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Drug Calculation Flashcards

1
Q

Quantitative amount administered or taken by patient for intended medicinal effect

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Dose

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2
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Amount taken at one time

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Single Dose

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3
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Amount taken during course of therapy

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Daily Dose/ Total Dose

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4
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Schedule of Dosing (QID for 10 days)

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Dosage Regimen

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5
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Amount ordinarily produces medicinal effect intended in adult patient.

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Usual Adult Dose

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6
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Infant or child patient

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Usual Pediatric Dose

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7
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Quantitative amounts of drugs may be prescribed within guidelines of usual medical practice.

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Usual Dosage range

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8
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Amount produces desired intensity of effect 50% of indiv tested

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Median Effective Dose

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9
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Amount produces toxic effects in 50% indiv tested

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Median Toxic Dose

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10
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Larger than usual initial dose may be required to achieve desired blood drug level

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Loading Dose (Priming dose)

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11
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Minimum concentration to produce drugs desired effect in patient

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Median Effective Concentration

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12
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Concentration produces dose-related toxic effects

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Minimum Toxic Concentration

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13
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Primary drug treatment

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Monotherapy

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14
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Additional to or supportive of different primary treatment

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Adjunctive therapy

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15
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Administered to protect patient from contracting specific diseases (ex: Vaccines)

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Prophylactic Dose

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16
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  • Contains pharmaceutical ingredients
  • Provide physical features, stability requirement and aesthetic characteristics desired for optimal therapeutic effects
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Dosage Forms

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17
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Example of Dosage Forms

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solvents, vehicles, preservatives, stabilizers, solubilizers, binders

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18
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Urges the use of measuring device that either accompanies product

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Dose measurement

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19
Q

Conversion of 1tsp

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5mL

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20
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Conversion of 1tbsp

21
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Conversion of 20 drops (gtt)

22
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  • Administration of doses that are SMALLER than usual dose of drug
  • EX: low-dose oral contraceptive use
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Low dose therapy

23
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  • Administration of doses that are LARGER than usual dose of drug
  • High-dose use of progestin in the treatment of endometriosis
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High Dose Therapy

24
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Products containing 2 or more therapeutic agent in fixed dose combination

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Fixed-Dose combination products

25
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Advantages of Fixed dose combination

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2 or more needed drugs may be taken in single dose

26
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Disadvantages of Fixed dose combination

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Inflexibility in dosing

27
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  • Number of tablets are scored, or grooved, to allow breaking into approx. equal pieces
  • Allows dosage flexibility, when patients is started at half dose and then titrated up to full dosage level
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Tablet Splitting and Crushing

28
Q

Give the Route and DDS of
Mouth

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  • Oral
  • tablets,capsules,oral solution, drops, syrups
29
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Give the Route and DDS of Under the tongue

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  • Sublingual
  • tablets
30
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Solutions, suspension

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Parenteral

31
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Vein

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Intraveneous

32
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Artery

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Intra-arterial

33
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Heart

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Intracardiac

34
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Spine

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Intraspinal/Intrathecal

35
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Bone

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Intraosseous

36
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Joint

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Intra-articular

37
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Joint fluid

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Intrasynovial

38
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Skin

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Intradermal/Subcutaneous

39
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Muscle

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Intramuscular

40
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Skin surface

A

Epicutaneous

41
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Skin surface

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Epicutaneous
- Ointment, Cream, Pastes, Plasters

42
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Eye conjunctiva

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Conjunctival
- ointment

43
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Eye

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Intraocular
- solutions, suspension

44
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Nose

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Intranasal
- solutions and ointments

45
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Ear

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Aural
- solutions and suspensions (drops)

46
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Lung

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Intrarespiratory
- solution (aerosols)

47
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Rectum

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Rectal
- Solutions, ointments, suppositories

48
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Vagina

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Vaginal
- Solutions, ointments, emulsion foam

49
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Urethra

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Urethral
- Solutions and Suppositories

Pharcal LAB (5 decks)

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