Medication (FUBDA)

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Substance administered for diagnosis, cure, treatment, or relief of symptom or for prevention of disease

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Medication

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Same as medication but also refers to illicitly obtained substance

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Drug

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Written direction for preparation and administration of a drug

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Prescription

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Name used throughout the drug’s lifetime

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Generic name

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Given by drug manufacturer
Identifies it as property of that company

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Trade (brand) name

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Name by which drug is listed in official publications

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Official name

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Name by which a chemist knows it
Describes constituents of the drug precisely

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Chemical name

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Study of effect of drugs on living organisms

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Pharmacology

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Study of effect of drugs on living organisms

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Pharmacology

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Prepares, makes, and dispenses drugs as ordered

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Pharmacy

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Implemented by Food Drug Administration FDA: requires that labels be accurate and that all drugs be tested for harmful effects

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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)

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Person who prepares, makes, and dispenses drugs as ordered

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Pharmacist

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Clearly differentiate drugs that can be sold only with a prescription those that can be sold without a prescription and those that should not be refilled without a new prescription

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Durkham-Humphrey Amendment (1952)

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Requires proof of safety and efficacy of a drug for approval

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Kefauver-Harris Ammendment (1962)

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Categorizes controlled substance and limits how often a prescription can be filled: established government-funded programs to prevent and treat drug dependence

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Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act(1970)
Controled Substance Act

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Desired effect
Reason drug is prescribed

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Therapeutic effect

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Secondary effect
Unintended, usually predictable
May be harmless or harmful

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Side effect

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More severe side effect
May justify discontinuation of a drug

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Adverse effect

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Results from overdose, ingestion of external-use drug, or buildup of drug in blood

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Drug toxicity

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Unusually low physiological response
Requires increases in the dosage to maintain a given therapeutic effect

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Drug tolerance

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Immunologic reaction to drug
Mild to severe reactions
Anaphylactic reaction, anaphylaxis

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Drug allergy

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Drug tolerance
Increased effect resulting from rate of dosage being higher than rate of excretion

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Cumulative effect

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Drug tolerance
Unexpected; may be individual to client

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Idiosyncratic effect

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One or both drugs is increased.

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Potentiating effect

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One drug alters effect of other drug(s)

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Drug interaction

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Two of same types of drugs increase action of each other.

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Additive

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Two different drugs increase action of one or another.

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Synergistic

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Effect of one or both drugs is decreased.

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Inhibiting effect

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Disease unintentionally caused by medical or drug therapy

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Iatrogenic disease

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Time interval required for body's elimination processes to reduce the concentration of the drug in the body by one-half

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Half-life

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Mechanism of drug action and relationships between drug concentration and the body's responses

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Pharmacodynamics

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Drug's target

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Receptor

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Same response as endogenous substance

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Agonist

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Study of absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of drugs

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Pharmacokinetics

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Transportation of a drug from its site of absorption to its site of action

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Distribution

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Also called detoxification or metabolism Process by which a drug is converted to a less active form

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Biotransformation

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Products of this process Biotransformation

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Metabolites

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Process by which metabolites eliminated Mostly through urine

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Excretion

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Study of the effect of racial, ethnic responses to prescribed medication

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Ethnopharmacology

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Not to be swallowed, but dissolved

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Sublingual

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Cheek

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Buccal

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the Rx symbik meaning

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"take thou

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Metric system

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Devised by the French Logically organized into units of 10

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Apothecaries' system

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Older than metric system Grain, minim basic units Do not use; unfamiliar to many

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NPO “nothing by mouth” or Latin

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“nil per os”

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May be used when more accurate systems not required

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Household system

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NPO

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“nothing by mouth”

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Syringes Requires needle to be twisted onto it

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Luer-Lok syringe

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Syringes Has smooth graduated tip Needles are slipped onto it

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Non-Luer-Lok syringe

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Glass container designed to hold a single dose of a drug Must be broken at constricted neck to access medication

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Ampule

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Small glass bottle with sealed rubber cap

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Vial

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intramuscular Injections Preferred No large nerves, vessels Sealed off by bone

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Ventrogluteal site

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Intramuscular Injections Best for infants, young children

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Vastus lateralis site

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Intramuscular Injections Easily accessible to clients who administer their own injection May cause discomfort for some people

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Rectus femoris site

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Intramuscular Injections Not preferred, should be avoided Close to sciatic nerve and superior gluteal nerve Complications have occurred. Numbness Pain Paralysis

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Dorsogluteal site

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Rectus femoris site Close to radial nerve, artery No more than 1 mL of solution can be administered Hepatitis B vaccine

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Deltoid site

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Also called Z-track Less painful Decreases leakage of irritant medication into subcutaneous tissue Traps medication in muscle layer

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Intramuscular Injection Technique

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Route appropriate for rapid effect (direct to bloodstream) or for medication that irritates tissue

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Intravenous Medications

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Main danger is hypervolemia

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Intravenous Medications

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Intermittent intravenous infusions

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Tandem Piggyback

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Percutaneous Transdermal patch Skin applications Clean skin before applying Wear gloves Use surgical asepsis in presence of open wound

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Topical Medications

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Liquid or ointment medication into eye Irrigation Instillation

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Ophthalmic medications

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Administer medication to external auditory canal Irrigation Instillation

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Otic medications

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Shrink swollen mucus membranes Loosen secretions and facilitate drainage Treat infections of nasal cavity and sinuses

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Nasal medications

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Rectal medications Inserting a rectal suppository Assist client to left lateral or left ____ position

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Sims

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o book containing a list of products used in medicine o describes drug sources, properties, tests done, storage methods, assay category, normal dosages.

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U.S. Pharmacopeia

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* severe allergic reaction usually occurs immediately after the administration of the drug

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Anaphylactic reaction, anaphylaxis

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for low blood preassure

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Norepinephrine bitartrate

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for high body temperature

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aspirin

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for pain

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morphine sulfate, aspirin

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for hyperthyroidism

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thyroxine

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For diabetes melitus

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insulin

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for leukemia

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busufultan

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for return body to health

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vitamins and minerals

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itching of skin with or without rash

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pruritus

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edema due to increased permeability of the blood capillaries

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angioedema

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excessive watery discharge from nose

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rhinitis

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excessive tearing

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lacrimal tearing

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stimulation of these centers in the brain

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nausea vomitting

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shortness of breath in inhale exhale due to accumulated fluids and swelling of the respiratory tissues

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wheezing and dyspnea

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irritation of the mucosa of the large intestine

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diarrhea

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o inappropriate intake of a substance, either continually or periodically o By definition, drug use is abusive when society considers it abusive.

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* Drug abuse

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a person’s reliance on or need to take a drug or substance

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Drug dependence

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o denotes a mild form of psychological dependence. The individual develops the habit of taking the substance and feels better after taking it.

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Habitual

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DRUGS LIFE

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o Initially: 100% o After 8 hours: 50% o After 16 hours: 25% o After 24 hours: 12.5% o After 32 hours: 6.25%

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the time after administration when the body initially responds to the drug.

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* Onset of action

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o the highest plasma level achieved by a single dose when the elimination rate of the drug equals the absorption rate.

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* Peak plasma level

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a maintained concentration of a drug in the plasma during a series of scheduled doses.

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Plateau

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– Doses tailored to a client's genetic makeup.

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Pharmacogenomics –

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o the study of the effect of racial and ethnic differences/responses to prescribed medication

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Ethnopharmacology

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o Branch of pharmacology that examines the role of genetics in a drug response.

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Pharmacogenetics