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__, __, and __ prescribe medications
physicians; nurse practitioners; physician assistants
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__, __, and __ prescribe medications
physicians; nurse practitioners; physician assistants
__ dispense medications
pharmacists
__ administer medications
nurses
__ is assigned by the manufacturer that FIRST develops the drug
generic name
__ is the brand name copyrighted by the company that sells the drug
trade name
__, __, and __ are the 3 drug preparations
oral; topical; injectable
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
__, __, and __ prescribe medications | physicians; nurse practitioners; physician assistants |
__ dispense medications | pharmacists |
__ administer medications | nurses |
__ is assigned by the manufacturer that FIRST develops the drug | generic name |
__ is the brand name copyrighted by the company that sells the drug | trade name |
__, __, and __ are the 3 drug preparations | oral; topical; injectable |
__, __, __, __, __, and __ are ORAL drugs | capsule; tablet; enteric-coated tablets; extended release; elixir; suspension |
What is a capsule? | powder or gel form in a gelatinous container |
What is a tablet? | small, solid dose of med (any color, shape, size) |
What are enteric-coated tablets? | coated that is insoluble in gastric acids to reduce gastric irritation by the drug |
What are extended release? | allows for slow and continuous release over a predetermined period |
What is an elixir? | med in a CLEAR liquid containing water, alcohol, sweeteners, and flavor |
What is a suspension? | finely divided, undissolved particles in a liquid medium; should be shaken before use |
What are topical drugs? | ointment, suppository, and transdermal patch are topical drugs |
What is an ointment? | semisolid preparation applied externally |
What is a suppository? | easily melted med in a firm base that is inserted into body (rectum, vagina, urethra) |
What is a transdermal patch? | unit dose of med applied directly to skin for diffusion through skin and absorption into bloodstream |
__, __, and __ are injectable preparations | subcutaneous; intramuscular; intradermal |
What is the difference between pharmacodynamics vs pharmacokinetics? | pharmacodynamics: what drug does to body; pharmacokinetics: what body does to drug |
What does the body do to a drug in pharmakinetics? | absorbs; distributes; metabolizes; excretes |
What affects absorption in pharmacokinetics? | route, blood flow, lipid solubility, pH, local conditions at the site of administration, and drug dosage |
Which is the slowest? | oral |
Which are quickly absorbed? | injected drugs |
Which delivers over 24-82 hrs? | topical |
What affects absorption in pharmacokinetics? | more vascular, the greater the absorption |
What affects absorption in pharmacokinetics? | lipid solubility passes more easily through cell membrane |
What affects absorption in pharmacokinetics? | food may alter absorption; alter GI function |
What is a loading dose? | drug dosage |
What is distribution? | includes adequacy of circulation, protein building, and blood-brain barrier |
What affects distribution? | blood flow to tissues demonstrates adequacy of circulation |
What affects distribution? | drug ability to leave the bloodstream and enter cells demonstrates protein building |
What affects distribution? | many drugs cross the selectively permeable membrane demonstrates blood-brain barrier |
What is the primary site of metabolism? | the liver |
What happens if liver function is DECREASED? | its ability to metabolize drugs DECREASES |
What is excretion? | the removal of drug or its metabolites |