14.2 Pharmacology

Question 1

Drops solution

Answer 1

Does NOT need to be shaken, drops always uniform look

Question 2

Drops suspension

Answer 2

NEEDS to be shaken. Little particles are suspended /floating until SHAKEN AND MIXED and dissolved

Question 3

Drops emulsion

Answer 3

Not even sheen will mix the ingredients (think oil and water). Uncommon in the eye world

Question 4

Emulsion vs suspension

Answer 4

Emulsion wont mix when shaken. VS. Suspension WILL MIX, and NEEDS to BE SHAKEN

Question 5

Topical delivery of a drug means

Answer 5

Outside (without ingesting or injection). Creams, ointments, or drops

Question 6

Injectable drug delivery

Answer 6

Injection with a SHOT

Question 7

Oral rx stays localized at one site or distrusts throughout the body

Answer 7

Goes all over body, can’t make it just treat one specific problem

Question 8

SIG of an RX

Answer 8

How to use the medication

Question 9

Duration of RX

Answer 9

How long to use it

Question 10

Disp of RX

Answer 10

Dispense. How to package it (ie disp 1x 5ml bottle or 28 pills)

Question 11

Substitutions of RX

Answer 11

Means namebrand only or alternatives/ substitutes generics okay

Question 12

Proper way for tech to instill drops on patient

Answer 12

Pull down lower eye lid, pt looks up and away, and drop in lower lid fornix to make evelope and blink

Question 13

UNG

Answer 13

Ointment

Question 14

Pro vs con of ophthalmic ointment RX

Answer 14

Pros: stays on longer, ensures pt getting it in. VS. Cons: thick, goopy, blurs vision 30 min

Question 15

Damp Autorefactor vs WET Autorefractor

Answer 15

Damp= regular dilation drops, a little accomodation may be left over (only last 3 hours). VS. WET= cyclopledgia refraction with cyclogyl that completely blows accomodation, last 12-24hours!

Question 16

Red top drop

Answer 16

Dilation (lowers accomodation)

Question 17

Green top drop

Answer 17

Constriction(increases accomodation)

Question 18

Very common green top drop

Answer 18

Pilocarpine for constriction

Question 19

Yellow top drop

Answer 19

Glaucoma drop/ beat blocker / end with lol/ like timolol/ KNOW CANT USE WITH LUNG ISSUES

Question 20

Common yellow top drop

Answer 20

Timolol

Question 21

Common pill or ORANGE top drop for nausea and very high IOP

Answer 21

AMIDE =ARIND= ORANGE= dorzolamide

Question 22

Common side effect to purple top glaucoma drop

Answer 22

Purple= alPhagan P= peanut allergy= allergy

Question 23

Common teal top glaucoma drop

Answer 23

Latanoprost= big hitter Lowers IOP by a lot

Question 24

Blue navy top glaucoma means

Answer 24

Has more then one drop in it (effects two different pathways to lower pressure better)

Question 25

Tan top means

Answer 25

Antibacterial

Question 26

Pink drop means

Answer 26

Steroid

Question 27

Pink top for bacteria/ infection or for anti-inflammation

Answer 27

Anti-inflammatory

Question 28

Grey top means

Answer 28

NSAID (like ibuprofen for the eye)

Question 29

Azoles mean

Answer 29

Anti-fungal

Question 30

QAM

Answer 30

Once a day in the AM (morning)

Question 31

QHS

Answer 31

Once a day at night(hora Somnia)

Question 32

QOD

Answer 32

Once every other day

Question 33

Gtts

Answer 33

Ophthalmic drops

Question 34

Prn

Answer 34

As needed

Question 35

BID

Answer 35

2x daily

Question 36

TID

Answer 36

3x daily

Question 37

QID

Answer 37

4x daily

Question 38

Contaminated vs unsterile eye drops

Answer 38

Contaminated=at risk that bacteria got in it (touched an eye with the eye dropper). VS. Unsterile= anything that’s open to air is now unsterile, as soon as open the bootle