Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Deals with how the body acts on a drug
Pharmacokinetics
Heroin and marijuana belong to this schedule of controlled substances
Schedule 1
Three common adverse effects of chemotherapy that effect the bone marrow
leukopenia (decreased white blood cells), anemia (decreased red blood cells), thrombocytopenia (and decreased platelets)
This medication may cause hypertension
ibuprofen
This class has an increased risk of cancer due to the blocking of the immune system
Immunosuppressants - T and B cell suppressors
A drug that produces an action
agonist
These are not tested by the FDA
Herbal medications
This medication in addition to being used for cancer treatment, is also used to treat autoimmune disorders
methotrexate
This medication is rarely used in children
aspirin
This class has proteins designed to attach to a specific target, a cell, virus, bacteria, or antibody to decrease the inflammatory reaction
Monoclonal Antibodies
This is when a drug is considered to be completely removed from the body.
After 5 half-lives
this type of reaction produces immediate swelling, and constriction of the bronchi that can lead to respiratory arrest
Anaphylactic reaction
This chemotherapeutic agent is primarily excreted in the feces making it safe for use in clients with renal impairment
vincristine
Adverse effects of this medication include hepatotxocity
acetominophen
This medication decreases the local effects of proinflammatory activity
Tumor Necrosis Factor Blocker
Deals with how a drug acts on the body
Pharmacodynamics
Name a high alert medication
Insulin
Warfarin
Heparin
Epinephrine
This chemotherapeutic agent turns body secretions orange
doxorubicin
these two anti-inflammatory drugs class of drugs act at the site of inflammation
Salicylates (aspirin) and NSAIDS (ibuprofen)
In addition to an increased potential for causing cancer and blocking the immune system, Immunosuppressant drugs are also known to have what other two major adverse effects?
Hepatotoxicity and Renal toxicity
The therapeutic range/index for a drug is between?
The minimum safe concertation (toxic level) and the minimum effective concentration (therapeutic level)
Name the 8 rights of medication administration
Right patient
Right medications
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right indication
Right documentation
Right response
This chemotherapeutic agent is used to treat breast cancer
tamoxifen
This medication should not be used with Peptic Ulcer Disease
Ibuprofen (NSAIDS)
This medications absorbed by macrophages, which results in inhibition of phagocytosis and decreased tissue destruction
auranofin