Medication Administration Flashcards
1
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Chemical name
A
Provides the exact description of medications composition
2
Q
Generic name
A
The manufacturer who first develops the drug assigns the name
3
Q
Trade name
A
Aka brand or proprietary name. Name under which a manufacturer markets the medication.
4
Q
What are the different forms of medications?
A
Solid, liquid, other oral forms, topical, parenternal
5
Q
What is pharmacokinetics?
A
The study of how medications enter the body, are absorbed, reach their site of action, alter physiological functions, are metabolized, exit the body
6
Q
What factors influence absorption?
A
Route of administration
Ability to dissolve
Blood flow to administration site
Body surface area
Lipids solubility of medications
