Pharmacodynamics
Drug activity in the body occurs in this many phases.
What is three?
(Pharmaceutic, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic)
The first step of Pharmacokinetics.
What is Absorption?
This federal agency is responsible for regulating the development and marketing of drugs.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
This term means under the tongue.
What is sublingual?
Ordered: acetaminophen 1 g PO every 4 hours PRN pain
Available: 500 mg tablets
Administer this many tablets
What is 2 tablets?
The reasons that a drug should be avoided.
What are contraindications?
Drug molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, across a semipermeable membrane.
What is Passive Transport?
This is considered the official name of a drug; it is non-proprietary.
What is the Generic Name?
This critical piece of information is missing from the following medication prescription:
Cephalexin 250 mg every 8 hours
What is Route?
Order: Amoxicillin 0.375 g PO every 8 hrs
Available: Amoxicillin oral suspension 375 mg/5 mL.
Administer this many teaspoons
What is 1 t?
A substance that is combined with the initial drug for a variety of reasons, such as to produce synergistic or agonistic effects.
What is an additive?
The liver metabolizes (or filters out) a significant amount of the drug before releasing it into the body.
What is the First Pass Effect?
A drug is given this designation by the FDA when the drug is safe (taken as directed) and obtainable without a prescription.
What is Over-the-Counter (OTC)?
Crushing this type of drug is contraindicated because of possible GI discomfort.
What is Enteric Coated?
98.1 deg (F) = ______ deg (C)
What is 36.7 deg (C)?
When one or more drugs work together to produce and enhance the effects, making the cumulative effect of the combined drugs greater than the effect of each drug individually.
What is synergistic?
The second process involved in pharmacokinetics, after absorption, and before metabolism.
What is Distribution?
This name is selected by a specific company producing the drug, for marketing purposes; it may be registered or trademarked.
What is the Brand or Trade Name?
Your client is considering taking herbal supplements. This is a priority teaching point for this client.
What is some herbal supplements interact with medications?
9 g = _____ mcg
What is 9,000,000 mcg?
This is the time required for the body to eliminate 50% of a drug?
What is half-life?
This describes the amount of the drug that enters the circulatory system and is available to the target tissue cell(s).
What is Bioavailability?
This is a scientific term that describes the molecular structure of a drug; it typically is the chemical component of the drug.
What is the Chemical Name?
These are six of the many rights of medication administration.
What are Time, Route, Amount (Dose), Medication, Patient, Allergies, Documentation, Education, Evaluation (Response), Right to Refuse?
Order: theophylline 20 mg/kg
Available: theophylline 250 mg/10 mL
Weight: 185 lb
Administer this many mL: ________ (Round to the nearest whole number)
What is 67 mL?