Drug Legislation
This agency regulates sales and development and was established in 1906
What is the FDA?
What 2 things are missing in the Medication order?
Med order :
Name of pt, date, time, drug name, dosage, route?
What is Frequency and signature?
Pharmacokinetics definition?
What is the study of drugs movement throughout the body and what happens along the way?
pharmacodynamics is defined as
what is the study of how the drugs effect the body?
Life threating effects from excessive dosing?
What is toxicity?
Which agency is responsible for prescription, distribution, storage and monitoring? Established 1970
What is the Controlled Substance Act?
the name is assigned by the manufacturer that develop the drug, and used by healthcare providers?
What are Generic Names ?
Drugs are absorbed from _______ Name at least 3
What is GI Tract, Mucous membranes, Skin, Lungs, Muscles, and Subcut tissue?
blocks normal stimulation at receptor site
what is Antagonist?
1 med can counteract the adverse effects of another med
Ex: counteractive adverse effect of nausea and vomiting result from chemotherapy
increase/decrease therapeutic/adverse effect?
What is decreased adverse effects?
Which schedule includes drugs with high abuse potential, like Narcotics and Amphetamines?
What is Schedule II?
What type of medication is used in a clinical setting at all times?
What is prescription medication?
Distribution is the movement of the drug to body tissue
Name 2 factors effecting distribution?
What is blood circulation, protein binding, blood brain barrier, and placenta and breast milk?
Penicillin and Sulfa Abx inhibits _____
What is bacteria?
Penicillin - inhibits cell wall of synthesis bacteria
Sulfa Abx - inhibits replication of bacteria prevents folic acid in helping make DNA/RNA
increase/decrease therapeutic/adverse effect?
1 med can increase the metabolism of another med, therefore altering the effect of med
what is decreased therapeutic effects?
Which phase of FDA trials involves the drug in vast clinical markets?
What is Phase III?
who else can write a medication order?
What is a Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs / Nurse Practitioners)?
Name all 4 factors affecting rate of metabolism?
What is age, nutritional status, first pass effect and competition between other drugs?
Unknown Mechanism of Action is called ____
What is Gabapentin?
this kind of food inhibits metabolism, increasing therapeutic effects or adverse effects.
What is grapefruit juice?
Which category has adverse effects on human fetus but benefit outweighs the risk?
What is Category D?
Can a nurse delegate the task of administering medication? If so to who?
What is another RN, LPN or CMT?
what is the difference between pharmaceutical and therapeutic classification?
What is how the drug works on a molecular level?
what is what the drug does for the patient?
Drugs typically works in 4 ways, they are to
What is
1. replace/sub for missing chemical
2. increase cellular activity
3.depress or slow cellular activity
4.interfere with foreign ells
this food and monoamine oxidase inhibitors can cause hypertensive crisis
What is Tyramine Foods? (processed meats, certain cheeses)