Chapter 1 Flashcards
It is any substance which when taken into the body, alters the body’s function either physically and/or psychologically
Drug
Drugs that are products by laboratories
Synthetic
Drugs that requires written authorization from a doctor before they can purchased
Prescriptive Drugs
These drugs can be purchased from only pharmacy or drugstore without the prescription from a doctor
Over the Counter Drugs
Are plant substance have drugs effects and whose use is not generally regulated by the law
Herbal Drugs
Are commercial products that have a psychoactive drug effects but are not usually considered as drugs
Unrecognized Drugs
These are drugs whose sale, purchaae or use us generally prohibited by law
Illicit Drugs
It is the amount of drug taken at one time
Dose
It refers to the amount needed to treat or heal
Minimal
The smallest amount of drug that will produce a therapeutic effect
Minimal
It pertains to the largest amount of drug that will produce a desired therapeutic effect, without any accompanying symptoms of toxicity
Maximal
It is the amount of drug that produces untoward effects or symptoms of poisoning
Toxic
The amount needed to produce the side effects and action desired by an individual who improperly use
Abusive
The amount of drug that will cause death
Lethal
A substance which when taken into the human body cures illeness and or relieves sighs/symptoms of diseass
Medicinal Drugs
These are drugs that relieve pain
Analgesic
These are drugs that combat or control infectious organisms
Antibiotics
These drugs that can lower body temperature or fever due to infection
Antipyretics
These drugs that can control or combat allergic reactions
Antihistamine
These drugs that prevent the meeting of the egg cell and sperm cell
Contraceptives
Drugs that relieve congestion of nasal passages
Decongestants
These drugs that can ease the expulsion of mucus and phlegm from the lungs and throat
Expectorants
These drugs that stimulates defacation and encourage bowel movements
Laxatives
These are drugs that can calm and quite the nerves and relieve anxiety without causing depression abd clouding of the mind
Sedatives and tranquilizers
These substance necessary for normal growth and development and proper functioning of the body
Vitamins
There is an extension of its effects when to much drug is taken into the physiological system
Overdose
This toxic effect gives rise to allergic symptoms such as dermatitis l, swelling, falls in blood pressure, suffocation and death
Allergy
It refers to the individual reaction to a drug, food etc for unexplained reason
Idiosyncrasy
These drugs that can cause toxic effect and have a property of being general protoplasmic poisons (it damage or kill living cells)
Poisonous Property
It is the undesirable effect of a drug that may not receptors for one organ but receptors of other organ
Side Effects
It is used to counteract the poisons
Antidote
It is the study of poisons , their effects and antidotes
Toxicology
This is the safest, most convenient and economical route when administering a drug
Orally
This is the most common ways of administering a drug
Orally
The drug which taken by the mouth and must pass through the stomach before being absorbed in the bloodstream
Orally
A drug in gaseous form which enters the lungs and is quickly absorbed the capillary system
Inhalation
It is the second most commonly employing a drug administration
Inhalation
It is the second most commonly employing a drug administration
Inhalation
The drug is administered to the body by the use of syringe or hypodermic needle
Injection
The drug is injected just below the surface of the skin
Subcutaneous
Administering a drug through subcutaneous also called?
Skin Popping
The administration of a drug involves the injection into a large muscle mass that has a good blood supply, such as the gluteus, maximus, quadricpes or triceps
Intramuscular
This is the most efficient means of administration which involves depositing a drug directly to the bloodstream.
Intravenous
This is the most rapid administering a drug
Intravenous
It is done by inhaling a solid or liquid form of drugs
Snorting
It is done by inhaling the gaseous form of drug
Insufflation
The drug absorbed which placed under the lips
Buccal
Drug is administered through the vagina or rectun and the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream
Suppositories
This refers to the application of drugs directly to a body site such as the mucous membrane
Topicsl
It means any person who is registered and entitled under the laws of the Philippines to practice profession of medicine to inlcude dentistry and veterinary medicine
Medical Practitioner
It means a written direction by a medical practitioner that a stated quantity of a dangerous drugs in any form or drug in parental form containing a controlled chemical be dispensed for the patient named therein
Prescription
The degree of administering a drug through muscle
90 degree
The degree needed when administering a drug through subcutaneous
45°
The degree needed when administering a drug through dermis
25°
The degree needed when administering a drug through epidermis
10-15°
These are drugs that are attended by risk and therefore unsafe, perilous, and hazardous to people using it
Dangerous Drugs
It is otherwise known as Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972
R. A 6425
The law that institute the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
R. A 9165
When the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 took effect?
