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Define Drug "... chemicals that are introduced into the body to
cause some sort of change."
"Any chemical that affects the physiology of a living
organism."


EXPECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF 1. Safe
IDEAL DRUG 2. Effective​
3. Selective​
4. Reversible Action​
5. Predictability​
6. Easy Administration​
7. Chemically Stable​
8. Simple Generic Name​
9. Low Cost​


OTC MANUFACTURING PRACTICE Data
REQUIREMENT Product Identity
Composition
Quality
Purity: Microbes, Metal, Pesticides
Strength of Active Ingredient


PRESCRIPTION Food & Drug Administration (FDA)drug development
approval required
Drugs made legally available to consumers with a
written prescription

,OVER THE COUNTER No prescription needed
Used for common minor ailment
Used for short-term symptom treatment
FDA determines and provides safety and
effectiveness criteria


DETERMINING CRITERIA FOR OTC Safety Profile
DRUG STATUS Practical Use
Indication for use


OTC DRUG CONSUMPTION SAFETY Drug Information​
/ EFFECTIVENESS REQUIREMENT Active Ingredient/purpose​
Use​
Warning: Before, During, Pregnancy, Child, Overdose​
Directions-when, how, frequency​
Other Information-precautions, storage​
Inactive Ingredient​
Nurse Alert:
OTC DRUGS CAN ONLY CLAIM SYMPTOM
MANAGEMENT BUT NOT CLAIM CURE​​




SOME ADVANTAGES OF USING OTC ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
DRUG 1. Convenient​
2. Effective self treatment of minor illness​
3. Possible cost savings​




DISADVANTAGES OF USING OTC SAFETY ISSUES
DRUGS May delay treatment for serious illness**​
Potential Misuse / Abuse​
Potential drug interaction, adverse event / harm​
Limited insurance coverage​

,Disadvantages of OTC Drug use a
include ALL EXCEPT
a. Possible cost savings​
b. May delay treatment for serious
illness​
c. Potential Misuse / Abuse​
d. Potential interaction, adverse event,
toxicity​


GENERAL DRUG USE MEDICINAL
1. Prevent​
2. Diagnose​
3. Treat​
4. Antidote​
RECREATIONAL
Any other self prescribed use​


HERBAL / DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS GENERAL USE:
Therapeutic care​
Prophylactic care​
Nutrition​
Proactive care​


DRUG NAMES Chemical Structure Name​
Trade/Brand Name (Proprietary) ™
Generic Name (Non-Proprietary)​


PRESCRIPTION DRUG, HERBAL POSSIBLE INTERACTION OUTCOMES:
SUPPLEMENT AND Increase drug effect​
FOODINTERACTION Decrease drug effect​
Enhance drug side effect​
Put patients at risk of serious medical complications ​
(injury, bleeding, hypoglycemia-coma, cardiac
changes-pulse rate, blood pressure, transplanted
organ rejection).

, herbal drug examples Chamomile: interact with anticoagulation drug​
Echinacea: interacts with antiviral &
immunosuppresant drugs​
Garlic: Interact with diabetic (hypo), anticoag (bleed)
drugs ​
Ginger: Interact with cardiac, diabetes and anticoag
drugs, ​
Gingko: Bleeding risk
(Anticoagulants-Warfarin, /Antiplatelet-Aspirin)​
Grapefruit: Affects metabolism of drugs​
St. John’s Wort: Decrease effect of birth control-
Unwanted pregnancy​


Health Effects of Street / Illicit / Stimulant
Recreational / (SIR) Drugs ‘SIR’ Depressant
Drugs Analgesic
Hallucinogen
Amnesiac


All EXCEPT which of the following Echinacea & St. John's Wort
combination of supplements can
beharmful to a patient who is at risk
for bleeding?​


Chamomile & St. John’s Wort​
Garlic & Ginko​
Ginger & Chamomile​
Echinacea & St. John’s Wort​


define street/illicit/ recreational (SIR) “nonprescription drugs with no known therapeutic
Drugs use; used toenhance mood or increase pleasure”​
a drug (such as cocaine, marijuana, or
methamphetamine) usedwithout medical justification
for its psychoactive effects often in thebelief that
occasional use of such a substance is not habit-
forming oraddictive​

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