Medication Administration Vocab

Question 1

Absorption

Answer 1

The passage of a drug from the administration site into the bloodstream

Question 2

Adverse Effects

Question 3

Allergic Reactions

Question 4

Anaphylactic Reactions

Question 5

Antagonism

Question 6

Buccal

Question 7

Controlled Substances

Question 8

Distribution

Answer 8

The process of delivering the medication to tissues and organs and ultimately to the specific site of action

Question 9

Drug

Question 10

Drug Incompatibility

Question 11

Excretion

Question 12

Generic Name

Question 13

Half Life

Question 14

Idiosyncratic Reaction

Question 15

Inhalation

Question 16

Intradermal

Question 17

Intramuscular

Question 18

Intravenous (IV)

Question 19

Medication

Question 20

Medication Error

Question 21

Medication Interactions

Question 22

Metabolism

Question 23

NPO

Question 24

Onset of Action

Question 25

Oral

Question 26

Parenteral

Question 27

Peak Plasma Level

Question 28

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 28

The process in which a medication interacts with the body’s cells to produce a biologic response

Question 29

Pharmacokinetics

Answer 29

The study of how a medication enters the body, moves through the body, and ultimately leaves the body

Question 30

Prescription