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PN 105 Study Guide #1 Exam Study Guide.
Adverse effects - answer✔Unwanted, harmful reactions of medication
Side effects - answer✔Unintended, expected reactions of medication
Schedule 1 Drugs - answer✔No medical use. Highest potential for abuse and dependence
(Heroin, cocaine, MDMA)
Schedule 3 Drugs - answer✔Moderate potential for abuse and dependence (aspirin, tramadol)
Schedule 2 Drugs - answer✔High potential for abuse and dependence (Percocet, Dilaudid)
Schedule 4 Drugs - answer✔Low potential for abuse and dependence (diazepam)
Teratogenic Drugs - answer✔Causes birth defects
Half life - answer✔length of time a drug takes to show efficacy (30 minutes = 60 minutes)
Black Box Warning - answer✔A notice that a drug may produce serious or even life-threatening
effects in some people in addition to its beneficial effects.
Absorption - answer✔The process of delivery of the drug into the bloodstream
Distribution - answer✔The movement of the drug into the bloodstream after administration
Excretion - answer✔The process of elimination of medication from the body, primarily through
the kidneys
Metabolism - answer✔The process of breaking down medication in the body
Agonist - answer✔activates/binds to receptors
Leukotriene Inhibitors - answer✔Singulair, zafirlukast & zileuton. Reduce symptoms of asthma
by blocking receptors. Treats acute & chronic asthma in patients that cannot take inhaled
glucocorticoids.
Antagonist - answer✔blocks receptors
Grapefruit Juice interaction - answer✔reduces the efficacy of a drug
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PN 105 Study Guide #1 Exam Study Guide.
Adverse effects - answer✔Unwanted, harmful reactions of medication
Side effects - answer✔Unintended, expected reactions of medication
Schedule 1 Drugs - answer✔No medical use. Highest potential for abuse and dependence
(Heroin, cocaine, MDMA)
Schedule 3 Drugs - answer✔Moderate potential for abuse and dependence (aspirin, tramadol)
Schedule 2 Drugs - answer✔High potential for abuse and dependence (Percocet, Dilaudid)
Schedule 4 Drugs - answer✔Low potential for abuse and dependence (diazepam)
Teratogenic Drugs - answer✔Causes birth defects
Half life - answer✔length of time a drug takes to show efficacy (30 minutes = 60 minutes)
Black Box Warning - answer✔A notice that a drug may produce serious or even life-threatening
effects in some people in addition to its beneficial effects.
Absorption - answer✔The process of delivery of the drug into the bloodstream
Distribution - answer✔The movement of the drug into the bloodstream after administration
Excretion - answer✔The process of elimination of medication from the body, primarily through
the kidneys
Metabolism - answer✔The process of breaking down medication in the body
Agonist - answer✔activates/binds to receptors
Leukotriene Inhibitors - answer✔Singulair, zafirlukast & zileuton. Reduce symptoms of asthma
by blocking receptors. Treats acute & chronic asthma in patients that cannot take inhaled
glucocorticoids.
Antagonist - answer✔blocks receptors
Grapefruit Juice interaction - answer✔reduces the efficacy of a drug
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