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Week 2 - Ch 3,4,5,6,14 Flashcards

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Topical route of administration

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drug is applied directly to the skin or the eyes or ears

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11 routes of drug administration

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Topical, transdermal, oral, sublingual or buccal, nasal, inhalation, nasogastric, gastrostomy or jujunostomy, vaginal, rectal, parenteral or intradermal or subcutaneous or intramuscular or intravenous

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Transdermal route of administration

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Applied to the skin but the therapeutic affect is felt systemically

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Oral route of administration

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Placing the drug in the mouth and swallowing it

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Sublingual route of administration

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Placing the drug under the tongue and allowing it to slowly disintegrate

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Buccal route of administration

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Placing the drug in the pocket between the cheek and the lower teeth on one side of the mouth and allowing it to slowing disintegrate

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Nasal route of administration

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Spraying a drug into the nasal cavity

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Inhalation route of administration

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A drug that is in a gas, liquid, or powder form, absorbed through the alveoli of the lungs

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Nasogastric route of administration

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Tube is passed from the nose through the esophagus and into the stomach

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Gastrostomy and jujunostomy route of administration

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Using a surgically implanted feeding tube

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Vaginal route of administration

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For vaginal infections and contraceptive forms

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Rectal route of administration

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Used when a patient is vomiting, unconscious, or the drug can not be given by injections

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Parenteral route of administration

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All routes of administration other than oral

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Intradermal route of administration

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Using a syringe to inject a liquid into the dermis

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Subcutaneous route of administration

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Using a syringe to inject a liquid drug into the subcutaneous tissues

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Intramuscular route of administration

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Injection of a liquid drug into the belly

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Intravenous route of administration

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Injection of a liquid into a vein

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The drug’s main action for which it was prescribed by the physician or other healthcare provider

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Therapeutic effect

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Drug effects other than the therapeutic effect, can be mild and temporary, moderate and annoying, or severe enough that the patient must stop taking the drug

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Side effect

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Severs side effects

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Adverse effects

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Specific area of the body that has the disease

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Target organ

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Addiction

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Chemical dependency on a drug

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Ampule

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Small, slender, glass container with a main body and a narrow elongated neck. Contains liquid drugs used for injection or IV administration

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Solutions that contain the drug in water and alcohol bases with added sugar and flavoring

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Elixir

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Tablet form of a drug formed from a hardened base of sugar and water containing the drug and other flavorings
Lozenge
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Placebo
A drug form that exerts no pharmacological effect, no therapeutic effect, and no side effects when administered
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Prophylaxis
Prevention of a disease or condition, drug is administered before the onset of the disease or conditions in order to prevent its occurrence
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Transdermal patch
Contains drugs and are applied to the skin, releases a small amount of drug over a long period of time, usually for 1 or 2 days
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4 types of medication orders
Medication order, verbal order, standing order, automatic stop order
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The written record of a physician's order to the pharmacist to dispense a drug to a patient who is in a hospital or other healthcare facility
Medication order
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When a patient has been admitted to the hospital, the physician can give this order over the phone to a licensed nurse, who then writes the order on the physician's order sheet, and signs her name and the initials of her license
Verbal order
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A group of specific orders that are pre printed on a facility's physician's order sheet
Standing order
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Type of medication order that originates not with the physician but with the hospital pharmacy, valid for a certain number of days
Automatic stop order
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Components of medication orders
Prescriber info, patient info, age and weight, date of order, rx, drug name, drug strength, drug form, qty, directions, signature, refills, generic substitution, DEA number
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3 common metric abbreviations used in drug dosages
ml, gm, cc
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Drug measurement system of units
The doses of certain drugs are my ever measured by the metric system but instead by a special designation
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Drugs measured by units
Penicillins, some vitamins, all types of insulin
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Bid
Twice daily
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Npo
Nothing by mouth
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PRN
As needed
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QD
Every day
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Qhs
At bedtime
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Qid
Four times a day
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Qod
Every other day
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TID
Three times a day
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Insulin drugs take in the morning or before eating, onset of therapeutic effect is almost immediate, effects last 2-12 hours
Rapid acting insulin drugs
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Insulin drugs with slower onset but longer effects, onset in 1-2 hours, effects last 24 hours
Intermediate acting insulin drugs
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Insulin drugs with onset over an hour, effects last for a full 24 hours
Long acting insulin drugs
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Insulin drug mixture of intermediate acting and rapid acting, intermediate listed first
Combination insulin drugs
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Types of insulin drugs
Rapid acting, intermediate acting, long acting, combination
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Types of oral antidiabetic drugs
Sulfonylurea, Meglitinide, thiazolidinedione, alpha glucosidse inhibitor, biguanide, DPP-4 inhibitor, combination
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Oral antidiabetic drug that stimulates the bets cells of the pancreas to produce more insulin
Sulfonylurea
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Oral antidiabetic drug that stimulates the beta cells of the pancreas to produce more insulin
Meglitinide
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Oral antidiabetic drug that inhibits the action of certain enzymes that digest carbohydrates, thus less glucose enters the blood, and the pancreas does not need to produce as much insulin to keep blood glucose low
Alpha glucosidase inhibitor
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Oral antidiabetic drug that increases the sensitivity of the cell to any insulin produced by the pancreas and suppresses the release of stored glucose from the liver. Maintain normal level of glucose without increasing insulin production
Thiazolidinedione
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Oral antidiabetic drug that decreases the absorption of glucose from the intestine, suppresses the release of stored glucose in the liver, and improves the ability of the cells to use the insulin that is produced by the pancreas
Biguanide
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Oral antidiabetic drug that prolongs the action of the hormones glp-1 and gip that stimulate the beta cells of the pancreas to make more insulin
DPP-4 inhibitor
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Slows the rate at which food leaves the stomach, suppresses the release of stored glucose from the liver, and work in the brain to decrease the appetite
Aylin analog
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Improves blood glucose control in patient's with type 2 diabetes
Bile acid sequestrant
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Mimic a substance that stimulates the beta cells of the pancreas to produce insulin only when the blood glucose is high
Incretin mimetic
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Actoplus Met
Combination oral antidiabetic drug
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Actos
Thiazolidinedione oral antidiabetic drug
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Avandamet
Combination oral antidiabetic drug
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Avandia
Thiazolidinedione oral antidiabetic drug
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Byetta
Incretin mimetic antidiabetic drug
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Glimepiride
Sulfonylurea oral antidiabetic drug
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Glipizide
Sulfonylurea oral antidiabetic drug
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Glyburide/metformin
Combination oral antidiabetic drug
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Glyburide
Sulfonylurea oral antidiabetic drug
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Humalog
Rapid acting insulin
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Humulin 70/30
Combination insulin
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Humulin N
Intermediate acting insulin
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Janumet
Combination oral antidiabetic drug
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Januvia
DPP-4 inhibitor oral antidiabetic drug
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Lantus
Long acting insulin
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Levemir
Long acting insulin
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Metformin
Biguanide oral antidiabetic drug
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Novolin 70/30
Combination insulin
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NovoLog 70/30
Combination insulin
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NovoLog
Rapid acting insulin
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Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by ..... resulting from defects in ...,...., or...
Hyperglycemia | Insulin secretion, insulin action, or both
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Type 1 diabetes
Total lack of insulin, IDDM, juvenile onset diabetes
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Type 2 diabetes
Deficiency of insulin, NIDDM, adult onset diabetes
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Insulin
Enables cells to utilize glucose (sugar) as an energy source
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Sources of insulin
Animal - beef or pork pancreas | Synthetic - human like
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Patent length
17 years

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