Pharmacology Vocab
Amount of medication given
What is DOSE
Taken through the mouth
What is ORAL?
-illin
What is a penicillin?
Produces a response by blocking a receptor on a cell
What is an ANTAGONIST?
Dyspnea
What is....difficulty breathing
The science of drugs, including their ingredients, preparation, uses and actions on the body
What is PHARMACOLOGY?
Injected into the muscle
What is INTRAMUSCULAR?
-statin
What is a HMG-CoA-reductase inhibitor or a cholesterol med?
Produces a response by binding to the receptor on a cell
What is an AGONIST?
Hypoglycemia
What is....low blood sugar
The conditions/reason a medication is given
What is INDICATION>
Placed under the tongue
What is SUBLINGUAL?
-floxacin
What is a FLUURORQUINOLONE (antibiotic)?
Nervous system that helps with normal function; maintains homeostasis (rest or digest)
What is PARASYMPATHETIC nervous system?
Urticaria
What is...a skin reaction that causes itch welts
Condition/reasons in which a medication should not be given
What is CONTRAINDICATION?
Placed on the skin (as a patch)
What is TRANSDERMAL?
-tidine
What is a H2 ANTAGONIST?
Nervous system activated when in danger or stressed (fight or flight)
What is SYMPATHETIC nervous system?
Diaphoresis
What is....sweating
Chemical name for a drug
What is GENERIC NAME?
Placed in the cheek
What is BUCCAL?
-pril
Medication sold without a prescription
What is an OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) medication?
Angioedema
What is....swelling of the skin or mucosal membranes most commonly in the respiratory system