June 22, 2002
When the RA 9165 was signed?
June 07, 2002
It is the study of how a drug affects the body
Pharmacology
Other term for Narcotics
Opioids
Narcotic comes from the Greek word and means?
narkotikos means stupor
It originally referred to a variety of substances that dulled the senses and relieved pain.
Narcotics or Opioids
These are drugs relieve pain and produce profound sleep or stupor
Narcotics or Opioids
In medical effect, they are potent painkillers cough depressants, and as an active component of anti-diarrheal preparations
Narcotics or Opiods
It is extracted from the coagulated juice poppy plant
Opium
The scientific name of opium
Papaver Sumniferum Linne
It is the active ingredient and analgesic property of opium
Meconic Acid
Hormones that relief pain and improve your mood and can induce sleep
Endorphins
It is the main derivative of opium and most active
Morphine
Where the morphine derived of what name?
Morpheus
It is the effective as a painkiller six times potent or stronger than opium
Morphine
Who discovered Morphine
Friedrich Serturner
It has been used during WWII for soldiers as medical kits to blunt the pain of a wound when medics were not readily available
Morphine Syrettes
It is chemically known as Diacetylmorphine of Diamorphine
Heroin
It is the most addiciting derivative of opium
Heroin
Who first discover the Heroin?
Alder Wright
A derivative of morphine commonly available in cough preparations
Codeine
Who first discover Codeine
Pierre Robiquet
It is the Methyl Ether of morphine and the least effective among the narcotics
Codeine
A morphine-like opiod and it is a brand name of meperidine
Demerol
It is the powerful drug for the treatment of heroin and narcotic drug addicts
Methadone
An opioid agonist intended for oral administration only
Percodan
It is the mu-opiod agonist, it may be subject to misuse, abuse and addiction
Darvon (propoxyphene)
It is the subtance that activate mu-opioid receptors
mu-opioid agonist
It is a mixture of opium, camphor, benzoic acid, and anise oil in alcohol
Paregoric
A synthethic opioids which has a vagrant odor that used to treat cold and congestion
Paregoric
It is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium
Laudanum
A designer narcotic whose potency may even greater than heroin
Fentanyl
It is designed by the cladestine chemist with the aim to manufacture compounds that produce high or euphoria of parents drugs and avoid penalties
Designer Drug
Synthethic Opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50-100 times more potent
Fentanyl
These are drugs that produce excitation, alertness, and weakfulness, intense of feeling of highness.
Stimulants or Uppers
These drugs affects the activity of the brain chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine
Stimulants or Uppers
It is the hormones that is responsible for movement, attention and mood of person
Dopamine
This hormones involved in the reinforcement of rewarding behaviors
Dopamine
A chemical transmitter that affects the blood vessel, blood pressure abd heart rate, blood sugar and breathing
Norepinephrine
This is a natural produce or obtained/extracted from the leaves of Coca Bush
Cocaine
The scientific name of Coca Bush
Erythroxylum Coca
It was first isolated in 1860 of chemist by name of?
Dr. Albert Neiman
The three chemical forms of cocaine
Hydrochloride Salt
Freebase
Crack
A chemical form that is made by mixing baking soda or ammonia into the powder of cocaine
Crack
It is the base chemical for methamphetamine
Amphetamines
These group of drugs that increase the activity of certain chemicals in the brain
Amphetamines
A plant native to China and Mongolia that contains ephedrine and pseudoephedrine which are natural alkaloids, or nitrogenous organic compounds that cause a physiological response in human
Ephedra
The scientific name of native plant Ephedra
Ephedra Sinica
It is white, colorless, crystal or crystalline powder with a bitter numbing taste
Methamphetamine Hydrochloride or Shabu
It is the considered as the cheapest cocaine which first synthesized in Japan
Methamphetamine Hydrochloride (Shabu)
These are imaginary insects or parasites that sometimes believe are crawling on or under their skin.
