained action drugs?

Answer 9

SA

Question 10

You can administer injection drugs how many ways? What are they?

Answer 10

3 ways
Intravenously
Subcutaneously
Intramuscularly

Question 11

What is reconstitution of a drug?

Answer 11

When a drug comes in a dry form and liquid needs to be added

Question 12

Does taking medication with or without water affect absorption rate?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

What do subcutaneous tissues not have?

Answer 13

Blood vessels

Question 14

What is the fastest route to administer medication?

Answer 14

Intravenous

Question 15

What is the slowest route to administer medication?

Answer 15

Intradermal

Question 16

Distribution is affected by____?

Answer 16

Circulation
Permeability of the cell membrane
Plasma proteins binding

Question 17

What factors affect metabolism?

Answer 17

Age
First pass effect
Nutritional status
Similar metabolic pathways

Question 18

What does MEC stand for?

Answer 18

Minimum effect of concentration.
This is the minimum amount of the drug that needs to be in a person system in order to work.

Question 19

0 to MEC is called what?

Answer 19

Onset

Question 20

What is the onset of a medication?

Answer 20

The onset is the time between you taking the medication and for it to begin working

Question 21

What are the 10 rights of medication administration?

Answer 21

Right client
Right medication
Right dose
Right time
Right route
Right documentation
Right client education
Right to refuse
Right assessment
Right evaluation

Question 22

MEC to Toxicity is called what?

Answer 22

Therapeutic range

Question 23

Does half life times change?

Answer 23

No. They remain the same for that drug.

Question 24

If you give medication IV how longer after administration will you reevaluate the patient?

Answer 24

30 minutes

Question 25

If you give medication orally how longer after administration will you reevaluate the patient?

Answer 25

45 minutes to One hour

Question 26

An unintended pharmacological effect that occurs when a medication is administered correctly

Answer 26

Adverse Effect

Question 27

Separation between desired and undesired effects of a drug.

Answer 27

Selectivity

Question 28

The study of how people’s genes affect their response to medicines.

Answer 28

Pharmacogenetics

Question 29

The “sine qua non” of drug effect. Simply put, as the dose of drug increases, the response should increase

Answer 29

Dose-Response

Question 30

Effect of a drug, other than the desired effect, sometimes in an organ other than the target organ.

Answer 30

Side effect

Question 31

The breakdown of orally administered drugs in the liver and intestines.

Answer 31

First pass effect

Question 32

A drug which binds to its "receptor" and produces its characteristic effect

Answer 32

Agonist

Question 33

This refers to the strength of binding between drug and receptor.

Answer 33

Affinity

Question 34

Refers to the dose required to produce a specific intensity of effect.

Answer 34

Potency

Question 35

The science of dealing with the actions of drugs on the body

Answer 35

Pharmacology

Question 36

This is the maximum effect of which the drug is capable

Answer 36

Efficacy

Question 37

The movement of drugs within the body

Answer 37

Pharmacokinetics

Question 38

The science of drug preparation

Answer 38

Pharmacy

Question 39

A molecule that prevents the action of other molecules, often by competing for a cellular receptor; opposite of agonist.

Answer 39

Antagonist