Chapter 1introduction Flashcards
Process that may involve manipulating ____ and _____and recombining genes into hybrid molecules that can be inserted into living organisms (_____) and repeatedly reproduced
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), (Often Escherichia coli bacteria)
Manufacturers chosen me for a drug, which is protected by a patent
Brand (trade) name
____ are Drugs that are categorized by federal law according to therapeutic usefulness and potential for abuse; also known as
Controlled substances.
Scheduled drugs
____ Groups of medications that are classified according to their effects particular body systems, their therapeutic uses, and their chemical characteristics
Drug classifications
Drugs are classified according to their (3)
1) Effect of particular body system
2) Therapeutic uses.
3) Chemical characteristics
Chemical or official name of the drug that is independent of the manufacture and often indicates the drug group
Generic name
Medications available for purchase without prescription
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
Cost of drug therapy, including cost of purchasing, dispensing, storage, administration, and laboratory and other test used to monitor patient responses; also considers losses due to expiration
Pharmacoeconomics
Use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat signs, symptoms, and disease processes
Pharmacotherapy
Inert substance containing no medication and given to reinforce a person’s expectation to improve
Placebo
Medications that are ordered in writing by a licensed healthcare provider
Prescription drugs
Often the first drug of a particular drug class to be developed; usually the standard against which newer, similar drugs are compared
Prototype
How many categories are there of controlled substances
5
Scheduled 1 Drugs that have_____, lack of, ___and have high ___
No accepted medical use.
Accepted safety
Abuse potential
Examples of scheduled one drugs
Heroin, lysergic acid diethyamide (LSD), Mehtaqualone (Quaalude), 3,4 methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy), mescaline, peyote, tetrahydrocannabinol
Scheduled two drugs are
Used medically and have a high abuse potential
Examples of schedule 2 drugs are
Opioid analgesics (e.g., codeine and hydromorphone, methadone, Meperine, morphine, Oxycodine), CNS stimulants (cocaine, methamphetamine, methylphenidate), and barbiturate sedativehypnotics (amobarbital, pentobarbital, secobarbital)
Opioid analgesics
Ex. (6)
Scheduled class?
Codeine, hydromorphone, methadone, meperidine, morphine, oxycodone
Schedule 1
Central nervous system stimulant.
Example. (3)
Scheduled class?
Cocaine, Methamphetamine, methylphenidate Scheduled class 11