Pharm Basics Flashcards
(59 cards)
Category ___ medications have the highest potential for abuse
1
Examples of Category 1 medications
Heroin, LSD
Category ___ medications have a lower risk of abuse, but still a potential for abuse
5
Example of category 5 medication
Cough medication with codeine
Category ___ is the safest during pregnancy
A
Category ___ is the most dangerous during pregnancy
X
What are the 5 core rights of medication administration?
Right: person, medication, dose, route, and time
How the medication gets from the site of administration into the bloodstream
Absorption
How a medication gets from the bloodstream to the site of action
Distribution
The inactivation of medications by enzymes
Metabolism
The elimination of medications from the body
Excretion
Metabolism mainly occurs in the _________ and excretion mainly occurs in the _________
Liver; Kidneys
Comparison of the minimum effective concentration (MEC) to toxic drug levels
Therapeutic index (TI)
The amount of time it takes for a medication to be reduced by 50% in the body
Half life
Medications that activates receptors in the body
Agonists
Medications that block receptors in the body
Antagonists
Medications that act as agonists on some receptors and antagonists other receptors
Agonist-antagonist
Which medication is safer: a medication with a high therapeutic index or a medication with a low therapeutic index?
Medication with a high therapeutic index
T or F: drugs with a longer half life have a greater risk for toxicity
True
List 3 examples of time-critical medications
Antibiotics, anticoagulants, insulin
Time-critical medications should be administered within _____ of scheduled time
30 min (can be 30 min before or 30 min after)
Non-time critical medications can be administered within _____ of scheduled time
2 hours
A non-time critical medication that is administered multiple times a day (bid, tid, etc.) can be administered within _____ of scheduled time
1 hour
What are the most common PRN medications?
Pain and nausea medications
