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NUR 104: PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH ACCURATE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
NUR 104: PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH ACCURATE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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NUR 104: PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAMREVIEW WITH ACCURATE QUESTIONS &
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Controlled Substance Schedule: I - -- High potential for abuse.
- No medical use.
- Ex: Heroin, LSD
-Controlled Substance Schedule: II - -- High potential for abuse.
- Accepted medical use.
- Ex: Morphine, Demerol
-Controlled Substance Schedule: III - -- Lower potential for abuse.
- Accepted medical use.
- Ex: Librium, Valium, Hydrocodone, Tylenol w/ Codeine
-Controlled Substance Schedule: IV - -- Lower potential for abuse.
- Accepted medical use.
- Ex: Librium, Valium
-Controlled Substance Schedule: V - -- Lowest potential for abuse.
- Accepted medical use.
- Ex: Lomotil, Robitussin-AC
-Drug Actions: Agonist Effect - -A drug that binds to the receptor and
stimulates its function. Ex: Morphine.
-Drug Actions: Antagonist Effect - -A drug that blocks, reverses, or opposes
an action. Ex: Norcan.
-Drug Actions: Adverse Effect - -An unwanted response to a therapeutic
drug. Ex: Benadryl causing a rash.
-Drug Actions: Therapeutic Effect - -A group of medications that treat a
common disease or condition.
-Chemical Name - -Chemical composition.
Ex: (+/-)-2-(p-isobutylphenyl)proponic acid
-Generic Name - -The medicine's active ingredient that makes it work.
Allows the drug to be sold.
Ex: Ibuprofen
, -Trade Name (Brand Name) - -Created by the pharmaceutical company that
markets the medicine. Owned by the manufacture.
Ex: Motrin
-Parenteral Product Production: Ampules - -- Usually a glass container.
- Contains a single, sterile dose (liquid, powder, or crystal).
-Parenteral Product Production: Vials - -- Either single or multiple, sterile
dose.
- Glass or plastic container with a sealed rubber top.
-Parenteral Product Production: Prefilled Cartridge - -- small vial with a
needle attached.
- ejects one-unit dose of medication.
- can fit into a metal or plastic holder.
-Common Dosage Forms - -Tablets, Capsules, Troches, Suppositories,
Solutions, Suspensions, Emulsions, Topicals, Implants.
-Drug Sources - -- Natural Sources
- Semisynthetic Sources
- Synthetic Sources
-Pharmacogenetics - -How a person's genes affects the drug they're taking.
-Pharmacognosy - -Drugs that come from plants and animals. Ex: Weed.
-Toxicology - -The study of poison. All drugs have the potential to be toxic.
-Pharmcotherapeutics - -Which drugs may best be used in the treatment of
illnesses or diseases.
-Pharmacokinetics - -Four Steps:
(1) Absorption: oral, parenteral, topical.
(2) Distribution: how/where it travels thru our body.
(3) Metabolism: how it is broken down.
(4) Excretion: can occur in the liver, kidneys, bowel..
-Pharmacodynamics - -The study of the biochemical and physiological
effects of drugs on your body.
Ex: Tylenol treats minor aches and reduces fever.
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