Vocabulary
An approved theraputic (pharmocologic) agent applied to or introduced to the body.
What is Medication?
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>Produces local or systematic effect
>Used in treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of a disease
The amount of sections, or schedules, controlled substances are divided into.
What is Five?
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Side effects of an Antidiarrheals.
What is dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, flatulence.
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STAT
What is Immediately?
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Example of a palliative medication.
What is hydrocodone (any pain med), Zyrtec?
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PO
What is Oral?
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Troche
What is a lozenge?
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"a flat, round dosage form containing medication, flavoring, sugar, and mucilage; dissolves in mouth to release medication"
The color ink that should be used if charting by hand.
What is Black non-erasable ink?
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Lactated Ringer Solution
What is LR?
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Abbreviation for Intradermal
What is ID?
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Term that means Blood Thinners.
What is Anticoagulants?
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A semiliquid suspension that usually protects, cools, or cleanses the skin.
What is Lotion?
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Six Rights of drug administration
What is right dose, drug, patient, route, time, documentation?
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At Bedtime
What is hs?
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Medication Uses: Prevents the occurance of a condition.
What is Prophylactic?
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Examples: Birth Control and Hepatitis B Vaccine
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What is three times a day?
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Schedule ____- Low potential for abuse; accepted for medical use. May cause less limiting physical or psychological dependance when compared to more highly ranked drugs. This section includes minor tranquilizers and hypnotics. (examples: Valium, Rohypnol, Ambien, Xanax)
What is Schedule IV?
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Administration of drops or an ointment in the eyes, nasal, and ear cavities.
What is Instillation?
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What is drops?
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A solid medication is placed in the mouth against the mucous membranes of the cheek until it is dissolved.
What is it called?
What is Buccal?
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Loosens secretions in the bronchial tubes in order to cough it out.
What is Expectorant?
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A tablet, capsule, or gel that contains medication, which may be coated with material requiring a varying amount of time to dissolve.
What is Sustained Release?
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Desired effect of an Antihistamine?
What is to counteract the effects of histamine by blocking action in tissues?
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NKDA
What is no known drug allergies?
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Antineoplastics
What is Chemotherapy?