Define drug correct answers any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism
Define Pharmacology correct answers Study or science of drugs
Drug names (3 types) correct answers Chemical name
Generic name
Trade Name
Describes the drug's chemical composition an...
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Define drug correct answers any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living
organism
Define Pharmacology correct answers Study or science of drugs
Drug names (3 types) correct answers Chemical name
Generic name
Trade Name
Describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure correct answers Chemical
name
name given by the United States Adopted Name Council; (nonproprietary name) correct answers
Generic name
The drug has a registered trademark; use of the name is restricted by the drug's patent owner
(usually the manufacturer); the research of the medication;
(proprietary name) correct answers Trade name
Pharmaceutics Phase correct answers When dissolved medicine is broken down to the stomach.
*The study of how various dosage forms influence the way in which the drug affects the body
*Different drug dosage forms have different pharmaceutical properties
*Dissolution-dissolving of solid dosage forms and their absorption
A drug ingested orally may be in either a ______ or ______ form correct answers solid or liquid
form
Examples of a solid form correct answers tablet
capsule
powder
Examples of a liquid form correct answers Solution or suspension
Oral drugs that are liquids are already dissolved and are usually absorbed _______ _________
than solid dosage forms correct answers more quickly
Combination drugs contain?? correct answers multiple drugs in one dose
,capsules
wafers
time released capsules/tablets
enteric coated
buccal tablets
sublinguals
liquids-elixirs, suspensions, syrups
Enteral (oral forms) rely on: correct answers gastric and pH to break down the medication
Parenteral (injections) correct answers *Injectible
*Go directly into the blood supply
*Directly straight into the circulation (blood vessels, capillaries, etc) Vascular system
Parenteral (injections) characteristics: correct answers *Must be at or around the same pH of the
blood (diluted in some type of solution before you admit it because you could damage the
vascular system)
*Safe to assume that 100% of the medication is absorbed (Directly from the blood stream to
circulation)
Topical (placing on top of skin): correct answers Ointment
Cream
Paste
Foam
Gel
Transdermal patches
Suppositories
Extended-release dosage correct answers *Normally easily identified by various capital letter
abbreviations attached to their names
*Used for ease of convenience for medication administration
*Must NOT be crushed, as this could cause accelerated release of drug form the dosage from and
possible toxicity
*Must NOT be cut in half (for enteric-coated drugs as well)
Examples of Extended-release dosage correct answers *SR,SA,CR,XL,XT
SR correct answers slow release or sustained release
SA correct answers sustained action
, CR correct answers controlled release
XL correct answers extended release
XT correct answers extended in time
Immediate-release dosage correct answers Once you take it, you will start getting the effects of
the medication immediately
Pharmacokinetics vs. Pharmacodynamics correct answers
Pharmacokinetics correct answers what the BODY does to the drug (ADME; (absorption,
distribution, metabolism, excretion)
*the study of what happens to a drug from the time it is put into the body until the parent drug
and all metabolites have left the body
Pharmacodynamics correct answers what the DRUG does to the body; mechanism of action;
therapeutic effects; adverse reactions or events; side effects
Absorption correct answers The moment of a drug from its site of administration into the
bloodstream for distribution to the tissues
The term used to express the extent of drug absorption correct answers Bioavailability
A drug that is absorbed from the intestine must first pass through the ________ before it reaches
the systemic circulation correct answers LIVER
Enteral absorption correct answers absorption by/inside GI tract, PO (given by mouth) or GI
tube(first pass effect), NG tube, PEG tube
mucosa, stomach, large/small intestine
Sublingual absorption correct answers Placing a drug under the tongue to get it into the
bloodstream (Fastest route)
IM/subcutaneous
In sublingual absorption; IM/subcutaneous, what is needed for it to go into the blood stream ??
correct answers CAPILLARY BEDS
Things that could affect sublingual absorption: correct answers *Hyperthermia
*Lack of circulation
*Apply heat or massaging the area helps increase the circulation
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