Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Nursing and Drugs
Let's Kick Cancer
pain and inflammation
Immune System Drugs
100

Deals with how the body acts on a drug

Pharmacokinetics

100

Heroin and marijuana belong to this schedule of controlled substances

Schedule 1

100

Three common adverse effects of chemotherapy that effect the bone marrow

leukopenia (decreased white blood cells), anemia (decreased red blood cells), thrombocytopenia (and decreased platelets)

100

This medication may cause hypertension

ibuprofen

100

This class has an increased risk of cancer due to the blocking of the immune system

Immunosuppressants - T and B cell suppressors

200

A drug that produces an action

agonist

200

These are not tested by the FDA

Herbal medications

200

This medication in addition to being used for cancer treatment, is also used to treat autoimmune disorders

methotrexate

200

This medication is rarely used in children

aspirin

200

This class has proteins designed to attach to a specific target, a cell, virus, bacteria, or antibody to decrease the inflammatory reaction

Monoclonal Antibodies

300

This is when a drug is considered to be completely removed from the body.

After 5 half-lives

300

this type of reaction produces immediate swelling, and constriction of the bronchi that can lead to respiratory arrest 

Anaphylactic reaction

300

This chemotherapeutic agent is primarily excreted in the feces making it safe for use in clients with renal impairment

vincristine

300

Adverse effects of this medication include hepatotxocity

acetominophen

300

This medication decreases the local effects of proinflammatory activity

Tumor Necrosis Factor Blocker

400

Deals with how a drug acts on the body

Pharmacodynamics

400

Name a high alert medication

Insulin

Warfarin

Heparin

Epinephrine

400

This chemotherapeutic agent turns body secretions orange

doxorubicin

400

these two anti-inflammatory drugs class of drugs act at the site of inflammation

Salicylates (aspirin) and NSAIDS (ibuprofen)

400

In addition to an increased potential for causing cancer and blocking the immune system, Immunosuppressant drugs are also known to have what other two major adverse effects?

Hepatotoxicity and Renal toxicity

500

The therapeutic range/index for a drug is between?

The minimum safe concertation (toxic level) and the minimum effective concentration (therapeutic level)

500

Name the 8 rights of medication administration

Right patient

Right medications

Right dose

Right route

Right time

Right indication

Right documentation

Right response

500

This chemotherapeutic agent is used to treat breast cancer

tamoxifen

500

This medication should not be used with Peptic Ulcer Disease

Ibuprofen (NSAIDS)

500

This medications absorbed by macrophages, which results in inhibition of phagocytosis and decreased tissue destruction

auranofin

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