Keep It Classy
Drugs that require a licensed professional to prescribe
What are prescription medications?
When drugs are applied to the skin
What is topical?
When given drugs go through four stages. What does the acronym ADME stand for?
What is absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion?
The expected response to a drug
What is a desired action?
The meaning of the abbreviation ac
What is before meals?
Drugs or chemical substances used for non-therapeutic reasons
What is an illegal drug?
or
What is a recreational drug?
When drugs are given within a vein
What is intravenous? (IV)
The process by which a drug is transferred from its site of body entry to circulating body fluids (blood, lymph)
What is absorption?
Unintended reactions to a drug given in a normal dosage
What are side effects?
The meaning of the abbreviation BID
What is twice a day?
Non-prescription medications
What are over the counter medications (OTC)?
When drugs are given within a muscle
What is intramuscular? (IM)
Refers to the way that drugs are transported to circulating fluids to the site of action
What is distribution?
When side effects are severe, they are called this.
What is toxicity?
The meaning of the abbreviation PRN
What is as needed?
A group or a category. They have similar attributes and qualities.
What is a classification?
When drugs are given beneath the skin
What is subcutaneous?
The process by which the body inactivates drugs. The liver is the primary site for this.
What is metabolism?
An unintended effect on the body from using a legal drug, an illegal drug, or two or more drugs. This is a leading cause of death in the U.S., however most can be prevented.
What is an adverse drug reaction (ADR)?
The meaning of the abbreviation STAT
What is immediately?
This classification category relates to what part of the body impacted by the drug
What is classification by body system?
When drugs are given under the tongue
What is sublingual?
The elimination of the drug from the body. Urine and feces are are the primary routes for this.
What is excretion?
An unfavorable response to a substance that causes a hypersensitivity reaction. The most common example of this is urticaria.
What is an allergic reaction?
The meaning of the abbreviation ad lib
What is freely?