Pharmacology Flashcards
(84 cards)
Define “drugs”
Foreign substances in the body
Define “medications”
Drugs that are used to treat and prevent disease.
Define “pharmacology”
The study of drugs and their effects on the body
What are the four main sources of drugs?
Plants, Minerals, Animals and Laboratory.
What is the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)?
A nongovernmental official public standards setting authority over prescription and over the counter drugs.
Define “pharmacodynamics”
How medications interact with the body to produce it’s effects
Define “pharmacokinetics”
How medications are transported into and out of the body
What are the four types of drug names?
Official, Chemical, Generic and Trade
What did the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 aim to do?
Improve the quality and labeling of drugs and named the United States Pharmacopeia as the official source of drug information
The Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914 attempted to do what?
Limit the indiscriminate use of highly addicting drugs by regulating the transportation, manufacture, sale and use of opium, cocaine, and their compounds and derivatives
What amendment required that pharmacists have verbal or written prescription from a physician to dispense certain drugs?
Durham-Humphrey Amendment to the 1938 Act
The FDA was empowered by what act to enforce premarket safety standards for drugs
The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
What act created the 5 schedules of controlled substances?
Controlled Substance Act of 1970
Define “Schedule I”
High abuse potential, may lead to dependance, no medical indications
Define “Schedule II”
High abuse potential, may lead to dependance, has accepted medical indications.
Define “Schedule III”
Less abuse potential than Schedule I or II, may lead to moderate to low dependance or high psychological dependance, has accepted medical indications
Define “Schedule IV”
Low abuse potential compared to Schedule III, may lead to limited psychological or physical dependance, has accepted medical indications
Define “Schedule V”
Lower abuse potential compared to Schedule IV, may lead to limited psychological or physical dependance, has accepted medical indications
Define “assay”
The purity of a given chemical in a preparation in the laboratory
Define “bioequivalance”
The relative therapeutic effectiveness of chemically equivalent drugs
What are the “6 Rights”
Right patient, Right medication, Right route, Right time, Right documentation, Right dose
Define “teratogenic drugs”
Drugs that may harm or kill a fetus
What tool is used to measure pediatric patients for medication administration?
Broselowe Tape
What are the two types of chemicals that bind to receptor sites?
Agonist and antagonist
