Pharmacology Flashcards
(25 cards)
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Drop
ampule
A small, sterile, prefilled glass container of Hydrodermic solution.
Get
Drops
Contraindication
A sentence or circumstance indicating that the use of particular drug is inappropriate when it would otherwise be advised. For example the use of alcoholic beverages is a contraindication when the drug Flagyl prescribed.
Administer
To give a medication
Pharmacology
The study of drugs; the science concerned with the history, origin, sources, physical and chemical properties, and uses of drugs and their effects on living organisms
Prescribe
To order your recommended use of a drug, diet, or other form of therapy
Anaphylaxis
Hypersensitivity state of body to foreign protein or drug
Transdermal
System of medication delivery that consist of a small adhesive patch that may be applied to Intact skin near the treatment site
Elimination
The process whereby the drug it is excreted from the body. It occurs via gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, skin, mucous membranes, and mammary glands
Absorption
The process whereby the drug passes into the body fluids and tissue
Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
The level of energy required when body is at rest
Pruritus
Itchiness
Ascorbic acid
Vitamin C
Parental
Taken into the body or administered in a manner other then through the digestive tract by intravenous are intramuscular injection
Vial
A small sterile prefilled glass bottle with a rubber stopper containing hypodermic solution
Qid
Four times a day
Tid
Three times a day
Po
By mouth
Dispense
Prepare and get out a medication to be taken at a later time
Body surface area (BSA)
A highly accurate method for calculating medication dosages for infants and children up to 12 years of age
Precipitate
Substance in the form of fine particles that separates from a solution if allowed to stand for a time
Meniscus
Curature appearing any liquids upper surface when a liquid his place in the container
Unit dose
Premeasured amount of medication individually packaged or a pre-does basis
