Drug Scheduling Guide correct answers Schedule I - V
I: being the most potential for abuse and dependence
V: lowest potential for abuse/ dependence; acceptable medicinal qualities; Prescription requires-
fewest refill regulation
Drug routes of administration correct answers - Oral (PO), swallowing
- Sublingual (SL), placed under the tongue
- Buccal, placed in the mouth against the cheek
- Insertion, placed into body cavity such as rectal or vaginal suppositories
- Instillation, placed in the eye, nose, or ear
- Topical, applied to the skin (Percutaneous - applied to skin mucous membranes, Transdermal -
topically applied patches)
- Intranasal, solution instilled into nostrils
- Parenteral (Subcutaneous, Intramuscular, Intradermal, Intravenous)
- Inhalation, administered respiratory tract
Pharmokinetics correct answers The study of the movement of drugs within the body.
Steps:
- Absorption
- Distribution
- Metabolism
- Excretion
Pharmacodynamics correct answers The study of what the drug does to the body.
Highly protein bound drugs correct answers Drugs that are more than 90% bound to protein.
, Protein bound drugs correct answers Drug binds to protein, only free part of the drug is active. so
a drug that is 98% protein bound will have 2% available for distribution in the body
those with low protein can experience toxicity.
Teratogenic correct answers Known to have potential to cause developmental defects in the
embryo or fetus.
Medication Labeling correct answers - Manufactures name
- Dosage strength form
- Supply dosage
- Total volume
- Administration route
- Label alerts
- Expiration date
- Lot number
- Bar code
- National drug code
- Recognize USP-NF
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) correct answers An independent, nonprofit organization that
establishes documentation on product quality standards, drug quality and information, and health
care information on medications, over-the-counter products, dietary supplements, and food
ingredients to ensure that they have the appropriate purity, quality, and strength
National Formulary (NF) correct answers comprehensive, evidence-based list of prescribed
drugs, to be developed as part of the Canadian Drug Agency.
Generic Name correct answers Legal noncommercial name for a drug.