Define
Drug Schedules
Acronyms
Prescriptions
Misc.
100
Condition of struggling against.
What is Antagonism?
100
This schedule has no medical use.
What is Schedule 1?
100
Before Meals.
What is a.c.?
100
This part of a prescription contains directions to the pharmacist for filling, and includes the # of doses/quantity.
What is Subscription?
100
This type of drug has the ability to cause deformalities.
What is Teratogenic?
200
Preventative, as in a vaccine.
What is Prophylactic?
200
This schedule is less often abused and includes drugs like valium.
What is Schedule 4?
200
By Mouth.
What is p.o.?
200
This part of a prescription tells the patient how to use the medication. Also means "to write".
What is Signature, or Sig?
200
This is the fastest route of administration of medication.
What is Intravenously, or IV?
300
A reason not to give a medication.
What is Contraindication?
300
This schedule has a high abuse rate and severe restrictions. Includes drugs like methadone.
What is Schedule 2?
300
As Needed.
What is prn?
300
This is needed when prescribing controlled substances.
What is a DEA #?
300
This dose is the amount of medication that brings out symptoms of toxicity.
What is Toxic Dose?
400
The study of the movement of drugs through the body over time.
What is Pharmacokinetics?
400
This schedule has moderate abuse, and does not need to be ordered on a special form, but records need to be kept. Drugs like Codeine preparations.
What is Schedule 3?
400
Three times a day.
What is t.i.d.?
400
This part of the prescription includes the name and the amount of medication.
What is the Inscription?
400
When going from grains to grams you divide by this number.
What is 15?
500
Ingesting a substance to be used for imaging purposes.
What is Diagnostic?
500
This schedule is the less abused than all others. It includes drugs like cough syrup w/Codeine.
What is Schedule 5?
500
Every Hour of Sleep.
What is q.h.s.?
500
This means "to take".
What is Superscription?
500
When going from LBS to Kilograms you divide LBS by this number.
What is 2.2?
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