General Pharmacology Notes – Drug Actions, Administration & Nursing Considerations

Pharmacology-
Exam 1, chapters 1,
2, and 3

Drug - CORRECT ANSWER-any substance capable of producing biologic responses within body
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pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER-study of medicines B B BB B B




pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT ANSWER-(pharmacotherapy) clinical application of drugs to
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prevent and treat diseases. alleviates human suffering and improves quality of life
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What is the therapeutic classification of drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER-clinical use (what specific
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issue is being treated by drug)
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ex: antidiarrheals treat diarrhea
B B B




what is the pharmacologic classification of drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER-mechanism of action
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(how the drug acts within the body)
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ex: antidiarrheals slow peristalsis; allow more fluid and electrolyte absorption in large intestine
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Drug prototype - CORRECT ANSWER-agent to which all other drugs in its representative class are
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compared.
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, ex: by knowing actions and adverse effects of penicillin, this knowledge can be extended to all
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other drugs in the same class of antibiotics
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what is the chemical drug name - CORRECT ANSWER--only one name, often complicated and
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difficult to pronounce/remember
B B B




-clear, concise meaning about nature of drug
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-exact make-up of drug
B B B




B atom placement or molecular structure
B B B B




what is the generic drug name - CORRECT ANSWER--less complicated and easier to remember
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than chemical names
B B B




-only one name, recognizable by certain components
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-written in lowercase B B




-usually less expensive than brand names
B B B B B




what is the brand or trade drug name - CORRECT ANSWER--assigned by pharmaceutical
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company marketing drug and followed by trademark symbol
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-short and easy to remember, but more than one name
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-first letter capitalized (this is unique from generic)
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pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER-study of drug movement in body B B BB B B B B B




-what body does to drug after its administration
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-how drug is altered as it travels through the body
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what are the 4 processes of pharmacokinetics? - CORRECT ANSWER--absorption
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-distribution

-metabolism