Pharm 1
Primary organ for drug metabolism?
What is the liver?
Thes lab tests determine the therapeutic level of a drug in the blood
What are peak and troughs?
What are the withdrawl symptoms of benzodiazepines?
Panic, paranoia, and delirium
These drugs causes birth defects.
What are Teratogens?
This step in the nursing process happens when the nurse goes back to re-assess after an intervention has been completed.
What is evaluation?
The process in which a drug is transported to the receptor sites in the body
What is distribution?
What education should be given to a patient taking omeprazole (Prilosec)?
- Take calcium, Vitamin D; bone density scanning
Weight bearing exercises
Few other effects, except N/V, diarrhea
Do not give to children <18 years; liver dysfunction
Drug, food, and nutritional supplement interactions
Take PO once/day before breakfast
Do not crush, chew, etc
For a 7 year old diagnosed with ADHD taking Methylphenidate, what can be done to prevent growth suppression?
Drug holidays
A family member of a patient taking alprazolam (Xanax) should watch for what?
Sedation, Respiratory depression, Dependence, Withdrawal
These medications are sold without a prescription from a medical provider
What are over the counter OTC drugs?
A patient given succinylcholine (Anectine) has muscle rigidity and fever. What might the nurse suspect?
Malignant hyperthermia
This safety risk and adverse effect is associated with levodopa therapy
What is orthostatic hypertension?
What side effects do we need to tell patients about when they are beginning amitriptyline?
Anticholinergic effects
MAOB inhibitor that has to be taken before breakfast without liquids
What is selegiline disintegrating tablets?
A drug reaction that unusually or abnormally happens when a drug is first administered.
What is an idiosyncratic reaction?
What medication for GERD requires it to be chewed well - taken with 4 oz. of milk or water, taken up to 4 times a day, and given 2 hours before or after other meds?
calcium carbonate (Tums)
What are the adverse effects that may occur when a client takes phenytoin (Dilantin) as an antieleptic?
Hypotension
Gingival Hyperplasia
Rash (Steven-Johnson's)
The routes of drug excretion.
What is the GU tract (urine)?
What is the respiratory system (exhalation)?
What is the GI tract (feces)?
Safety measure nurses take when administering patient's medications.
What is collecting the right supplies?
What is confirming the correct route?
What is patient education about medication?
What is documentation?
This medication is used to treat Parkinson's Disease and should be taking with food or antacids
What is levodopa?
Metabolic side effects
What is important to educate the patient on when about to start buspiorone (Buspar)?
Scheduled (not as needed) take daily
Takes 2-6 weeks for effects
No sedation like other CNS depressants
When should sucralfate (Carafate) be administered?
4 times a day
1 hour before breakfast, lunch, dinner and bedtime
An irregular but can occur adverse effect from taking ondansetron (Zofran)?
Known prolonged QT syndrome
What two antidotes were discussed in the modules?
Flumazenil
Dantrolene