Exam 3 Flashcards
(120 cards)
Off label drug use
Using human drugs for animals
Compounded drugs
HAVE NOT been tested for
-Bioequivalence
-Efficacy, safety, strength
-Quality
Active ingredients MAY NOT be manufactured under GMP in federally inspected plants
ARE NOT approved by the FDA!
Veterinary Responsibility
Diagnosis
Drug knowledge
Drug law knowledge
Veterinary client patient relationship (VCPR)
-Have yourself assessed the patient, diagnosis, and know need of drug
Protection of the public
Veterinary client patient relationship (VCPR)
Have yourself assessed the patient, diagnosis, and know need of drug
Schedule I
Abuse is high, no medical uses, safety issues if used
Ex. heroin
Schedule II
Still high abuse rate, but have medical uses, use can lead to dependence
Have to reassess every 30 days
Ex morphine
Schedule III
Potential for abuse, medical uses, moderate or low dependence
Ex. ketamine
Schedule IV
Low potential for drug abuse, medical uses, may lead to limited dependence
Ex. diazepam
Schedule V
Low potential, medical use, may lead to limited dependance
Ex. gabapentin - VA
Dose
quantity of medicine or drug taken at a particular time
Total mg or mg/kg
Dosage
quantity and frequency of a dose of a medicine or drug
Twice daily, BID, q12h
Dosage regimen
includes route of administration and duration of dosing
mg/kg intravenously every 12 hours for 7 days
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion
“what the body does to a drug”
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Study of the physiologic effects of drugs and the mechanism of action
“what a drug does to the body”
Pharmacogenomics
Study of how genes affect responses to drugs
How they metabolize it
How they specifically respond to it
Ex. collies “white feet don’t treat’’ get sick if given ivermectin → heartgard
Toxic drug effects
Always undesirable
Result from excessive pharmacological action of a drug due to overdose or prolonged usage
Dose-dependent, delayed, chronic
May still occur in some patients at ‘therapeutic’ doses (idiosyncratic)
Probably related to pharmacogenomics
Side effects
Drug action outside the desired site
May be good or bad
adverse reaction
relates to the change in the patient
adverse effect
relates to the effect of the drug
LD50
lethal dose in 50% of population
ED50
effective dose in 50% of population
TD50
toxic dose in 50% of population
therapeutic range
the dosage range or blood plasma or serum concentration usually expected to achieve the desired therapeutic effect
Max effective concentration
concentration of drug to reach peak effectiveness