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DRUGS INC.
DOSAGE FORMS
ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION
RX ABBREVIATIONS
POTPOURRI
100
This drug schedule has the highest potential for abuse and includes LSD and heroin
What is C-I?
100
Tablets and capsules
What is solid?
100
Medication is placed under the tongue
What is the sublingual route?
100
BID
What is twice a day?
100
Used to store emergency medications
What is a crash cart?
200
Also called narcotics, these drugs have a high potential for abuse
What are controlled substances?
200
Gases and vapors
What are inhalants?
200
The technical name for this route is "peroral"
What is the oral route?
200
AU
What is "both ears"?
200
Amount ordered divided by the amount available multiplied by the quantity
What is the formula method?
300
These drugs can be obtained without a prescription
What is over-the-counter (OTC)?
300
Solutions and suspensions
What is liquid?
300
Creams and ointments are commonly administered using this route
What is topical?
300
STAT
What is immediately?
300
Agent the relieves symptoms of a disease or stops of delays a disease
What is a therapeutic agent?
400
The intended response to a drug
What is a side effect?
400
Designed to hold a specific amount of medication to be released into the skin and absorbed over a period of time
What is a transdermal patch?
400
This is the fastest route of administration
What is intravenous?
400
APAP
What is acetaminophen?
400
Drug used to relieve coughing
What is an antitussive?
500
Government agency that oversees the manufacturing and distribution of drugs in the U.S.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
500
This form provides a continuous supply of medication and is commonly used as a long-term birth control option
What is an implantable device?
500
This route bypasses the gastrointestinal tract
What is the parenteral route?
500
PO and NPO
What is "by mouth" and "nothing by mouth"?
500
Must be filled in when dispensing a controlled substance
What is the DEA number?