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1847 correct answers When did modern pharmacology start
Drug correct answers any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms of a
medical condition
Therapeutic Classification correct answers describes what it being treated by the drug
Pharmacologic Classification correct answers describes how the drug acts
Trade Name correct answers name assigned by pharmaceutical company. First letter always
capitalized. Only one name per drug
Generic Name correct answers name assigned by the United States Adopted Name Council.
Always in lower case
Bioavailability correct answers the rate and extent to which the active ingredient is absorbed
from a drug product and becomes available at the site of a drug action to produce its effect.
Oral, IV, IM, sublingual, subq correct answers Routes of administration with 100%
bioavailability
Need to understand when administering medication correct answers Drug name, intended
purpose, effect, contraindications, special indications, adverse effects, why drug prescribed, how
it's supplied, how it's administered, nursing process
Greatest problem with patent medicines correct answers products claimed to cure any symptom
or disease
, Pure Food and Drug Act correct answers how drugs were safely regulated
Sherley Act of 1912 correct answers Prohibited the sale of drugs labeled with false therapeutic
claims that were intended to defraud customer
Placebo correct answers serves as control for nontreatment group in experiements
Prescription Drug User Fee Act correct answers sped up the process for life-threatening illnesses
Giving elderly OTC medications correct answers Decrease dose, elderly can't metabolize
medications well
Schedule I Drug correct answers Highest potential for abuse. No medical use. MDMA, heroin,
marijuana, LSD
Schedule II Drug correct answers High potential for abuse. Some medical use. Methadone,
opium, morphine, cocaine, amphetamine
Processes of Pharmacokinetics correct answers Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
Vasoconstrictor & Lidocaine given together correct answers slows absorption
Factors affecting Absorption correct answers Route of administration, Drug concentration &
dose, GI Tract enviornment, Blood flow, Drug ionziation, Drug interactions, Surface area
Protein-Bound Drug correct answers Drug binds to protein, drug molecules left over considered
"active" and diffuse into cells
1847 correct answers When did modern pharmacology start
Drug correct answers any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms of a
medical condition
Therapeutic Classification correct answers describes what it being treated by the drug
Pharmacologic Classification correct answers describes how the drug acts
Trade Name correct answers name assigned by pharmaceutical company. First letter always
capitalized. Only one name per drug
Generic Name correct answers name assigned by the United States Adopted Name Council.
Always in lower case
Bioavailability correct answers the rate and extent to which the active ingredient is absorbed
from a drug product and becomes available at the site of a drug action to produce its effect.
Oral, IV, IM, sublingual, subq correct answers Routes of administration with 100%
bioavailability
Need to understand when administering medication correct answers Drug name, intended
purpose, effect, contraindications, special indications, adverse effects, why drug prescribed, how
it's supplied, how it's administered, nursing process
Greatest problem with patent medicines correct answers products claimed to cure any symptom
or disease
, Pure Food and Drug Act correct answers how drugs were safely regulated
Sherley Act of 1912 correct answers Prohibited the sale of drugs labeled with false therapeutic
claims that were intended to defraud customer
Placebo correct answers serves as control for nontreatment group in experiements
Prescription Drug User Fee Act correct answers sped up the process for life-threatening illnesses
Giving elderly OTC medications correct answers Decrease dose, elderly can't metabolize
medications well
Schedule I Drug correct answers Highest potential for abuse. No medical use. MDMA, heroin,
marijuana, LSD
Schedule II Drug correct answers High potential for abuse. Some medical use. Methadone,
opium, morphine, cocaine, amphetamine
Processes of Pharmacokinetics correct answers Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
Vasoconstrictor & Lidocaine given together correct answers slows absorption
Factors affecting Absorption correct answers Route of administration, Drug concentration &
dose, GI Tract enviornment, Blood flow, Drug ionziation, Drug interactions, Surface area
Protein-Bound Drug correct answers Drug binds to protein, drug molecules left over considered
"active" and diffuse into cells
