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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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What is the chemical drug name ?

A

Name that describes the drugs chemical structure

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2
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What is the generic drug name?

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Official nonproprietary name for the drug and is always lower case

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3
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What is the Brand/ Trafe name of a drug?

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Proprietary name chosen by drug company and is usually registered

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4
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What does anagelsic mean?

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Pain relieving

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5
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How does the oral route of medication get absorbed?

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By the GI tract

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6
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How does the transdermal route of medication get absorbed?

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By the systemic circulation (blood)

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7
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What was the 1906 Federal Pure Food and Drug act do?

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Established that Food and Drugs have to say whar ingredients are in them?

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8
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What was the 1912 Sherley Amendment?

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Involve Winslow’s soothing syrup for babies which had morphine in It which killed a lot of babies. Insured to make sure consumers know what is in drugs and medications

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9
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What was the 1951 Durham Humphrey Amendment?

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Made to distinguish between prescription and Over the counter medications

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10
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What was the Kefauver-Harris Amendment ?

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Established due to tragedy that happened due to drug called Thalodomode women in first trimester of pregnancy took was classified as a seductive hypnotic which caused their babies to be born with EXTREME limb deformities

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11
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What was the 1970 Comprehensive Drug abuse and prevention Control Act?

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Based on addiction and dependency

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12
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Define Misfeasance

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Negligence; giving the wrong drug, or drug dose resulting in client death

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Nonfeasance

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Omission; omitting a drug dose that results in client death

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14
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Malfeasance

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Giving the correct drug but by the wrong route resulting in client death

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15
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Define Bioequivalence

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Acts in the body in the same manner and the same defree as the drug go which It is compared.

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16
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What changes in generic drugs compared to the brand name drug?

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Generic drugs have different inactive ingredients

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17
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People with what condition should not take aspirin?

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Asthma, because aspirin can trigger an actute asthma attack

18
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What does aspirin do?

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Acts as a deregulated of leukotrienes

19
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What is a major side effect of aspirin?

A

Can cause impaired renal function

20
Q

If a child has a viral infection associated with Reye’s syndrome what Medication should they not take?

A

Aspirin

21
Q

What do sleep aids contain?

A

Anti-histamine

22
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What is a major side effect of an anstihistamine?

A

Drowsiness

23
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What is an effect of sleep aids that happen in some older adults and some children?

A

Sleep aids may cause CNS stimulation instead of sedation

24
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What is idiosyncratic/ Paradoxical?

A

When the drug causes the OPPOSITE Effects of its intended use

25
Q

What does SAFER stand for?

A 
Speak up
Ask questions 
Find the facts 
Evaluate choices
Read the label
26
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Define pharmacology

A

The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems

27
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Define drug

A

Any chemical that affects living process and maintains homeostasis. A chemical which is utilized for diagnosis prevention and cure of an unwanted health condition

28
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What is the sublingual route?

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Dissolves under the tongue

29
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What two processes make up the Pharmacuetical phase?

A

Disintergraton and dissolution.

30
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What process has to happen before a solid tabled can be absorbed?

A

Disintegration.

31
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Define dissolution

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The process where a solid tablet goes into the soultion

32
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Name and describe the three phases a oral drug must go through

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  1. ) Pharmaceutical phase: ( disintegration + dissolution)
  2. ) Pharmokinetuc phase : what the body does to the drug
  3. ) Pharmodynamic Phase: what the drug does to the body
33
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Do all drugs go through the pharmaceutic phase?

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No only solid orals drugs

34
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What are inactive ingredients of a drug?

A

Are fillers and inert substances that give the shape and size and aids in dissolution and absorption

35
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What is the active ingredient in a drug responsible for?

A

Bringing the body back to homeostasis

36
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Why do the elderly and infants have a slower absorbtion in the stomach ?

A

They have a slower absorption rate in their stomach because of their alkaline fluids.

37
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Why shouldn’t you crush enteric coating and Sustained Release drugs?

A

Crushing will change the place and time of absorption

38
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Define Enteric coating

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Allows a drug to dissolve only in an alkaline environment such as the small intestine

39
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Define Sustained Releass Drugs (SR)

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Allows drugs to be released slowly overtime rather than quickly like conventional tablets

40
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What is ADME ( processes of pharmokinetics)

A

A- absoriotion
D- distribution
M- Metabolism
E- excretion

41
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What does BUN stand for?

A

Blood urea nitrogen

42
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What two tests are used to see if excretion is happening properly?

A

Creatinine and BUN

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