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Nursing 206 Exam 2 Ch 29 Medications BSN 206 Nightingale College Question and answers already passed Chemical name - correct answer identifies drug's atomic and molecular structure Generic name - correct answer assigned by the manufacturer that first develops the drug - Acetaminophen/pa...

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Nursing 206 Exam 2 Ch 29 Medications
Chemical name - correct answer ✔identifies drug's atomic and molecular
structure


Generic name - correct answer ✔assigned by the manufacturer that first
develops the drug


- Acetaminophen/paracetamol


Official name - correct answer ✔name by which the drug is identified in
official publications United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
and National Formulary (NF)


Trade name - correct answer ✔brand name copyrighted by the company
that sells the drug


- Tylenol/Panadol


oral - correct answer ✔- Capsule, pill, tablet, extended release, elixir,
suspension, syrup


Topical - correct answer ✔- Liniment, lotion, ointment, suppository,
transdermal
patch

,Injectable - correct answer ✔parenteral


Drug Classifications /Drug Class - correct answer ✔• Drugs that share similar
characteristics


• May be classified based on
- Effect on body system
• Respiratory/cardiovascular


- Chemical composition


- Clinical indication or therapeutic action
• Analgesic, antibiotic, anticoagulant, etc.


Pharmacotherpeutic - correct answer ✔- clinical purpose for administering
drug


- Understanding the desired outcome of administering the drug
is part of your role.


Pharmacokinetics - correct answer ✔- Effect of the body on the drug


- The movement of the drug molecules in the body in relation
to the following
• Absorption
• Distribution
• Metabolism

,• Excretion


Absorption - correct answer ✔(how does the drug get into the
bloodstream)


- Lipid solubility (better pass through cell membrane)


- pH (certain drugs are absorbed better in acidic or basic
environments depending on their make-up


- Blood flow


- Drug dosage
• Give the amount that will provide the desired effect


- Other Conditions
• Food in stomach can enhance or delay absorption
• Sustained release
• Disease processes (intestinal disorders leading to diarrhea)


Absorption through oral - correct answer ✔usually the slowest


Absorption through injected - correct answer ✔(usually faster than oral)


Absorption through IV - correct answer ✔(which really is not absorbed since
directly into

, bloodstream)


Absorption locally - correct answer ✔• Eye drops, eardrops, nasal sprays,
respiratory
inhalers, transdermal drugs.


Distribution - correct answer ✔Depends on:


- Blood flow


- What the drug binds or does not bind to


- Can it cross the blood brain barrier?
• CNS difficult to cross


- Crossing the placenta is much easier


Metabolism - correct answer ✔Biotransformation of the drug from its original
form to a new form


- Liver is primary site for metabolism
• What happens if your Liver does not work properly??
• What happens when we age????
• Portal circulation******


- Other metabolism sites: GI tract lungs, kidneys, skin

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