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define pharmacology |
- preparation, properties, uses and actions of drugs - study of medicine |
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define pharmacotherapy |
application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention and treatment of suffering |
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define drug |
-substance absorbed to treat and prevent disease -chemical agent producing biologic responces |
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FDA purpose related to drugs |
approves drugs, researches drugs, performs follows ups, all in the name of public safety. |
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what is therapeutic drug classification |
categorizing by effectiveness to treat disease /condition. for example: anticoagulant. |
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what is pharmacologic drug classification |
categorizing by the agents action on a molecular level. For example: vasodilator |
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what is pharmacokinetics |
study of drug movement through the body absorb distribute metabolize excrete
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define onset |
time it takes to reach concentration levels that produce effect |
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what is M.E.C. minimum effective concentration |
lowest plasma concentration that produces desired effect |
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what is peak effect |
Time it takes to reach highest effective concentration |
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define duration of action |
length of time the drug has effect |
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what is half life |
length of time to reduce blood concentration level by 1/2 |
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define plateau effect |
Blood concentration of drug stays constant after repeated doses. |
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define pharmacodynamics |
the study of what drugs do in the body |
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define terms: median effective dose median lethal dose median toxic dose |
dose for desired effect for 50% of population
lethal dose for 50% of population
dose that produces toxic effect in 50% of population |
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What is therapeutic index |
AKA therapeutic window high therapeutic index = high margin of dose safety means wide range between effective dose and toxic dose |
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define terms:
potentiation
additive
antagonistic |
One drug enhances the other.
two drugs with similar effect given together
on drug cancels the effect of another |
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define terms:
potency
efficacy |
concentration, greater potency allows smaller doses
efficacy is the magnitude of maximum responce |
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define terms
agonist
antagonist |
enhances
blocks |
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What is a drug schedule? |
DEA categorization for potential abuse. controlled substances act 1970. I: no acceptable medical use II: high abuse potential. has medical use III: medium abuse potential. has medical use IV: mild abuse potential. has medical use V: limited abuse potential. |
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5 Rights & 3 checks!!!!!!!! |
rights: patient dose time route drug
checks: at MAR, during preparation, at bedside |
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pregnancy categories for drugs |
A) tests reveal no fetal risks B) tests reveal no animal fetal risks, no studies in humans C) adverse effects to animal fetus, no human study. D) studies reveal adverse effects to human fetus X) no benefits outweigh the adverse effects / damage to fetus. |
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How to know if you looking at a generic drug name verse a trade name |
Generic names will be all lower-case.
Trade names will start with a capital letter |
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what is medication reconciliation |
process of keeping track of patients medications across their care. The purpose is to reduce duplication, omissions, errors, and interactions. |
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How are herbal supplements regulated? |
By the DSHEA: dietary supplement health and education act of 1994. With much less rigorous regulations than FDA. FDA mandates products be clearly labeled and may remove risky products from market. |