Intro to Pharmacology
This name of a medication begins with a lower case letter and is considered the official name of the medication
Generic name
If the half-life of a medication is 3 hours, how long will it take 1/2 of the medication to be gone from the bloodstream?
3 hours
How many kits are usually contained in the Emergency Drug Kit (EDK)
3
Type of order that is administered "as needed"
PRN orders
Most widely used measuring system in the medical field
Metric system
This name of a medication begins with a capital letter and has the trademark symbol
Trade/Brand name
Where most medications are metabolized
Liver
Schedule of medications that have the highest potential for abuse and no therapeutic value
Schedule I
Orders that are to be carried out immediately
STAT orders
Oldest system of measurement
Apothecary system
This type of tablet prevents irritation or absorption in the stomach
Enteric coated tablet
The route of medication administration that has the slowest absorption rate
Oral
Meaning of "IM" injection
Injected into the muscle
Orders that are to be administered daily
Routine orders
5cc = _____ ml
Medication that can only be obtained with a prescription
Legend medication
Where most excretion of medication takes place
Kidneys
Who can count controlled substances
A QMA and a nurse or 2 nurses
Name one type of provider that can write an order on a resident's chart
Medical physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, physician of dentistry, podiatrist, physician of osteopathy
30ml = _____ oz
1
This is the way parenteral medications are administered
By injection
When a medication is circulating freely in the bloodstream, it is called _______________
Bio-available
Administering controlled substances to an individual other than the person they were prescribed for
Drug diversion
This type of order ends on a specific, predetermined date
Stop order
Name a type of medication measured in "units"