Lecture 1 Flashcards
Everything in the first lecture (27 cards)
ss
1/2
I or i
1
V or v
5
X or x
10
L or l
50
C or C
100
D or d
500
M or m
1000
percent error formula
(error * 100) / quantity desired
least weighable quantity formula
(error * 100) / percentage of error
Drug Dose
specified quantity of a theraeutic agent, prescribed to be taken at one time or at stated intervals
therapeutic dose
the amount of medication required to produce the desired therapeutic effect
single dose
when you take it once, it is this
daily dose
the amount of a drug that is to be taken within 24 hours
divided dose
the definite fraction of a full dose, given repeatedly at short intervals so that the full dose is taken within a specified period
dosage regimen
a formalized schedule by which drugs are administered, including number of doses per time period, amount of drug and time between doses
therapeutic range
the dosage range or serum concentration that is usually expected to achieve a desired therapeutic effect
minimum effective dose
MED the smallest amount of drug that will produce a desired effect
median effective dose
the dose that produces a quantal effect in 50% of the population that takes it
Mediam toxic dose
TD50 the dose that produces a toxic effect in 50% of the population
minimum effective concentration
the minimal blood level at which a systemic drug exerts the desired drug
priming/loading dose
the loading dose of medication, often larger than subsequent doses, administered for the purpose of establihsing a therapeutic level of meds
maintenance dose
the amount of a medication administered to maintain a desired level of medication in the blood
prophylactic dose
medication or treatment designed and used to preven a disease from occuring
