OcPharm_Test1pt2 Flashcards
What drug does tan represent?
Anti-infectives
PHMB, CHX
What color cap does NSAIDs represent?
Gray
What is DEA registration needed for
For prescription of any controlled substance
What does a schedule III drug entail?
Potential exists for abuse and dependency but risk is less than for Schedule II.
Describe schedule IV drug?
Dependency for abuse and dependency is low
Describe schedule II drug?
High potential for abuse and dependency.
No refills allowed. No phone ins
Describe professional community standard?
The practitioner is held to the same standard that a reasonable practitioner would have acted under the same or similar circumstance.
-Uses expert witness testimony and “body of evidence” set by professional community
Describe reasonable patient standard?
Based on what a reasonable patient must know rather than what the practitioner must divulge.
-Does not require expert testimony.
Define off label
Using a prescription drug for a purpose other than its INDICATION
Define legend drugs?
Prescription only drugs
Define expanded use?
Some patients my have access to drugs in phase III trials even if they’re not “in” the trial
What is pharmacokinetics?
The study of the time course of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of an administered drug.
What is the pH value of tears?
7.4
What two things mess with the pharmacokinetics of the eye?
pH
Lack of lipids
What happens if you have a tear film that is above the normal value?
Lacrimation due to stimulation of nerve endings
What is the mucin layer made up of?
Glycoproteins
Secreted by goblet cells in the conj
Which structures are hydrophillic?
Aqueous
Mucin
Corneal stroma
Aqueous
Which structures are hydrophobic?
Lipid layer
Corneal epithelium
What is the volume of tear layer?
8 micro Liters
What is the capacity of the tear layer?
30 microliters
What is the size of standard eyedrop>
50 microLiters
What happens if you increase a drop size?
More systemic absorption.
Ocular absorption is not increased.
How is a drug affected with ocular surface disruption?
Enhancement in the penetration of the drug
How is a drug affected with excessive lacrimation?
Dilute a drug and reduce penetration
What percentage of a drug does sclera and conj allow to A/C?
20%
Majority is carried away by vasculature
Which ocular structure acts as a drug storage depot?
The stroma
Which ocular structure may act as a “time-release” delivery?
Iris.
Absorbing lipophilic drugs
Turning a light brown iris to a darker brown color
Which ocular structure produces enzymes that detoxify and remove drugs from the eye?
Ciliary body