Chapter 12: Medications Flashcards
What class of drugs is used to treat pinworms, heart worms, and tapeworms?
Anthelmintics
What type of drugs combat infections caused by bacteria
Antibiotics
What type of drugs used to calm and sedate
Tranquilizers
What type of drugs kill parasites living in or on an animal
Parasiticides
What type of drugs used to reduce swelling, redness, and pain
Anti-inflammatory drugs
What type of drugs are pain relievers
Analgesics
What type of drugs cause a loss of feeling or awareness of any senses or pain
Anesthetics
What is one difference between general anesthetics and local anesthetics
General affects the entire nervous system and local affects a small area
What is one similarity of general anesthetics and local anesthetics
Both eliminate the sensation of pain
Enrofloxacin, doxycycline, and erythromycin are _____ drugs.
Antibiotic
What term refers to administering a drug directly into the gastrointestinal tract either orally or rectally?
Enteral administration
What route of drug administration is delivered as a vapor or an aerosol
Inhalation
What route of drug administration is applied directly to the body surface
Topical
What route of drug administration is delivered directly to the gastrointestinal tract
Enteral
What route of drug administration is delivered into the body by means other than through The gastrointestinal system
Parenteral
What drug formulation is used for enteral administration when the animal is prone to vomiting?
Suppository
When documenting the administration of a drug in an animal’s medical record, list three things that should be included in the documentation
1- date
2- time
3- initials
True or False
Documentation of drug administration in a medical record can be made in pen or pencil
False
What schedule drug has the most potential for human addiction
Schedule I
What government entity regulates the manufacture, possession, and use of controlled substances?
Drug enforcement agency
Penicillin can be fatal to which species?
Guinea pigs
If an expiration date on a drug label says “September 2018,” that drug may no longer be used after what date?
September 30, 2018
How must controlled substances be stored?
In a locked cabinet within a locked room
