Basic Pharmacology
What is the general or common name assigned to a drug, and is never capitalized?
What is generic name
These are the federally approved requirements for the specified strength, quality and purity of drugs
What are drug standards
Reasons or conditions for which a drug is used.
What are indications?
penicillin
What is an antibiotic?
The abbreviation OTC means:
What is over the counter.
Amount of a drug at can cause death:
What is a lethal dose?
These drugs are controlled by prescription requirement due to the danger of addiction or abuse
What are controlled substances
What agency enforces the Controlled Substances Act?
What is the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Conditions for which a drug should NOT be given:
What are contraindications?
Tylenol
What is analgesic or antipyretic
The abbreviation “DAW” on a prescription means this
What is dispense as written
Amount of drug required to keep drug level steady
What is maintenance dose?
The study of drugs, their origin, nature, properties, and effects on people.
What is pharmacology?
The most dangerous or addictive quality is schedule ___________. The least dangerous is schedule ___________.
What is I and V
Physical and Chemical alterations that a substance undergoes in the body.
What is metabolism?
ibuprofen
NSAID
p.c. means this in pharmacology
What is after meals?
Severe allergic reaction with shock, laryngeal edema, and dyspnea
What is anaphylaxis?
A drug may only have one trade name but can have several generic names.
False
This Act required all drugs in the USA to meet minimal standards of purity, strength and quality
What is the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act
The term that describes when two drugs work together to produce a stronger effect than either alone?
What is synergism?
Percocet
opioid analgesic
Three abbreviations that you should not use.
What are U, MS, trailing zero, QD
One drug making the effect of another drug more powerful
What is potentiation?
List 3 guidelines for the Healthcare workers related to drugs
Keep a drug reference book on hand at all times
Keep controlled drugs locked accordingly (double locked)
Keep prescription pads in a designated area
Keep accurate records of all controlled substances records are kept on hand for at least two years
Stay current with FDA and DEA regulations
Establish a working rapport with the pharmacist
Establish a working rapport with the pharmaceutical representatives
This department of Health and Welfare enforces the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and amendments of 1951 and 1965
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Refers to moving a drug from the tissues of the body into the bloodstream.
What is distribution?
Insulin
Anti-diabetic
The abbreviation NSAID means:
What is Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug?
Effects on a fetus from maternal use of a drug
What is Teratogenic?