Pharmacology and Toxicology

Question 1

Chemical name

Answer 1

Relates to the chemical and molecular structure

Question 2

Contraindication

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Any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable.

Question 3

Drug

Answer 3

Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment,or cure of disease.

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Generic name

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Common name of the medication

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Hypersensitivity

Answer 5

Exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agent

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Indication

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The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic test

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Maximum dose

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The largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching the toxic effect

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MTF

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Medical Treatment Facility

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Opiate

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A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any several semisynthetic drug with opium-like activity

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Opioid

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Strictly speaking, pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have opium-like effects similar to morphine, though they are not derived from opium

Question 11

Patency

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The state of being freely open or exposed

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Pharmacology

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the science concerned with drugs, their resources, appearance, chemistry, actions and uses.

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Pharmacy

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Is the branch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper use of medications.

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Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)

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A comprehensive book listing of drug products for medical professionals

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Therapeutics

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is the science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain, treat of cure disease and infections, or prolong life.

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Toxicology

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Is the study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the conditions produced by them

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Trade/brand name

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Is the proprietary name given by a manufacturer

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Usual/therapeutic dose

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Is referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose, or average dose.

Question 19

What are the 5 sections of the PDR?

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Pink, Blue, Yellow, White, and Final sections.

Question 20

Pink section

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Comprehensive alphabetic listing of brand name products and a list of manufactures with their product

Question 21

Blue section

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A therapeutic index

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Yellow section

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A drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugs

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White section

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A list of the major products of manufactures with information of composition, action, uses, administration, dosage, precautions, contraindications and supply of each drug

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Final section

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Contains full size color photographs to aid in medication identification

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How often is the Nursing drug handbook updated?

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Annually

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Antacid

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used for heartburn and indigestion

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Antiflatulants

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used for excess gas in the intestinal tract

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Antibiotics

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Used for bacterial infections

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Anticoagulants

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used in the treatment and prevention of blood clots

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Antidiarrheal

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used to control diarrhea caused by food poisoning, parasitic infestation or gastrointestinal diseases

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Antidiabetics

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Decreases blood sugar

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Oral hypoglycemic

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Regulates the amount of glucose in the blood

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Antidysrhythmics

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Used in the prevention or correction of irregular heart rhythms and the treatment of congestive heart failure

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Antiemetics

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Used in the prevention or relief of nausea, vomiting, motion sickness, and vertigo

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Antifungals

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used to treat fungal infections such as athletes foot, ringworm, and jock itch

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Antihistamines

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Used for seasonal allergies

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Antihypertensive

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used to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke and heart attack

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Antitussives

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Used as a cough suppressant

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Antipsychotic

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Used to treat mental illness

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Cathartics

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Used for constipation, lab studies and pre and post operation preparation

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Decongestants

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used to relieve nasal and sinus congestion

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Expectorants

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used to clear mucus secretions caused from the common cold or bronchitis

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Laxatives

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Used for constipation and to regulate bowel movement

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Local anesthetics

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used to produce numbness in local area

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Mild analgesics

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Used as a fever reducer and to relieve pain and inflammation

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Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS)

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Used to relive arthritis, mild to moderate pain

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Narcotic analgesic

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Used to relive moderate to severe pain, lessen apprehension and for sedation

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Vaccines and toxoids

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Used for disease prevention