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Chapter 18 - Pharmacy Flashcards

1
Q

__________ is the science dealing with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects, and uses of medications

A

Pharmacology

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2
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________ is the branch of pharmacology dealing with the PREPARATION, dispensing, and proper use of medications.

A

Pharmacy

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3
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________ is the study of DOSAGES of medicines and medications.

A

Posology

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4
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__________ is the study of the ACTION OF EFFECTS of medications on living organisms.

A

Pharmacodynamics

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5
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__________ is the study of the uses of medications in the treatment of disease.

A

Pharmacotherapeutics

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6
Q

__________ is the study of POISONS, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the conditions produced by them.

A

Toxicology

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7
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________ is the science of treating disease by any method that will RELIEVE PAIN, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolong life.

A

Therapeutics

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8
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What is known as the “Blue Bible” of pharmacology

A

“The pharmacological basis of therapeutics”

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9
Q

The amount of medication to be administered is know as ______

A

Dose

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10
Q

Term applied to the range between the minimum and maximum amounts of meds given

A

Dosage Range

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11
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Least amount of medication required to produce a therapeutic effect

A

Minimum dose

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12
Q

Largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching a toxic dose

A

Maximum dose

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13
Q

The least amount of medication that will produce symptoms of poisoning

A

Toxic dose

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14
Q

What’s the most common factor that influences the amount of medication given

A

Age

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15
Q

What are the factors that influence dosage?

Which has a more DIRECT BEARING

A

Sex, race, occupation, habitual use, time given, frequency, mode given.

Weight

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16
Q

What is the most common method of administering medications

A

Oral

17
Q

What type of injection is just below the skins cutaneous layers.

What is an example

A

Subcutaneous

Insulin

18
Q

What type of injection is put into the dermis layer of the skin

What is am example

A

Intradermal

PPD

19
Q

What type of injection is put into the muscle?

What is an example

A

Intramuscular

Penicillin

20
Q

What type of injection is through the vein?

A

Intravenous

21
Q

What’re the 5 patient rights?

A

Patient

Time

Dose

Medication

Route

22
Q

What’re the three different medication names?

A

Chemical

Generic (nonproprietary)

Brand (proprietary)

23
Q

What are medications that cause shrinkage of the skin around the mucous membranes?

What’s an Example that’s used to treat athletes foot?

A

Astringents

Aluminum acetate

24
Q

What’s a bland or fatty substance that may be applied to the skin to make it pliable?

A

Emollients

25
Q

What is a germicide and is also routinely used to cleanse pus producing wounds and AIDS in the treatment of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG)?

A

Hydrogen peroxide

26
Q

What is a systemic sulfonamide that is a bacteriostatic and is indicated to treat urinary tract infections and acute otitis media?

A

Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin®)

27
Q

What is a topical antimicrobial agent used to treat second and third degree burns?

A

Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene® Cream)

28
Q

What was the first broad spectrum antibiotic, and when was it Introduced?

A

Tetracycline and 1948

29
Q

When penicillin is contraindicated what is the drug of choice? This drug is also effective against gonorrhea

A

Erythromycin (E-Mycin®, Ilotycin®)

30
Q

What is most often used in the symptomatic treatment of nausea and vomiting?

A

Prochlorperazine (Compazine®)

31
Q

What are the fat soluble vitamins?

A

Vitamins

A

D

E

K

32
Q

What’re the two forms used to write prescriptions?

A

DOD Prescription, DD Form 1289

Polyprescription, NAVMED 6710/6

33
Q

Which schedule drug (I-V) has a high abuse potential and no accepted medical use?

Examples include: Heroin, Marijuana, LSD

A

Schedule I

34
Q

Which schedule drug (I-V) has a high abuse/dependency potential and must be filled within 7 days of the date originally written with no refills?

Examples include: narcotics, amphetamines, and barbiturates

A

Schedule II

35
Q

Which schedule drug (I-V) have MODERATE abuse potential and must be filled within 30 days of date originally written and may be refilled up to 5 times within 6 months.

Examples include: nonbarbiturate sedatives.

A

Schedule III

36
Q

Which schedule drug (I-V) has a LESS abuse potential and limited dependency. Must be filled within 30 days and refilled five times within a 6 month period.

A

Schedule IV

37
Q

Which schedule drugs require to be stored in a vault or safe?

A

Schedule I and II

38
Q

What’s the medication given for active and prophylactic treatment of motion sickness, as a nighttime sleep aid, or symptomatic relief of allergic rhinitis?

A

Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride (Benadryl®)

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