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Pigs
Chickens
Unicorns
cows
goats
100
Which government organization decides if a drug will be OTc or Rx
FDA
100
Does giving the recommended amout of a drug Always ensure benefits to the animal?
no
100
What can change ADME?
Disease or Physiological conditions
100
a combined mass given in 1 day equals?
the total daily dose
100
What is the abbreviation of drop
gtt
200
How is dose expressed?
Units of mass
200
T or F Can a cell change the number of receptors for a drug over time?
T
200
Define therapeutic range
The ideal range of drug concentration within the body
200
What is the minimum effective concentration?
The bottom end of the normal therapeutic range
200
What is the abbreviation for give water all the time.
ad lib
300
Name the 2 major routes of elimination
liver and kidneys
300
Define Metabolism
When a drug is altered by the enzymes and chemical reations in the body before elimination (breaking the drug down into something else to be used)
300
Define half life
is when a drug concentration is eliminated by 50% in the blood.
300
What does PO mean?
Per Os
300
Where does intra arterial injection go?
To the exact tissue
400
Define loading dose
It is larger than a maintenance and will raise the concentration in a shorter time
400
The top end of the normal therapeutic range is called?
Maximum effective concentration
400
What are injectables also called?
Parenterals
400
What is the term for administering a large volume at 1 time?
Bolus
400
Name all 4 steps of Pharmacokinetics
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion/elimination
500
Define Pharmacokinetics
How a drug moves through, into and out of the body
500
Define Pharmacodynamics
How a drug produces an effect on the body
500
What are the 3 components of therapeutic range?
Dose, Dosage interval and route of administration
500
Give an example of How Dose is expressed! Use Rimadyl as your drug.
3ml of 20 mg/ml Rimadyl or 60mg Rimadyl
500
Define Dosage interval
the time between administration of doses