Polypharmacy - ANSWER Usage of many drugs simultaneously in the
treatment of a patient, who has many health conditions.
Pharmacology - ANSWER Sum of research, if, Sum of, research
Prototypes - ANSWER
Trade/ brand name of a drug - ANSWER Name given by the company of the
drug
Generic Name - ANSWER the chemical name of a drug
Schedule I - ANSWER To be used exclusively for research.
Not approved for medical purposes.
** HIGH ABUSE POTENTIAL !!
Ex. Heroin, LSD, mescaline, marijuana
Schedule III - ANSWER Prescriptions need to be renewed every 6 months or 5
refills
** Lower abuse potential, but may lead to dependence
Ex. Codeine (smaller doses), anabolic steroids
Schedule II - ANSWER No phone prescriptions.
Drugs used medically
** HIGH ABUSE POTENTIAL
Ex. codeine, demerol, morphine
, Schedule IV - ANSWER Prescriptions must be rewritten after 6 months or 5
refills (the only difference from sched. III is illegal procession penalties)
**Some abuse potential
Ex. valium, phenobarb, chloral hydrate
Schedule V - ANSWER Products with moderate amounts of controlled
substance.
Can be dispensed by pharmacist without physician's prescription
**Less abuse potential
Ex. Lomotil
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER what the body does to the drug
Distribution - ANSWER carries drug in the blood.
Absorption - ANSWER Usually occurs in small intestine - food will slow
absorption.
Serum Half Life - ANSWER Time it takes for concentration of drug in body to
fall to ½ of dose given.
Excretion - ANSWER Process by which metabolic waste is eliminated from the
body
Agonist - ANSWER increases or decreases the function of the cell (epinephrine
> HR)
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER what the drug does to body
Dose - ANSWER dose of medicine that a patient is given depending on his/her
size and age.
Antagonist - ANSWER prevents the receptor site to activate the function
(antihistamine)
treatment of a patient, who has many health conditions.
Pharmacology - ANSWER Sum of research, if, Sum of, research
Prototypes - ANSWER
Trade/ brand name of a drug - ANSWER Name given by the company of the
drug
Generic Name - ANSWER the chemical name of a drug
Schedule I - ANSWER To be used exclusively for research.
Not approved for medical purposes.
** HIGH ABUSE POTENTIAL !!
Ex. Heroin, LSD, mescaline, marijuana
Schedule III - ANSWER Prescriptions need to be renewed every 6 months or 5
refills
** Lower abuse potential, but may lead to dependence
Ex. Codeine (smaller doses), anabolic steroids
Schedule II - ANSWER No phone prescriptions.
Drugs used medically
** HIGH ABUSE POTENTIAL
Ex. codeine, demerol, morphine
, Schedule IV - ANSWER Prescriptions must be rewritten after 6 months or 5
refills (the only difference from sched. III is illegal procession penalties)
**Some abuse potential
Ex. valium, phenobarb, chloral hydrate
Schedule V - ANSWER Products with moderate amounts of controlled
substance.
Can be dispensed by pharmacist without physician's prescription
**Less abuse potential
Ex. Lomotil
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER what the body does to the drug
Distribution - ANSWER carries drug in the blood.
Absorption - ANSWER Usually occurs in small intestine - food will slow
absorption.
Serum Half Life - ANSWER Time it takes for concentration of drug in body to
fall to ½ of dose given.
Excretion - ANSWER Process by which metabolic waste is eliminated from the
body
Agonist - ANSWER increases or decreases the function of the cell (epinephrine
> HR)
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER what the drug does to body
Dose - ANSWER dose of medicine that a patient is given depending on his/her
size and age.
Antagonist - ANSWER prevents the receptor site to activate the function
(antihistamine)
