Drug half life - Correct Answer - the time required for the amount
of drug in the body to decrease by 50%
Short half life - Correct Answer - medications leave the body
quickly (4-8 hours)
Long half life - Correct Answer - 24 hours or longer
Agonist - Correct Answer - work with effect of drug on body
(mimic)
Antagonist - Correct Answer - work against drug in body (block)
Drug-drug interactions - Correct Answer - intensification,
reduction, new response
, Black box warning - Correct Answer - strongest safety warning a
drug can carry and still remain on the market
90% of med errors are due to - Correct Answer - Human factors
Communication mistakes
Name confusion
FDA pregnancy risk categories - Correct Answer - A, B, C, D, X
As letter increases, risk increases
Ideal drug - Correct Answer - effective, safe, selective
6 medication rights - Correct Answer - drug, dose, route, time,
patient, documentation
What route is the fastest? - Correct Answer - IV
Pharmokinetics process - Correct Answer - absorption,
distribution, metabolism, excretion
First pass effect - Correct Answer - a phenomenon in which drugs
given orally are carried directly to the liver after absorption, where
they may be largely inactivated by liver enzymes before they can
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