Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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pc
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after meals
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ac
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before meals
3
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BSA
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body surface area
4
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-
c
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width
5
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cap
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capsule
6
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conc
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concentration
7
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d
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day
8
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D5W
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5% dextrose in water
9
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ED
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effective dose
10
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ED50
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effective dose- 50
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IA
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intra-arterial
12
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IU
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international units
13
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LD
A
lethal dose
14
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LRS
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lactated ringers solution
15
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mED
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minimal effective dose
16
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mEq
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milliequivalent
17
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MIC
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minimum inhibitory concentration
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MID
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minimum infective dose
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-
p
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after
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ppm
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parts per million
21
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PR
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per rectum
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PRN
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as needed
23
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qod/ eod
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every other day
24
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qn
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every night
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qp
as much as desired
26
qs
quantity sufficient
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-
s
without
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sig
let it be written as
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sol'n
solution
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expiration date
the date before which a drug meets all specifications and after which the drug can no longer be used
31
prescription
order given or written to a pharmacist by a licensed vet to prepare the medicine, affix directions, and sell the preparation to the client
32
on a drug label which part is usually in capital letters with a superscript R on it?
trade name
33
compounding
the preparation, mixing, assembling, packaging, and/or labelling of a new drug formulation of an FDA-approved drug resulting from a prescription
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pioneer drug
first product developed that contains a new drug
35
excipients
inactive ingredients
36
package inserts
papers inside the box with the medication that explain more about the. drug that doesn't fit on the label
37
what is included on a drug description or composition statement?
appearance, solubility, chemical formula and structure, melting point, aka chemistry section
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clinical pharmacology or actions or mode of action statements
activities and various properties of the drug
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contraindications
situations not to use drug
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indications and use
approved uses, usage, species-specific information
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precautions
reasons to use drug carefully
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warnings
situations of potential serious problems
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adverse reactions or side effects
undesirable reactions, any expected dosage-related effect of the drug other than the intended therapeutic effect
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storage
temp and conditions for storage
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overdosage
dangers of using excessive quantities
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how supplied
dosage forms, strengths, container size
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formularies
books and digital references that contain drug dosages
48
CDER
center for drug evaluation and research
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what is needed for a veterinarian to prescribe medication to a patient?
veterinary client patient relationship
can't just go to a random vet and ask for them to prescribe a drug
50
what are 3 ways people can get prescribed drugs?
dispense drug from hospital, script for human pharmacy, script for online pharmacy
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what information needs to be included on the prescription label?
pet's name, client's name, date dispensed, name of med, strength of med, expiration date, dosage instructions, warnings, initials
