Deck 1: TERMINOLOGIES IN INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY Flashcards
Pharmacology
The scientific study of the effects of medications and substances on living organisms, where a medication is defined generally as any chemical molecule, natural or manmade, that influences a biological process.
Clinical Pharmacology
The identification of novel target molecules and the effects of medications taken in a large population is a broad scope of learning.
Pharmacotherapeutics
Is the use of pharmacology knowledge in conjunction with illness understanding to preventive, mitigateor cure disease.
Drug
A drug or other chemical that, when consumed or otherwise delivered into the body, has a significant effect
Properties of an Ideal Drug
- EFFECTIVENESS
- SAFETY
- SELECTIVITY
- REVERSIBLE ACTION
- PREDICTABILITY
- EASE OF ADMINISTRATION
10 Right to Medication Administration
- Right Patient
- Right Route
- Right Time
- Right Drug
- Right Dose
- Right Documentation
- Right Education
- Right to Refuse
- Right Assessment
- Right Evaluation
Ethical Considerations
- Respect for Persons/Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Justice
Drug Development
The process of introducing a novel therapeutic molecule into clinical use
Chemical Name
The name of a chemical compound thatincludes the names of all of its constituent constituents or structure.
Generic Name
The generic name identifies the active element of the medicine and serves as a means of distinguishing the kind of drug.
Trade/Brand Name
A name given by the manufacturer to a product or line of items, particularly a brand
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC)
This is kind of medicine that you don’t have to get a prescription to buy it. These drugs are safe and will be effective if right use will be followed.
PRN, ac, bid, q3h, qd
PRN - as needed
ac - before meals
bid - twice a day
q3h - every three hours
qd - every day
Pharmacokinetics
It is the action where the drugs is going through the body.
Process of Pharmacokinetics
- Absorption
- Distribution
- Metabolism
- Excretion