CHAPTER ONE: THE FOUNDATION OF PHARMACOLOGY Flashcards
WHAT IS THE STUDY OF MEDICATIONS THAT ALTER FUNCTIONS?
PHARMACOLOGY
WHAT IS THE USE OF DRUGS TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE, OR TREAT SIGNS SYMPTOMS AND DISEASE PROCESSES KNOWN AS?
DRUG THERAPY
GIVEN FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES, CAN BE FOR LOCAL OR SYSTEMIC EFFECT
MEDICATIONS
WHAT ARE LOCAL MEDICATIONS?
MEDICATIONS THAT ACT ON THE SITE OF APPLICATION
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A LOCAL MEDICATION
SUNSCREEN OR HYDROCORTISONE CREAM
WHAT IS A SYSTEMIC MEDICATION?
CIRCULATED THROUGH THE BLOODSTREAM, CAN ACT OF VARIOUS BODY TISSUES
LIST TYPES OF SYSTEMIC MEDICATIONS
PO MEDS (WITH EXCEPTIONS), SUBQ MEDS, IM MEDS, IV MEDS (IN ORDER FROM SLOWEST TO FASTEST RESPONSE)
WHERE IS MORPHINE SOURCED FROM?
PLANTS
WHERE IS PREMARIN (HORMONE) SOURCED FROM?
ANIMALS
BESIDES PLANTS AND ANIMALS WHERE ELSE ARE MEDICATIONS SOURCED FROM?
MINERALS, SYNTHETIC COMPOUNDS, AND SEMISYNTHETIC COMPOUNDS
WHERE ARE SYNTHETIC COMPOUNDS FOUND/CREATED?
LABORATORIES
WHAT MAKES SEMISYNTHETIC MEDS SEMISYNTHETIC?
THEY ARE NATURALLY OCCURRING, BUT HAVE BEEN CHEMICALLY MODIFIED
WHAT IS THE MEDICATION SOURCE FOR MOST ANTIBIOTICS?
SEMISYNTHETIC, NATURALLY OCCURRING BUT CHEMICALLY MODIFIED
WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF MEDICATIONS?
EFFECTS OF SPECIFIC BODY SYSTEMS, THERAPEUTIC USES, CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
CAN DRUGS OVERLAP IN CLASSIFICATIONS?
YES
WHAT IS THE BODY SYSTEM MORPHINE DEPRESSES?
THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
WHAT IS THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF MORPHINE?
POTENTIAL ANALGESIC (PAIN REDUCTION)
WHAT IS THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF MORPHINE?
POTENTIAL ANALGESIC (PAIN REDUCTION)
WHAT IS THE CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF MORPHINE?
IT IS A NARCOTIC
WHAT IS A DRUG PROTOTYPE?
A DRUG THAT REPRESENTS AN ENTIRE GROUP, NORMALLY THE FIRST DRUG IN THE GROUP
WHAT GROUP OF DRUGS DOES MORPHINE REPRESENT?
OPIOID ANALGESICS
WHAT DRUG CLASS DOES PENICILLIN REPRESENT?
BETA-LACTAM ANTIBACTERIAL DRUGS
LIST THE TYPES OF DRUG NAMES
CHEMICAL NAME, GENERIC NAME, BRAND NAME
WHAT IS A GENERIC DRUG NAME?
CHEMICAL OR OFFICIAL NAME OF DRUG
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A BRAND NAME DRUG
PATENTED BY A MANUFACTURER
WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS RELATED TO OTC DRUGS
EASE OF ACCESS, CAN BE DAMAGING TO BODY (ESPECIALLY LIVER), USED FOR SELF HARM AND SUICIDE
WHAT IS AN ORPHAN DRUG
A DRUG THAT IS NOT FINANCIALLY SMART FOR A DRUG COMPANY, USED IN A SMALL POPULATION
WHO FUNDS ORPHAN DRUGS
THE GOVERNMENT
WHAT ACT REGULATES MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTICS, DEPRESSANTS, STIMULANTS, HALLUCINOGENS AND ANABOLIC STEROIDS
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1970
WHAT DID THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT DO?
CREATED CATEGORIES FOR RANKING THE POTENTIAL ABUSE OF DRUGS
WHAT DOES THE DEA DO?
ENFORCE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT, REGISTERS INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES ABLE TO HANDLE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, REGULATES THE DOCUMENTATION AND HANDLING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
WHAT SCHEDULE OF DRUGS ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR MEDICAL USE
SCHEDULE ONE
WHAT SCHEDULE OF DRUG IS LEAST LIKELY TO BE ABUSED
SCHEDULE FIVE
WHO REGULATES THE DEVELOPMENT AND SALE OF MEDICATIONS?
THE FDA
CAN LOCAL LAWS REGULATE AND APPROVE PRESCRIPTION AND OTC MEDS
YES
WHAT DID THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT OF 1938 DO?
CREATED STANDARDS FOR TESTING DRUG TOXICITY AND MONITORS LABELING
WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES THAT EXPLAIN SEVERITY OF SIDE EFFECTS IN PREGNANCY?
A,B,C,D,X
WHAT PREGNANCY CATEGORY IS ACCUTANE IN?
X
WHAT ARE THE STAGES OF PHARMOKINETICS?
ABSORPTION, DISTRIBUTION, METABOLISM, AND EXCRETION
