Describing drugs and routes of administration

Question 1

pharmacology

Answer 1

study of drugs

Question 2

pharmacokinetics

Answer 2

movement of drugs within the body

Question 3

pharmacodynamics

Answer 3

effects of the drug and mechanism of action

Question 4

clinical pharmacology

Answer 4

science of drugs and their clinical use

Question 5

chemical name

Answer 5

long scientific name, chemical composition

Question 6

nonproprietary name

Answer 6

generic name

Question 7

proprietary name

Answer 7

trade name, capitalized followed by R or TM

Question 8

generic equivalent

Answer 8

copycat drug produced by different manufacturer after original patent expires

Question 9

dosage forms

Answer 9

solids, solutions, suspensions, suppositories, lotion, ointments/creams, injectable drugs

Question 10

solids

Answer 10

tablets, capsules, enteric-coated tablets

Question 11

solutions

Answer 11

drug dissolved in liquid; not settled

Question 12

suspensions

Answer 12

drug suspended but not dissolved in liquid

Question 13

suppositories

Answer 13

inserted into rectum and dissolved; gel form

Question 14

lotion

Answer 14

topical drug suspension or solution

Question 15

ointments/creams

Answer 15

semisolid topical dosage form; pastes

Question 16

injectable drugs

Answer 16

by needle and syringe

Question 17

ophthalmic medications

Answer 17

ointments, solutions, suspensions

Question 18

otic medications

Answer 18

solutions, suspensions

Question 19

transdermal

Answer 19

across the skin, into the blood stream; patch or gel

Question 20

parts of the syringe

Answer 20

hub, shaft, bevel

Question 21

gauge

Answer 21

inner measurement or opening of the needle

Question 22

tuberculin syringes

Answer 22

hold up to 1mL of solution; used with smaller gauge needle

Question 23

insulin syringes

Answer 23

in units; designed for insulin injections only as it will correspond with the medication. if not available, medication can be converted into mL so a tuberculin syringe can be used

Question 24

luer lock syringe

Answer 24

allows the needle to be screwed onto the tip

Question 25

slip tip syringe

Answer 25

allows easily to attach the needle and ability to line up the bevel of the needle to the gradients of the syringe.

Question 26

eccentric tip syringe

Answer 26

allows for a better angle when placing the syringe against the animal; for stability and accessing a vein

Question 27

catheter tip syringe

Answer 27

primarily for feeding or animas; allows for attachment of a catheter or tube

Question 28

types of injections

Answer 28

intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, intradermal

Question 29

intravenous (IV)

Answer 29

directly into the vein

Question 30

bolus

Answer 30

IV administration as a single volume at one time

Question 31

infusion

Answer 31

IV administration over time and often hooked up to IV fluids

Question 32

continuous rate infusion CRI

Answer 32

IV administration over long period of time

Question 33

intra-arterial

Answer 33

into an artery

Question 34

extravascular/perivascular

Answer 34

accidentally outside the blood vessel

Question 35

intradermal ID

Answer 35

administration within the skin

Question 36

intramuscular IM

Answer 36

directly into muscle mass

Question 37

subcutaneous SC/SQ

Answer 37

administration beneath the skin; below epidermis and dermis into the subcutaneous tissue

Question 38

intraperitoneal IP

Answer 38

into the abdominal body cavity; used to rehydrate small animals and warm up body temperature

Question 39

topical administration

Answer 39

applied to surface of the skin

Question 40

drug form alternatives

Answer 40

chewables, transdermal gels, suspensions, ophthalmics, pill pockets

Question 41

the name for a drug form that separates when left standing is

Answer 41

suspension

Question 42

a compounded transdermal gel can be used to administer medication in animals that are difficult to medicate

Answer 42

true

Question 43

an injection given in the dermis layer (between the epidermis and hypodermis) would be?

Answer 43

ID - intradermal

Question 44

if the concern is that the needle will come off during administration of a thick fluid, which type of syringe tip would be ideal to use?

Answer 44

luer lock

Question 45

another term for non-proprietary name is?

Answer 45

generic name