Pharmacology Exam
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, 6 rights of Pharmacy - Answer: right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right
documentation
non-proprietary name - Answer: generic name, usually the drugs real name
proprietary name - Answer: trade name, particular brand of a drug
dose - Answer: amount of drug given to a patient (1mg)
dosage - Answer: amount of drug to be administered (1mg/kg)
solution - Answer: completely dissolved
suspension - Answer: contains drug particles that are suspended
drug package insert - Answer: most up to date information of a drug
USP - Answer: United States Pharmacopeia - sets standards for the manufacture of drugs
extra label use - Answer: used other than labeled and approved by the FDA
contraindication - Answer: circumstances in which the drug should NOT be used
pharmacokinetics - Answer: how a drug moves into, through, and out of the body
pharmacodynamics - Answer: the study of how the drug produces effects on the body
Therapeutic range - Answer: the range of desired drug concentration in the body