ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION
FREQUENTLY USED MEDICATIONS
MEDICATION PROPERTIES
MEDICATION EFFECTS
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MEDICINE PLACED INSIDE THE CHEEK
What is BUCCAL
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THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES DISINFECTANTS SUCH AS ALCOHOL AND POVIDONE-IODINE
What are ANTIMOCROBIAL MEDICATIONS
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE BODY TRANSFORMS DRUGS INTO AN INACTIVE FORM THAT CAN BE ELIMINATED FROM THE BODY
What is METABOLISM
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THE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON THE NORMAL PHYSIOLOGIC FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY
What is PHARMACODYNAMICS
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CONSISTS OF WRITTEN DIRECTIONS FOR A SPECIFIC MEDICATION OR PROCEDURE AND USED ONLY UNDER THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS STATED
What is A STANDING ORDER
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INJECTIONS THAT ARE DEEPER, BENEATH THE SKIN
What is SUBCUTANEOUS
200
DRUGS THAT COUNTERACT THE EFFECTS OF OTHER DRUGS
What are ANTAGONISTS
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE DRUG ENTERS THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION TO PROVIDE A DESIRED EFFECT
What is ABSORPTION
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OCCURS WHEN A PATIENT OVERREACTS OR UNDERREACTS TO A DRUG OR HAS AN UNUSUAL REACTION
What is IDIOSYNCRATIC
200
SUBSTANCES THAT ARE PRESCRIBED FOR TREATMENT AND THAT PRODUCE THERAPEUTICALLY USEFUL EFFECTS
What are MEDICATIONS
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TOPICAL ADMINISTRATION MAY BE USED FOR A LOCAL EFFECT, BUT SOME ARE USED FOR A
What is SYSTEMIC EFFECT
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CAUSES CONSTRICTION OF ADJACENT BLOOD VESSELS, PREVENTING BLEEDING AND LOCALIZING THE ANESTHETIC EFFECT TO THE IMMEDIATE AREA
What is EPINEPHRINE
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REFERS TO THE ELIMINATION OF DRUGS FROM THE BODY AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN METABOLIZED.
What is EXCRETION
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WHEN DRUGS TAKEN TOGETHER HAVE AN EFFECT THAT MAY GO FAR BEYOND THE DESIRED OUTCOME
What is SYNERGISTIC
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THE GAUGE OF A NEEDLE INDICATES ITS
What is DIAMETER
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THESE MEDICATIONS ARE DISSOLVED OR DIGESTED IN THE STOMACH AND THEN PASS INTO THE SMALL INTESTINE, WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE ABSORPTION TAKES PLACE
What are ORAL MEDICATIONS
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REDUCE FEVER
What are ANTIPYRETICS
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THE MEANS BY WHICH DRUGS TRAVEL FROM THE SITE OF ABSORPTION TO THE SITE OF ACTION, USUALLY THROUGH THE BLOODSTREAM.
What is DISTRIBUTION
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NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS THAT ARE NOT EXPECTED AS A USUAL CONSEQUENCE OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS.
What are ADVERSE EFFECTS
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SUBSTANCES USED IN DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, OR PREVENTION OF DISEASE
What are DRUGS
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THE EFFICACY OF A DRUGS IS ITS
What is EFFECTIVENESS
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THE MOST EFFECTIVE ANALGESICS
What are OPIOIDS
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HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE BODY'S GENERAL CONDITION AND MAY ALTER THE EFFECTS OF MEDICATIONS
What is DEHYDRATION
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THE MOST COMMON MECHANISM OF DRUG ACTION IS
What is THE BINDING OF DRUGS TO RECEPTOR SITES ON CELLS
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A 4 1/2 INCH HYPODERMIC NEEDLE WOULD BE NEEDED FOR AN _______________________ INJECTION
What is INTRATHECAL (SPINAL CANAL)
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