Pharmacology Clin Reasoning
"Agency" - ANSWER The pa is an agent of the physician and orders from the PA are
equivalent
A Class Pregnancy Rating - ANSWER Adequate well controlled studies show NO RISK
Abbreviations - ANSWER -Frowned upon... Except all the ones i listed earlier. those are cool
-miligrams and micrograms too similar. use mcg for micrograms
-qd, qod, and qid too similar. use daily, every other day, and four times a day instead
-bid and tid still used
-write out all units
Absorption - ANSWER The process of drug movement from the administration site to the
systemic circulation
Agonist - ANSWER ACTIVATOR- binds to receptor and activates receptor to sigal via
hormones or neurotransmitters
Antagonist - ANSWER INHIBITOR- Binds to the receptor to either block agonists from
binding or suppress basal signaling
B Class Pregnancy Rating - ANSWER Animal findings show some risk but human findings do
not.
or
No human studies have been done but animal findings show no risk
BioAvailability - ANSWER Proportion of administered dose that reaches the systemic
circulation
-Amount and rate of the appearance of the drug in the blood after it is administered in its initial dose
form
C Class Pregnancy Rating - ANSWER Risk Cannot be ruled out. Human studies lacking and
animal studies are positive or lacking data
Potential benefit may outweigh the risk
Characteristics of receptors - ANSWER Selective in their ligand binding
-Only respond to correct stimuli
Modifiable
-Change when they bind so that the functional change can occur for rxn to take place
, Pharmacology Clin Reasoning
Class 1 - ANSWER High potential for abuse, no significant medical use
LSD, Heroine, Marijuana
Not for Rx, mainly research
Class 2 - ANSWER High Potential for abuse, useful in medicine
May lead to severe physical or psychological dependence
No Renewals or called in Rx allowed**
-Verbal Rx Confirmed in 72 hours for true emergency
Morphine, oxycodone, hydromorphine, methadone, meperidine, cocaine
Class 3 - ANSWER Some potential for abuse
May lead to low or moderate physical/psych dependence
Rx may be written or oral
5 renewals permitted in 6 months
Barbiturates, codeine, testosterone, hydrocodone
Class 4 - ANSWER Low potential for abuse
Limited physical/psych dependence
Rx may be written or oral
5 renewalls permitted in 6 months
"Agency" - ANSWER The pa is an agent of the physician and orders from the PA are
equivalent
A Class Pregnancy Rating - ANSWER Adequate well controlled studies show NO RISK
Abbreviations - ANSWER -Frowned upon... Except all the ones i listed earlier. those are cool
-miligrams and micrograms too similar. use mcg for micrograms
-qd, qod, and qid too similar. use daily, every other day, and four times a day instead
-bid and tid still used
-write out all units
Absorption - ANSWER The process of drug movement from the administration site to the
systemic circulation
Agonist - ANSWER ACTIVATOR- binds to receptor and activates receptor to sigal via
hormones or neurotransmitters
Antagonist - ANSWER INHIBITOR- Binds to the receptor to either block agonists from
binding or suppress basal signaling
B Class Pregnancy Rating - ANSWER Animal findings show some risk but human findings do
not.
or
No human studies have been done but animal findings show no risk
BioAvailability - ANSWER Proportion of administered dose that reaches the systemic
circulation
-Amount and rate of the appearance of the drug in the blood after it is administered in its initial dose
form
C Class Pregnancy Rating - ANSWER Risk Cannot be ruled out. Human studies lacking and
animal studies are positive or lacking data
Potential benefit may outweigh the risk
Characteristics of receptors - ANSWER Selective in their ligand binding
-Only respond to correct stimuli
Modifiable
-Change when they bind so that the functional change can occur for rxn to take place
, Pharmacology Clin Reasoning
Class 1 - ANSWER High potential for abuse, no significant medical use
LSD, Heroine, Marijuana
Not for Rx, mainly research
Class 2 - ANSWER High Potential for abuse, useful in medicine
May lead to severe physical or psychological dependence
No Renewals or called in Rx allowed**
-Verbal Rx Confirmed in 72 hours for true emergency
Morphine, oxycodone, hydromorphine, methadone, meperidine, cocaine
Class 3 - ANSWER Some potential for abuse
May lead to low or moderate physical/psych dependence
Rx may be written or oral
5 renewals permitted in 6 months
Barbiturates, codeine, testosterone, hydrocodone
Class 4 - ANSWER Low potential for abuse
Limited physical/psych dependence
Rx may be written or oral
5 renewalls permitted in 6 months
