Methods of Drug Administration
to place a drug between the gum and cheek
What does it mean to administer a drug by buccal route?
the name for the science or study of drugs
What is pharmacology?
type of drug that would prevent blood clots
What is an anticoagulant?
an online source for drug info available on web or app
What is the Prescriber's Digital Reference?
abbreviation that means "by mouth"
What is "po"?
method of drug administration done by placing the drug under the tongue
What is the sublingual drug route?
the process of drugs being absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted from the body
What is pharmacokinetics?
a type of drug that increases urine output
What is a diuretic?
this word on a prescription means patient instructions
What is "signa" or "sig"?
abbreviation that means "nothing by mouth"
What is "NPO"?
injections administered into a muscle
What are intramuscular injections?
the study of how drugs are used to treat disease
What is pharmacotherapeutics?
immunizations made from toxins of organisms
What are toxoids?
type of therapy that uses dietary supplements, herbal products, and other natural therapies
What is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)?
abbreviation that means "diagnosis"
What is "dx"?
injections administered into the dermis, just below the epidermis
What are intradermal injections?
the study of what drugs do to the body
What is pharmacodynamics?
the type of vaccine in which the infectious organism has been weakened to stimulate antibody production
What is an attenuated vaccine?
the administration that requires drug companies to preform clinical testing on new drugs before use in humans
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
abbreviation that means "twice daily"
What is "bid"?
injections that deliver medication into the fatty tissue just below the skin
What are subcutaneous or subQ injections?
the study of characteristics of natural drugs and their sources
What is pharmacognosy?
example of a controlled substance prescription that a CMA would not be able to phone in
What is Demerol?
a valuable source of information that helps provide quality standards for drug purity, composition, and strength of substances and their uses, dosages, and storage.
What is the United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary?
abbreviation that means "of each"
What is "aa"?