in term-answer and question-answer revision material.Excellence
(FDA) - Correct Answers--Food and Drug Administration
-ensure that all medications on the market endure robust testing before they are sold to the
public
Medication - Correct Answers-approved therapeutic (pharmacologic) agent applied introduced
to the body
medication laws control - Correct Answers--Sales and distribution of prescription and over-the-
counter (OTC) medications
-*Naming and labeling*
-*Use of controlled substances*
5 sections/ schedule of controlled substances - Correct Answers-schedulen i : highest potential
ex: heroin ectasy, marijuana
schedule 2: hign potential/accepted for medical Services
schedule 3: may cause moderate to low physical dependence or high psychological dependence
ex: testosterone
schedule 4: minor tranquilizers/hypnotics
Schedule 5: drug mixture containing limited amounts of narcotics
Medication uses - Correct Answers--diagnostic
-palliative
-prophylactic
, -replacement: substance needed to maintain -health
-therapeutic
Liniment - Correct Answers-prepatation usually containing alcohol, oil or soapy emollient that is
applied to the skin
ex: icy not
Suspension - Correct Answers-Finely divided drug particles dispersed in a liquid medium
PO - Correct Answers-Oral
-easiest, most commonly used route of adminustration
Sublingual - Correct Answers-Medication dissolved under the tongue
Anesthetic (local) - Correct Answers--block nerve impulses to the brain
-produce local anesthesia
-side effects: hypotension, bradypnea, bradycardia
Bronchodialators - Correct Answers--relax bronchi
-treat asthma/bronchospasms
-*side effects: tremmors, tachycardia, hypertension*
Diuretics - Correct Answers--Inhibit reabsorption of sodium and chloride in kidneys
-*lowers bp*, increases urinary output
-*ex: hydrochlorothiaz*
-side effects: fatigue, dehydration, weakness