PHARMACOLOGY CONNECTIONS TO
NURSING PRACTICE ADAMS URBAN PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Bioavailability.
Answer: The rate and extent to which the active ingredient is
absorbed from a drug product and becomes available at the site of
drug action to produce its effect. (distribution)
Of most concern when using critical drugs and those with a narrow
safety margin.
◉ What is the perfect drug?.
Answer: One that is safe and effective
◉ Rationale for utilizing pharmacotherapy.
Answer: Decreased signs and symptoms of disease
Prevention of disease
Satisfaction with health status
◉ What toxic plant does atropine come from.
Answer: Atropa belladona
,◉ Example of a traditional drug prototype.
Answer: Atropine
◉ Nurse's responsibility in pharmacology.
Answer: Knowledge of the ordered drug ( generic and trade name,
drug classification
Intended use
Effects
Contraindications
Special considerations
Why drug is prescribed
How is it supplied by pharmacy
How it should be administered ( dose ranges) Nursing process
considerations as it applies to the patient.
◉ Patent Medicines.
Answer: Contains the brand name that clearly identifies the product.
Does not imply a legal right to manufacture or sell.
◉ Orphan Disease.
Answer: Serious though rare disease that affects fewer than 200,
000 people in the US.
, ◉ Orphan Drug Act.
Answer: Encourage the development of drugs to treat rare diseases
Provides grants, tax credits for researchers
Provides 7 years of exclusivity for companies to market the drugs.
◉ Formulary.
Answer: A list of pharmaceutical products and drug recipes.
◉ Pharmacopeia.
Answer: A medical reference summarizing standards of drug purity,
strength, directions for synthesis.
◉ Stages of Drug Approval.
Answer: Preclinical Research
Clinical Investigation--3 phases
Post Marketing Surveillance
◉ Preclinical Research Phase of Drug Approval.
Answer: Extensive laboratory testing
Goal is to determine drug action and to predict harm to humans
Not regulated by the FDA
NURSING PRACTICE ADAMS URBAN PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Bioavailability.
Answer: The rate and extent to which the active ingredient is
absorbed from a drug product and becomes available at the site of
drug action to produce its effect. (distribution)
Of most concern when using critical drugs and those with a narrow
safety margin.
◉ What is the perfect drug?.
Answer: One that is safe and effective
◉ Rationale for utilizing pharmacotherapy.
Answer: Decreased signs and symptoms of disease
Prevention of disease
Satisfaction with health status
◉ What toxic plant does atropine come from.
Answer: Atropa belladona
,◉ Example of a traditional drug prototype.
Answer: Atropine
◉ Nurse's responsibility in pharmacology.
Answer: Knowledge of the ordered drug ( generic and trade name,
drug classification
Intended use
Effects
Contraindications
Special considerations
Why drug is prescribed
How is it supplied by pharmacy
How it should be administered ( dose ranges) Nursing process
considerations as it applies to the patient.
◉ Patent Medicines.
Answer: Contains the brand name that clearly identifies the product.
Does not imply a legal right to manufacture or sell.
◉ Orphan Disease.
Answer: Serious though rare disease that affects fewer than 200,
000 people in the US.
, ◉ Orphan Drug Act.
Answer: Encourage the development of drugs to treat rare diseases
Provides grants, tax credits for researchers
Provides 7 years of exclusivity for companies to market the drugs.
◉ Formulary.
Answer: A list of pharmaceutical products and drug recipes.
◉ Pharmacopeia.
Answer: A medical reference summarizing standards of drug purity,
strength, directions for synthesis.
◉ Stages of Drug Approval.
Answer: Preclinical Research
Clinical Investigation--3 phases
Post Marketing Surveillance
◉ Preclinical Research Phase of Drug Approval.
Answer: Extensive laboratory testing
Goal is to determine drug action and to predict harm to humans
Not regulated by the FDA
