Industry
Approves all medications prior to market release
What is the FDA?
Supplying oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body. Removing carbon dioxide and waste products formed by the body's tissues. Regulating body temperature and transporting hormones to their target systems.
What are the basic functions and components of the CV system?
A ______ exhibits a milking action. The two atria contract simultaneously ; as they relax, the two ventricles contract.
What is a "Beating heart"?
Systemic Hypertension aka as ____, is the most common cardiovascular disorder in the United States.
What is high blood pressure?
Originally developed in the 1960's by Boehringer Ingelheim to be used as a nasal decongestant.
What is Clonidine?
Enforces laws and regulations to ensure patient safety and proper utilization and distribution or medications.
What is the DEA?
collects oxygenated blood returning from the lungs
What is the "Left heart"
The term ___ refers to contraction (pumping) and ____ refers to relaxation (filling).
What is "systole" and "diastole"
Considered normal blood pressure
What is <120 systolic and <80 diastolic?
There are approximately ____ prescriptions written on an ANNUAL basis for the current immediate release clonidine tablets in the U.S.A.
What are approximately 12.7 Million prescriptions?
Since 1938, every new drug has been the subject of an approved ____ before U.S commercialization.
What is the NDA (new drug application)?
collects venous return from the body via the inferior and superior vena cavae and propels it through the lungs.
What is the "Right heart"?
When systemic vascular resistance increases, blood pressure ____
What is increases?
Are the two types of hypertension
What is "Primary" and "Secondary"?
Nexiclon XR has an initial dosage of 0.17 MG. With a recommended dosage range of _____
What is 0.17 MG to 0.52 MG?
Once approved, an applicant may manufacture and market the generic drug product to provide a safe, effective, low cost alternative to the American public.
What is an ANDA (abbreviated New Drug Application)?
If you are average size, ____ to ____ liters of blood flow through your body.
What is 5 to 6?
The systolic sound heard through a stethoscope that is long, low and booming
What is the "Lubb"?
Type of "modifications" including ; Reducing weight. Controlling blood glucose and lipids levels. Following DASH. Restricting dietary sodium intake. Moderating alcohol consumption. Smoking cessation.
What are "lifestyle modifications"?
Nexiclon has a pregnancy category ____
What is C?
Amerisource Bergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health
What are the top 3 Wholesalers?
Also called Leukocytes, defend the body against infectious microorganisms through phagocytosis and antibody production.
What are White Blood Cells?
You can find the arterial pulse in several locations, except in the ____
What is the Pulmonary Artery?
Stimulate alpha receptors in the brain and inhibit sympathetic vasomotor centers. Resulting in reduced peripheral nervous system (PNS) activity. Reduced systolic and diastolic BP and bradycardia.
What are "Centrally acting alpha agonists" such as Clonidine aka Nexiclon XR
Conveniently starting at a dosage of ___ for patients with end stage kidney disease and for some elderly patients. Patients can have their dosage titrated at same level of ____ for Nexiclon XR and its generic.
What is 0.09 MG?