midterm 1 Flashcards
10 rights
right drug, dose, time, route, pt, reason, documentation, refusal, education, evaluation
chemical name
describes drug chemicals composition & molecular structure
generic name
name given to drug approved by health canada
acetaminophen, ibuprofen
trade name
commercial name given to drug by manufacturer; trademark with marketability (tylenol, advil)
pharmaceutics
how various dosage forms/routes influence way body metabolizes drug & way drug effects body
pharmacokinetics
study of what the body does to drug (what happens to a drug from the time its put into body until it has left)
what phases does pharmacokinetics include
absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, onset of action, half life, peak effect, duration of action
absorption
movement of drug from site of admin into bloodstream for distribution (PO, SC, IV)
metabolism
biological transformation of drug (liver most responsible)
distribution
transport of drug in bloodstream to site of action
excretion
eleminiation of drug from body (kidney primary way drug is eliminated) (lesser extent bowel & liver)
onset of action
time it takes for drug to elicit therapeutic response
peak effect
time needed for drug to reach its MAX therapeutic response
duration of action
length of time that concentration is sufficicent to elicit therapeutic response
toxicity
when peak blood level is too high & drug is poisonous
half life
time it takes for 1/2 of drug to be removed from body
why does half life matter
steady state
steady state
amount of drug removed is equivalent to amount absorbed
once reached, consistent levels of drug in body that correlates with max therapeutic benefit
pharmacodynamics
what drug does to body (cellular level)
therapeutic effect
desired or intended effect of particular medication
adverse effect
undesirable effect that are direct response to one or more drugs
toxicity
producing adverse bodily effects due to poisonous qualities
contraindication
any characteristic of pt that makes use of medication dangerous
receptors
molecular structure within or on surface of cells where specific substances bind