Cherries
Specific situations in which a drug is not to be used because it may cause harm to the patient
contraindications
Action of the body on an administered drug or movement of the drug through the body
pharmacokinetics
pharmacodynamics
The degree to which a drug is absorbed into the body and available at the site of action
bioavailability
The barrier formed by capillaries that prevents certain substances from entering the brain from the blood
blood brain barrier
Non-oral routes of drug administration is called...
parenteral administration
Frick speculum
Drugs or substances that have the potential for abuse and dependence in humans
controlled substances
conversion factor
An older, rarely used system for volume and weight measurement in pharmacy
apothecary system
The amount of solute dissolved in a solvent (strength of a drug or substance)
concentration
A unit of measure that expresses the combining power of a substance; often used for electrolytes
milliequivalent
Controls involuntary, unconscious bodily activity and responses
autonomic nervous system
An anesthetic characterized by catalepsy, catatonia, analgesia, and amnesia.
dissociative agent
A combination of a narcotic analgesic and tranquilizer (neuroleptic) that provides strong analgesic and tranquilizing effects
neuroleptanalgesic
A drug that loosens mucus to facilitate its expulsion from the respiratory tract
expectorant
An enzyme that degrades dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine
monoamine oxidase
A cough suppressing drug
antitussive
Bronchodilators that work by inhibiting phosphodiesterase enzyme
methylxanthines
A hormone produced by the kidney to stimulate the bone marrow to produce red blood cells
erythropoietin
Used to prevent urate urolithiasis in Dalmatians due to a defect in uric acid metabolism
xanthine oxidase inhibitors
The volume of blood that is pumped by the heart's left ventricle in a single contraction
stroke volume
Controls blood pressure and sodium homeostasis
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
A zone in the medulla of the brainstem that can induce vomiting when stimulated
chemoreceptor trigger zone