Basic Pharmacology for Nurses
provides a comprehensive
overview of drug classifications,
mechanisms of action, and
essential clinical considerations.
Terms in this set (92)
pharmacology study of drugs and their action on living organisms
drugs chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms
therapeutic drugs medicines for treatment and prevention of diseases,
have several names
chemical, generic, official, trademark drug names
official FDA name of drug
trademark or brad name used only by manufacturer, more simple than generic,
capitalized
generic common name, more simple, not capitalized, can be used by
an manufacturer in any country
body system affected, therapeutic or clinical drug classification according to:
indications, physiologic or chemical action
CNS, CVS, GI body systems:
antacids, ATB's, antihypertensives therapeutic or clinical indications:
calcium channel blockers, betablockers, physiologic or chemical action:
anticholinergics
prescription require order by health professional who is licensed to
prescribe
nonprescription sold without prescription in stores (OTC)
illegal or recreational used for nontherapeutic purposes
drug standards to ensure uniformly pure and potent drugs by different
manufacturers or even different batches
, US Pharmacopeia National Formulary of the USA, revised annually
US Pharmacopeia, purity, quality, strength an authoritative book sets forth standards of identity for drugs
and methods to determine ______, _______, and _______
American Drug Index index of medicines available in the US
provides a comprehensive
overview of drug classifications,
mechanisms of action, and
essential clinical considerations.
Terms in this set (92)
pharmacology study of drugs and their action on living organisms
drugs chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms
therapeutic drugs medicines for treatment and prevention of diseases,
have several names
chemical, generic, official, trademark drug names
official FDA name of drug
trademark or brad name used only by manufacturer, more simple than generic,
capitalized
generic common name, more simple, not capitalized, can be used by
an manufacturer in any country
body system affected, therapeutic or clinical drug classification according to:
indications, physiologic or chemical action
CNS, CVS, GI body systems:
antacids, ATB's, antihypertensives therapeutic or clinical indications:
calcium channel blockers, betablockers, physiologic or chemical action:
anticholinergics
prescription require order by health professional who is licensed to
prescribe
nonprescription sold without prescription in stores (OTC)
illegal or recreational used for nontherapeutic purposes
drug standards to ensure uniformly pure and potent drugs by different
manufacturers or even different batches
, US Pharmacopeia National Formulary of the USA, revised annually
US Pharmacopeia, purity, quality, strength an authoritative book sets forth standards of identity for drugs
and methods to determine ______, _______, and _______
American Drug Index index of medicines available in the US
