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1
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Some prescription and restricted drugs are?

A

Cytotoxic drugs

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How many schedules are there in controlled drugs?

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5

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3
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What is schedule ll in controlled drugs?

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opioids

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what is transd?

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transdermal

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5
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what is disp?

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dispense

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what is sig?

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prescription instructions

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what is stat?

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immediately

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8
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what is the drug order for Cefazolin 100mg/ml?

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Administer 2cc slow IV Q 8hrs

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what is the drug order for tobrex opthalmic drops 1 bottle?

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1 drop OU QID ( 1 drop, both eyes, 4 times a day)

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what is the drug order for Mirtazapine 7.5mg, 3 tabs?

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Give 1/2 tab PO EOD ( Give 1/2 tab, by mouth, every other day)

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what is the drug order for amoxiclav 500mg, 28 tabs?

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Give 1 tab PO BID x14 days, give with food
(Give 1 tab, by mouth, twice a day for 14 days, with food)

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12
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Indication means?

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understanding why the drug is being used

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Contraindications means?

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reason why a drug is not being used.

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14
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What are the 3 different names that
drugs are generally reffered to as?

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  1. Chemical Name
  2. Generic / Non - proprietary name
  3. Proprietary / Trade / Brand name
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Generic or Non - proprietary
name is often listed as the?

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active ingredient

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16
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a suspension in which the drug is mixed with fat or oil is?

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emulsion

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17
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what are solutions in which the drug is dissolved in alcohol?

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syrups

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18
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orally administered solutions of drugs dissolved in alcohol are?

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Elixirs

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alcohol solutions meant for application to the skin are?

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Tinctures

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20
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T or F. Prescription drugs can be obtained without a prescription?

21
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what is schedule lll, if controlled drugs?

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ketamine, buprenorphine

22
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what is schedule IV of controlled drugs?

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Barbiturates, thiobarbiturates, benzodiazepines, tharmadol

23
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degree to which a drug produced the desired effect is?

24
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loading dose means?

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maintenance dose means?
lower doses designed to maintain drug levels within the therapeutic range
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means by which the drug is given; External?
via the GI tract
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means by which the drug is given; Parenteral ?
route other than through GI tract
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what is it called when an IV drug is given as a single larger volume?
Intravenous bolus
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what is a steady rate of infusion so that drug concentrations reach steady state called?
constant rate infusion
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Peri-vascular injection, or extra-vascular injection is?
an accidental administration outside the blood vessels
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Intra-arterial injection is?
injection directly into an artery
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The movement of drugs within the body system is called?
pharmacokinetics
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how drugs interact with cells to produce physiological changes in the body is called?
pharmacodynamics
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what is the process of a substance entering the blood circulation called?
absorption
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the dispersion or dissemination of substances throughout the fluids and tissues of the body is called?
distribution
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What word is used for the recognition by the organism that a foreign substance is present and the irreversible transformation of parent compounds into daughter metabolites?
metabolism
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what word means the removal of the substances from the body?
Excretion/Elimination
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what is the random movement of drug molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration called?
Passive diffusion
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what is a passive transport mechanism that involves a special carrier molecule called?
facilitated diffusion
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what also involves specialized carrier molecule?
active transport
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In active transport the ___________ to move the drug across the cell membrane.
Cell expends energy
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what is not a small indentation forming in the cell membrane that surrounds the drug and brings it into the cell?
pinocytosis (cell drinking)
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what word is used for when most of the entire cell surrounds drug molecule?
phagocytosis (cell eating)
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a drug molecules ability to dissolve in water or move through a cell membrane depends on wether it is?
Hydrophilic or lipophilic
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in contrast drugs given by mouth must pass through the tightly adhered cells of the intestinal tract and therefore should be in?
Lipophilic form
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The liver will treat some drugs as toxins and remove them or reduce their effectiveness before they enter the systemic circulation. This is referred to as?
First-pass effect
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T or F: The blood plasma contains circulating proteins such as albumin, globulins and other proteins?
True
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Drug concentration is expressed as?
mass of a drug per volume of liquid, or mass of drug per solid dose form

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