Meth bugs or Magnan’s Symptoms
It is made in Khat plant which people who use it have gone mad, violent or rampage like a zombie
Flakka
It is a drug that is present in coffee, tea, chocolate, cola drinks and sone wake up pills
Caffeine
These are drugs which suppress vital body functions especially those of the brain or central nervous system with resulting impairment of judgement, hearing, speech and muscular coordination
Depressants or Downers
They dull the minds, slow down body reactions to such an extent that accidental deaths/ or suicides
Depressants or Downers
These are drugs used for inducing sleep in persons plagued with anxiety, mental stress and insomnia
Barbiturates
He synthesize the Malonyl Caitamide or so called barbituric acid
Adolf Von Bayer
It is type of barbiturates that can treat insomnia but for short term effect
Amo-Barbital (Amytal)
In red capsule of barbiturates can also treat insomnia but prior drug for anesthesia
Seco-Barbital (Seconal)
It is found in solid yellow capsule known to abusers as yellow jackets or nemies
Pento Barbital (Nembutal)
This yellow solid capsule can treat epilepsy and insomnia for a short term
Pento Barbital (Nembutal)
The other term for combination of Amo Barbital -SecoBarbital
Tuinal
It is a sedative-hypnotic drug that is similar in effect to barbiturates
Methaqualone
It is a general central nervous system depressant
Methaqualone
This depressant use for treatment of malaria
Methaqualone
It is a combination pill of methaqualone and diphenhydramine
Mandrax
It is additional chemical of methaqualone to turn into mandrax
Antihistamine
This depressant contain benzodiazepines, barbiturates or ephedrine
Mandrax
These are drugs used in treating nervous disorders or calm psychotic patients or mental disorder without producing sleep
Tranquilizers
It is most widely use and socially accepted drugs throughout the world
Alcohol
This depressant in forms of solvent fumes from glue, gasoline and paint thinner and lighter fluid may form into toxication
Inhalants
It refers to sudden death caused by inhalant abuse
sudden sniffing death syndrome
A mind altering drugs which distorts reality, thinking abd perception of time, sound, space and sensation
Hallucinogens
It is a false perception of object or events involving your senses
Hallucinations
It is wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses
Illusion
A false belief about reality
Delusion
This refers to a belief that he/she is in possession of great power, wealth, wisdom, strength
Delusion of Grandeur
This refers to a false belief that he/she is persecuted
Delusion of Persecution
It is considered as the world’s oldest cultivated plant
Cannabis Sativa or Marijuana
It is the most important ingredient of Marijuana
Tetrahydrocannabinol or Delta 9
He was the first who synthesized the Tetrahedroncannabinol or Dwlta 9
Raphael Mechoulam
It is a drug called known as the Assasins of the Youth
Marijuana or Cannabis Sativa
This drug is the most powerful of the Psychedelics and it is 1,000 times more powerful than marijuana
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
The LSD was first synthesized by?
Dr. Albert Hoffman abd Dr. Arthur Steel
It is a fungus that parasites rye and other grains
Ergot Plants
It is when your brain routes sensory information through multiple unrelated senses which you hear colors or see sounds
Synesthesia
A condition which the tissue in the feet, legs, hands and arms becomes dry and black due to higher doses of LSD
Gangrenous Ergotism
A classification of hallucinogens obtained from the small, spineless catus peyote
Mescaline
The scientific name for peyote
Lophophora Williamsi
A drug derived from the psylocybe mushrooms is eaten and they produced an effect quite similar to mescaline and LSD
Psilocybin
The scientific names of psylocybe mushrooms
Azurescens
Semilanceata
Cyanescens
A group of frugs that chemically includes Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine)(MDMA), Methylenedioxy-amphethamine(MDMA) and Methylebedioxyethylampthemaine (MDEA)
Ecstasy
It is drug that produced euphoric effectd, increaddd sensitivity to touch and lowered inhibition
Ecstasy
Ecstasy is populary known as?
Love drug or party drug
It was developed in the late 1950’s as an intravenous anesthetic
Phencyclidine
