CHAPT 1; LESSON 1

Question 1

• It is any substance (with the exception of food and water) which, when taken into the body, alters the body’s function either physically and/or psychologically.

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drug

Question 2

• plant leaves, flowering tops, hashish, opium and marijuana.
• Without alteration of the laboratory

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a. Natural

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drugs that are products by laboratories

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b. Synthetic

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are non-prescription medicines, which may be purchased form only any pharmacy or drugstore without written authorization from a doctor.

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 Over-the-Counter drugs (OTC’s)

Question 5

• Who may prescribe controlled drugs?
  Who may prescribe dangerous drugs?

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medical practitioner with a valid S-2 license issued by the PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency). [DDB BOARD REGULATION No. 1 Series of 2014]

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means any person who is registered and entitled under the laws of the Philippines to practice the profession of medicine, to include dentistry and veterinary medicine.

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Medical practitioner

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drugs requiring written authorization from a doctor before they can be purchased.

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 Prescriptive drugs

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• Who may prescribe drugs?

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Medical practitioner

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means a written direction by a medical practitioner that a stated quantity of a dangerous drug in any form or drug in parenteral form containing a controlled chemical, be dispensed for the patient named therein.

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Prescription

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Are plant substances that have drug effects and whose use is not generally regulated by the law.

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c. Herbal Drugs

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Are commercial products that have a psychoactive drug effects but are not usually considered drugs.

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d. Unrecognized Drugs

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These are drugs whose sale, purchase or use is generally prohibited by law.

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e. Illicit Drugs

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it refers to the amount needed to treat or heal, that is, the smallest amount of drug that will produce a therapeutic effect.

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a. Minimal

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it is the amount of drug taken at one time.

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Dose

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it pertains to the largest amount of drug that will produce a desired therapeutic effect, without any accompanying symptoms of toxicity.

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b. Maximal

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it is the amount of drug that produces untoward effects or symptoms of poisoning.

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c. Toxic

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the amount needed to produce the side effects and action desired by an individual who improperly uses it.

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d. Abusive

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the amount of drug that will cause death.

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e. Lethal

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a substance which when taken into the human body cures illness and/or relieves signs/symptoms of disease.

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Medicinal drugs

Question 17

• These are drugs that relieve pain.
• However, they may produce the opposite effects on somebody who suffers from peptic ulcer or gastric irritation.

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a. Analgesics

Question 18

Analgesics may produce the opposite effects on somebody who suffers from ___ or ___

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peptic ulcer or gastric irritation.

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analgesics also known as?

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pain reliever drugs

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• Drugs that combat or control infectious organisms.

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b. Antibiotics

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• Ingesting the same for a long time can result to allergic reactions and cause resistance to the drug.

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b. Antibiotics

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* Those drugs that can lower body temperature or fever due to infection.

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c. Antipyretics

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* Those drug that control or combat allergic reactions.

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d. Antihistamines

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* These are drugs that prevent the meeting of the egg cell and sperm cell or prevent the ovary from releasing egg cells.

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e. Contraceptives

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* Drugs that relieve congestion of nasal passages.

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f. Decongestants

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* They can ease the expulsion of mucus and phlegm from the lungs and throat

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g. Expectorants

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* Drugs that stimulates defecation and encourage bowel movement

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h. Laxatives

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* These are drugs that can calm and quite the nerves and relieve anxiety without causing depression and clouding of the mind.

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i. Sedatives and Tranquilizers

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* Those substances necessary for normal growth and development and proper functioning of the body.

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j. Vitamins

Question 30

* When too much of a drug is taken into the physiological system of the human body, there may be an extension of its effects.

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a. Overdose

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* Some drugs cause the release of histamines giving rise to allergic symptoms such as dermatitis, swelling, falls in blood pressure, suffocation and death.

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b. Allergy

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* It refers to the individual reaction to a drug, food, etc. for unexplained reason

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c. Idiosyncrasy

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* Drugs are chemicals and some of them have the property of being general protoplasmic poisons.

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d. Poisonous property

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* Some drugs are not receptors for one organ but receptors of other organ as well.

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e. Side effects

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* The effects in the other organs may constitute a side effect, which are most of the time unwanted.

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e. Side effects

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the science of poisons, their effects and antidotes.

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Toxicology

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paano pinapasok sa body

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* Drug Administration

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* This is the safest, most convenient and economical route whenever possible.

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a. Orally

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* This is the most common ways of taking drugs.

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a. Orally

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The drug is taken by the mouth and must pass through the stomach before being absorbed in the bloodstream.

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a. Orally

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o Safest but slowest in terms of effects

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a. Orally

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* A drug in gaseous form enters the lungs and is quickly absorbed by the capillary system.

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b. Inhalation

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* It is probably the second most commonly employed drug administration.

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b. Inhalation

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o Passage is through nasal

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b. Inhalation

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o Fastest way in drug administration

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c. Injection

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 The drug is injected just below the surface of the skin. (45 degrees)

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 Subcutaneous

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 Subcutaneous is sometimes called as

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"skin popping".

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 Administration involves the injection of a drug into a large muscle mass that has a good blood supply, such as the gluteus maximus, quadriceps or triceps. (90 degrees)

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 Intramuscular

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 This is the most efficient means of administration which involves depositing a drug directly to the blood stream. (25 degrees)

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 Intravenous

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This is also the most rapid drug administration. Fastest way in terms of injection.

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 Intravenous

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* Inhalation of drugs through the nose.

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d. Snorting/Insufflation

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* It is done by inhaling a powder or a liquid drug into the nasal coats of the mucous membrane.

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d. Snorting/Insufflation

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* Drug is placed in the buccal cavity just under the lips.

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e. Buccal

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* The active ingredients of the drug are absorbed in the blood stream through the soft tissues lining the mouth.

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e. Buccal

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* Drug is administered through the vagina or rectum in a suppository form and the drug is absorbed into the blood stream.

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f. Suppositories

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* This refers to the application of drugs directly to a body site such as the mucous membrane.

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g. Topical