Dosage
1 Tablespoon is = to how many mLs?
What is 15mL
Established the word “narcotic”.
What is Harrison Narcotics Tax Act (1914)?
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The study of the amount of drug that is required to produce therapeutic effects.
What is posology?
The interaction when a drug interferes with the pathophysiology of a disease
Drug-disease
The healthcare provider orders 1,400,000 units of penicillin IV q 8h. The stock supply is penicillin 5,000,000 units/ 2 mL.
Calculate the units of penicillin the patient will receive in 24 h.
What is 4,200,000 units/day?
Created controlled substances categories based on potential for abuse and medical effectiveness.
What is Controlled Substance Act (1970)?
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What is Tablespoon
The study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissue.
What is toxicology
Morphine is apart of this controlled substance category.
What is CII?
High risk abuse potential, accepted medical use.
The healthcare provider orders a medication to be given 2.5 mg/kg IV q8h. The vial of supply is labeled 40 mg/mL. The patient weighs 60lbs.
How many mL will you give for the correct dose?
How many doses per day will the patient receive?
What is 1.7 mL per dose, 3 doses per day?
This act provided protection from adulterated or mislabeled drugs
What is Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
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What is dram?
The study of the action of drugs on living tissue.
What is pharmacodynamics
Which pregnancy category shows positive fetal risk, however benefits may outweigh the risk?
What is Pregnancy Category D?
The healthcare provider orders Meropenem 20 mg/kg to be added to 100 mL D-5-W IVPB to infuse over 1 hour q8h. The dose on hand is Meropenem 1 g vial. The directions say to reconstitute with 9.8 mL to yield 10 mL. The patient weighs 22.7 kg.
How many mL of Meropenem will you add to the IVPB?
What is 4.5 mL
Prohibited fraudulent therapeutic claims by drug companies.
Sherley Amendment (1912)
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What is minim?
A unexpected drug effect unique to an individual?
What is Idiosyncratic Effect?
The healthcare provider orders dopamine 15 mcg/kg/min. The stock supply is dopamine 800 mg/500 mL D-5-W. The patient weighs 70 kg. The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL.
Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min.
What is 10gtts/min
The order is for 500 mL normal saline (NS) to infuse in 6 hours. When the nurse checked the infusion, 400 mL remained to be given in 3 hours. Calculate the remaining solution for the remaining time in mL/hr.
What is 133ml/hr
Gave the FDA authority to expedite the approval process for certain types of drugs (i.e. experimental drugs)
FDA Modernization Act (1997)
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What is ounce?
A unintentional effect or disease resulting from drug therapy
What is Iatrogenic Effect?
The doctor has ordered Dobutamine 3mcg/kg/min IV. You have an IV bag with 400 mg Dobutamine in 200 mL D5W. The drop factor is 15 gtts/ml. The patient weighs 150 lbs. What is the flow rate in gtts/min?
What is 2 gtts/min