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Margin //of //safety //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔the /
/difference /
/between /
/the /
/usual //effective //dose //and //the //dose //that //induces //severe //or //life //threatening //side //effects
Rights //of //drug //administration //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔right /
/patient, /
/right //medication, //right //does, //right //route //of //administration, //and //right //time //of //delivery
Injection //routes //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔intramuscular, //intrathecal, //intravenous, //subcutaneous
intramuscular //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔drugs //given //by //direct //injection //into //muscle //tissue
intrathecal //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔needle //is //inserted //between //to //vertebrea //in //the //lower
//spine //an //into //space //around //the //spinal //cord
intravenous //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔injected //directly //into //the //veins
,subcutaneous //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔needle //inserted //into //the //fatty //tissue //just //beneath //the //skin
Bioavailablility //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔how //quickly //and //how //much //of //a //drug //reaches //its
//intended //target //site //of //action
Bioequivalent //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔when /
/drugs //contain //not //only //the //same //active //ingredients //but //also //produce //virtually //the //same
//blood //levels //over //time
Therapeutic //equivalence //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔production //of //the //same //medicinal //effects
Areas //of //drug //elimination //and //excretion //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Lungs, //breast //milk, //sweat //tears //urine //feces, //bile, //saliva, //and //exhaled //air
medication //error //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔failure //to //administer //drug //in //the //correct //form
Powders //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔a //drug //that //is //dried //and //ground //into //fine //particles
pills //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔a //single //dose //unit //of //medicine //made //by //mixing //the //powdered //drug //with //liquid //such
//as //syrup //and //rolling //it //into //a //round //or //oval //shape
granules //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔a /
/small /
/pill /
/usually /
/accompanied /
,/usually /
/accompanied /
/by //many //others //encased //within //a //gelatin //capsule; //quite //often //releasing //medication //over
//time
tablet //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔pharmaceutical /
/preparation /
/made /
/by /
/compressing /
/the /
/powdered /
/for /
/of //
a/
/drug /
/and /
/bulk /
/filling //material //under //high //pressure; //commonly //used //for //anti //acids //and //antiflatulents
Capsules //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔medication /
/dosage /
/form /
/in /
/which /
/the //drug //is //contained //in //an //external //shell; //can //be //pulled //apart //for //access //to //contents
sustained //release //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔several //doses //of //a //drug //in //special //coatings //that //dissolve //at //different //rates
Enteric //Coating //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔dosage /
, /in /
/special /
/coating //that //doesn't //digest //in //the //stomach; //only //starts //to //digest //in //the //intestines
caplets //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔shaped /
/like //a //capsule //but //has //the //form //of //a //tablet //the //shape //and //file //make //swallowing //easier
gel //caps //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔an //oil //based //medication //that //is //enclosed //in //soft //gelatin //capsule
Emulsion //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔two //agents //that //cannot //ordinarily //be //combined //or //mixed
otic //drugs //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔control /
/localized //infections //or //inflammation //and //require //very //low //dosages //to //be //effective
Types //of //drug //despensing //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔OTC //and //prescription
Type //A //(Augmented) //drug //reaction //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔exaggeration //of //the //drug's //therapeutic //effects
Type //B //(idiosyncratic) //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔results //from //mechanisms //that //are //not //currently //understood; //largely //unpredictable
Type //C //(continuing //or //chronic) //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔These //persist //for //a //long //time
Type //D //delayed //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔these //take //some //time //to //develop
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Margin //of //safety //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔the /
/difference /
/between /
/the /
/usual //effective //dose //and //the //dose //that //induces //severe //or //life //threatening //side //effects
Rights //of //drug //administration //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔right /
/patient, /
/right //medication, //right //does, //right //route //of //administration, //and //right //time //of //delivery
Injection //routes //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔intramuscular, //intrathecal, //intravenous, //subcutaneous
intramuscular //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔drugs //given //by //direct //injection //into //muscle //tissue
intrathecal //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔needle //is //inserted //between //to //vertebrea //in //the //lower
//spine //an //into //space //around //the //spinal //cord
intravenous //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔injected //directly //into //the //veins
,subcutaneous //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔needle //inserted //into //the //fatty //tissue //just //beneath //the //skin
Bioavailablility //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔how //quickly //and //how //much //of //a //drug //reaches //its
//intended //target //site //of //action
Bioequivalent //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔when /
/drugs //contain //not //only //the //same //active //ingredients //but //also //produce //virtually //the //same
//blood //levels //over //time
Therapeutic //equivalence //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔production //of //the //same //medicinal //effects
Areas //of //drug //elimination //and //excretion //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Lungs, //breast //milk, //sweat //tears //urine //feces, //bile, //saliva, //and //exhaled //air
medication //error //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔failure //to //administer //drug //in //the //correct //form
Powders //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔a //drug //that //is //dried //and //ground //into //fine //particles
pills //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔a //single //dose //unit //of //medicine //made //by //mixing //the //powdered //drug //with //liquid //such
//as //syrup //and //rolling //it //into //a //round //or //oval //shape
granules //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔a /
/small /
/pill /
/usually /
/accompanied /
,/usually /
/accompanied /
/by //many //others //encased //within //a //gelatin //capsule; //quite //often //releasing //medication //over
//time
tablet //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔pharmaceutical /
/preparation /
/made /
/by /
/compressing /
/the /
/powdered /
/for /
/of //
a/
/drug /
/and /
/bulk /
/filling //material //under //high //pressure; //commonly //used //for //anti //acids //and //antiflatulents
Capsules //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔medication /
/dosage /
/form /
/in /
/which /
/the //drug //is //contained //in //an //external //shell; //can //be //pulled //apart //for //access //to //contents
sustained //release //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔several //doses //of //a //drug //in //special //coatings //that //dissolve //at //different //rates
Enteric //Coating //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔dosage /
, /in /
/special /
/coating //that //doesn't //digest //in //the //stomach; //only //starts //to //digest //in //the //intestines
caplets //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔shaped /
/like //a //capsule //but //has //the //form //of //a //tablet //the //shape //and //file //make //swallowing //easier
gel //caps //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔an //oil //based //medication //that //is //enclosed //in //soft //gelatin //capsule
Emulsion //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔two //agents //that //cannot //ordinarily //be //combined //or //mixed
otic //drugs //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔control /
/localized //infections //or //inflammation //and //require //very //low //dosages //to //be //effective
Types //of //drug //despensing //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔OTC //and //prescription
Type //A //(Augmented) //drug //reaction //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔exaggeration //of //the //drug's //therapeutic //effects
Type //B //(idiosyncratic) //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔results //from //mechanisms //that //are //not //currently //understood; //largely //unpredictable
Type //C //(continuing //or //chronic) //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔These //persist //for //a //long //time
Type //D //delayed //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔these //take //some //time //to //develop
