Chapter 5 Adverse Drug Reactions Flashcards
What is a controlled substance**
Any drug that has a potential for abuse and whose use or possession is regulated by the government
What schedule of drug is the most dangerous/addictive**
Schedule 1 has the highest potential for abuse and schedule 5 has the least potential for abuse
whats the definition of an adverse effect from a medication**
Undesirable effect that occurs secondary to a medication
What is an adverse drug reaction
ADR is a type of adverse drug effect where the cause is unknown
whats the definition of side effect of a drug
effects of a drug that are predictable and which may occur at therapeutic doses and are less severe than an adverse effect
What qualifies as an adverse drug effect
-Med that can result in death
-Can cause birth defects
-cause life threatening event
-requires intervention to prevent serious consequences
-requires reporting by the nurse
what are ways that a nurse reports adverse drug responses
to manufacture directly
pharmacist
Health canada vigilance program
PSLS
what is the food and drug regulation act
set of legal documents that regulates health canada the vigilance program etc
what is the canadian vigilance program
branch of health canada that assesses reports of adverse reactions to drugs on the market and provides tools for HCP’s to report adverse effects
what is a drug allergy caused by
a hyper response of the body’s defenses which releses numerous chemicals into peripheral system and initiate a massive inflammation response
what determines severity of allergic reaction**
totally determined by the persons body and not the dose of the drug
what is a necessary factor to have an allergic response to a drug**
must have previous exposure to that drug
are allergic reactions a hereditary trait**
no it is usually not a passed down trait (ie if your family member is allergic to a drug then doesn’t mean you will be)
What is cross sensitivity**
if someone is allergic to a specific type of drug they may be allergic to that whole family of drugs
what is the most common time frame for S&S to start occurring from a drug allergy**
most commonly show up an hour after someone takes the drug but s&s can show up at any time
