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23 Cards in this Set
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Absorption |
The movement of a drug from its site of administration into the blood. |
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Distribution |
The movement of drugs throughout the body |
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Metabolism |
The enzymatic alteration of drug structure (aka biotransformation)
The method by which drugs are inactivated or bio-transformed by the body. |
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Excretion |
Elimination of a medication from the body. |
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BEERS Criteria |
A list of medications that are generally considered inappropriate when given to elderly people.
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) |
Enforces the Controlled Substances Act. |
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First Pass Effect |
The concentration of a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation. Medications metabolize before it hits the Portal Circulation systemically. |
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Food & Drug Administration (FDA) |
Responsible for ensuring safety and efficacy of drugs before they can be marketed. |
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Trade Names |
Designated and patented by the manufacturer.
Trade name drugs are generally capitalized and trademarked. ® |
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Generic Names |
Related to the chemical or official name & is independent from the manufacturer. Generally lowercase unless at the beginning of a sentence or in a list. |
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Routes of Medication Administration |
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Schedules of Medication |
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Half Life of Medications |
How long it takes for 50% of a medication to leave the body. |
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Protein Binding |
A drug's efficiency may be affected by the degree to which it binds to the proteins within blood plasma. The less bound a drug is, the more efficiently it can traverse cell membranes or diffuse into or out of a cell. The more protein available, the longer protein bound drugs remain in the body.
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Pharmacokinetic |
The study of drug movement throughout the body. (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion) |
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Pharmacodynamics |
What drugs do to the body and how they do it. (The study of biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the molecular mechanisms by which those effects are produced.) |
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Pharmacotherapeutics |
The use of drugs to treat, prevent or diagnose disease or prevent pregnancy. |
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6 Rights of Medication |
1. Right patient |
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warfarin (Coumadin) |
An Anti-coagulant drug. A blood thinner. Its Antidote is Vitamin K, which comes in dark green vegetables. |
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Rights of Medications |
A.T.R.A.M.P. Allergies Time Route Amount Medication Patient |
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Medication Orders |
Must Include:
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Agonist |
Drugs that produce effects similar to those produced by naturally occurring hormones, neurotransmitters and other substances. |
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Antagonist |
Drugs that inhibits cell function by occupying receptor sites. |