TERMINOLOGIES IN INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY Flashcards
Chemical that can affect living processes
drug
study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, and chemical properties , biochemical and physiologic effects
PHARMACOLOGY
the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
study of drugs in human for patients and healthy volunteers
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Give the 6 properties of an ideal drug
Effectiveness, safety , selectivity, reversible action , predictability , ease of administration
A drug that elicits the responses for which it is given
Effectiveness
5 rights of medication administration
right time , right dose , right route , right drug , right patient
making decisions in their own best interests, right to self-determination
autonomy
requires that the selection of research subjects be fair.
justice
duty to protect research subjects from harm
Beneficence
proprietary name, chosen by the drug company and registered as trademark .
Brand name
nonproprietary name, not owned by any company and universally accepted
Generic name
describes the drug’s chemical structure
Chemical name
Medication prescriptions are written in the chart by the provider or nurse who takes a verbal or telephone prescription
telephone order
SAFER MEANS
S–speak up A -ask questionsF–find the factsE–evaluate your choicesR –read labels
give at least 3 of over the counter drug (otc)
1.Read the instructions on the label
2.Do not take for a longer time or higher doses than the label states
3.Each person’s response may be different
4.Avoid buying online
5.Do not guess dosing for children
PRN means
medication order in which the nurse has discretion regarding when to give the drug and in some case, how much to give
Transmission of medications from the location of administration to the bloodstream
absorption
Drugs act within the body to mimic the actions of the body’s own chemical messengers
Pharmacodynamics
Describes the relationship between the therapeutic dose of the drug and the toxic dose of a drug
THERAPEUTIC INDEX
