Pharmacy Etiquette
The branch of medicine that studies the uses and effects of drugs.
What is Pharmacology?
In pharmacology, how a drug exits the body.
What is Excretion?
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Who is furosemide?
I am a warning on a drug label to alert medical professionals to serious risks or side effects
What is a black box drug?
The most common route of medication administration.
What is Oral?
The study of how a person's genes affect the way medications work in his body.
What is Pharmacogenetics?
In pharmacology, the process of giving a drug to a person.
What is Administer?
I am a bronchodilator commonly used to treat COPD.
Who is Albuterol?
These are important to ask a patient prior to medication administration to prevent errors
What are two patient identifiers?
A medication route in which the drug is applied to a body surface.
What is Topical?
Changes caused by a medication that do not relate to its intended purpose.
What are Side Effects?
In pharmacology, how a drug moves from where it is administered to the bloodstream; in more general terms, refers to the transfer of nutrients from the intestines to the cells.
What is Absorption?
I am commonly used for patient's undergoing chemotherapy to control the side effects of nausea
Who is Ondansetron (Zofran)?
Administration route in which medication is placed in the nose.
What is Nasal Route?
The study of how a drug affects the body .
What is Pharmacodynamics
In pharmacology, how a drug moves from the bloodstream to the tissues of the body.
What is Distribution?
I am used to dilate the coronary arteries when a patient is having chest pain (angina)
Who is Nitroglycerin?
Administration route in which medication is placed in the ear.
What is Otic Route?
The study of how drugs are processed by the body.
What is Pharmacokinetics
In pharmacology, how a drug is broken down by the body.
What is Metabolism?
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Who is Morphine?
Administration route in which medication is placed in the eye.
What is the ocular route? Also called Optic Route or Ophthalmic Route.