Basic of Pharm Flashcards

1
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What is the objective of pharmacotherapeutics?

A

To provide Maximum benefit with minimum harm

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2
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What is a drug

A

Any chemical that can affect living processes

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3
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What is the focus of this class

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The therapeutic application of drugs

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4
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What is pharmacology

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The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems

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5
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What is clinical pharmacology

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The study of drugs in humans

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6
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What is pharmocotherapeutics

A

The medical use of drugs

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7
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What are the three properties of an ideal drug

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safety, effectiveness, selecitiveity

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8
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Chemo is great at what is does but it kills healthy cells what property is that lacking

A

safety

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9
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Penecillin is a great antibotic but will it work for someone who is allergic? What property is that lacking

A

Affectiveness

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10
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Benadrly has a side effect of drowseiness what property is that lacking

A

selecitivity

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11
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You want to be able to wake your patient up from anesthia, what property is this

A

reversible

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12
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ibprophen acts the same for most people, what property is this

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predicatilicty

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13
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For a person who is scared of needles pills are best for them, what property is this

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Ease to administer

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14
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Good Rx has helped with this property

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low cost

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15
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Idealy you don’t want drugs to interact with other meds. But the more meds a patient has the more interactions there will be, what property is this

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Free of Interactions

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16
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Some meds are only effective for 2 years, what property is this

A

chemically stablity

17
Q

Which name do we need to know

A

The generic name

18
Q

What are the two sources of individual cariation

A

pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

19
Q

Will a drug act the same in a person who has a good kidney compared to a person who has a bad kidney

A

No, this is individual variation

20
Q

What factors will effect administration

A

body weight, gender, dose, timing with food, an route

21
Q

What are some factors that will affect how the drug acts

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age, pathophysiology, race, tolerance, genetics, absorption, food, genetics, and gastic transit

22
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What is pharmacokinetics

A

The impact of the body on drugs

23
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What is pharmacodynamics

A

The impact of the drugs on the body

24
Q

What is a drugs generic name

A

there is only one per drug, and it’s less complex than the chemical names

25
Q

What is the trade name

A

Name that the drug is markey under

26
Q

What is the brand name of atorcastatin

A

Lipitor

27
Q

What is the brand name of aspirin

A

Bayer

28
Q

What is the brand name of ibprophen

A

motrin

29
Q

What is the chemical name of a drug

A

chemical description, it’s very complex

30
Q

What do you need to know about a drug

A

NAME, CATEGORY, USES, INDICATIONS, DOSAGES, ROUTES, side EFFECTS, CONTRAindications, and patient TEACHING