Chapter 18 - Pharmacy

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Pharmacology

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Pharmacy

Question 3

________ is the study of DOSAGES of medicines and medications.

Answer 3

Posology

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Pharmacodynamics

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Pharmacotherapeutics

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Toxicology

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Therapeutics

Question 8

What is known as the “Blue Bible” of pharmacology

Answer 8

“The pharmacological basis of therapeutics”

Question 9

The amount of medication to be administered is know as ______

Answer 9

Dose

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Dosage Range

Question 11

Least amount of medication required to produce a therapeutic effect

Answer 11

Minimum dose

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Maximum dose

Question 13

The least amount of medication that will produce symptoms of poisoning

Answer 13

Toxic dose

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Age

Question 15

What are the factors that influence dosage?

Which has a more DIRECT BEARING

Answer 15

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

Weight

Question 16

What is the most common method of administering medications

Answer 16

Oral

Question 17

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

What is an example

Answer 17

Subcutaneous

Insulin

Question 18

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

What is am example

Answer 18

Intradermal

PPD

Question 19

What type of injection is put into the muscle?

What is an example

Answer 19

Intramuscular

Penicillin

Question 20

What type of injection is through the vein?

Answer 20

Intravenous

Question 21

What’re the 5 patient rights?

Answer 21

Patient

Time

Dose

Medication

Route

Question 22

What’re the three different medication names?

Answer 22

Chemical

Generic (nonproprietary)

Brand (proprietary)

Question 23

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

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

Answer 23

Astringents

Aluminum acetate

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Emollients

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Hydrogen peroxide

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin®)

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene® Cream)

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Tetracycline and 1948

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Erythromycin (E-Mycin®, Ilotycin®)

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Prochlorperazine (Compazine®)

Question 31

What are the fat soluble vitamins?

Answer 31

Vitamins A D E K

Question 32

What're the two forms used to write prescriptions?

Answer 32

DOD Prescription, DD Form 1289 Polyprescription, NAVMED 6710/6

Question 33

Which schedule drug (I-V) has a high abuse potential and no accepted medical use? Examples include: Heroin, Marijuana, LSD

Answer 33

Schedule I

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Schedule II

Question 35

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.

Answer 35

Schedule III

Question 36

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.

Answer 36

Schedule IV

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Schedule I and II

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride (Benadryl®)