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Medications Flashcards

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Routes of Administration (oral/topical)

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  • per oral
  • sub lingual
  • buccal
  • nebuliser
  • per eye/ear
  • per rectum
  • per vagina
  • topical
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Sub lingual meaning

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Under tounge

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Routes of administration (parenteral)

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  • sub cutaneous
  • intramuscular
  • intravenous
  • intradermal
  • intraosseous
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Advantages of Oral Administration

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  • common, inexpensive and convenient for most
  • safer, non invasive, decreased chance of OD, increased time to reverse
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Disadvantages of Oral Administration

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  • unpleasant taste (difficult for children), size of tablets, irritate bowels and stomach
  • difficult to swallow
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Advantages of Subling or Buccal Administration

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  • rapid onset
  • easy to administer especially if pt can’t swallow
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Factors of Topical Administration

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  • slower absorption
  • aims to restrict drug to particular sites BUT can have systemic effects
  • action can be unpredictable - dependent on rate of absorption and circulation
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Factors of Instillation Administration

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  • application into a body cavity (e.g. ear, eye, rectum, vagina)
  • often rapidly absorbed
  • advantages in poorly perfused areas
  • Specific targeted organ
  • alternate route if no oral access
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Factors of Inhalation Administration

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  • nebulised or aerosol
  • small particle size drug
  • rapid access to respiratory system
  • rapid absorption
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What is Schedule 2

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Pharmacy Medicine

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What is Schedule 3

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Pharmacist only medicine

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What is Schedule 4

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Prescription only medicine

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What is Schedule 5

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Caution

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What is Schedule 6?

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Poison

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What is Schedule 7

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Dangerous poison

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What is Scheudle 8

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Controlled drugs

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What is Schedule 9

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Prohibited substances

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Schedule 3

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  • can be purchased from a pharmacy without prescription
  • e.g. ventolin
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Schedule 4

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  • prescription required from heath professional
  • e.g. antibiotics
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Schedule 5

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  • low potential for causing harm
  • Harm can be reduced by appropriate packaging with warnings and safety directions on label
  • E G. Methylated spirits in bottles containing less than 5 L.
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Schedule six

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  • moderate potential for causing harm
  • Harm can be reduced by distinctive packaging with strong warnings and safety on label
  • E.g. mothballs
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Schedule seven

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  • High potential for causing harm at low exposure
  • require special precautions during manufacture handling or use
  • Available only to specialised or authorised uses with necessary skills to handle them safely
  • Special regulations restricting availability, possession storage or use may apply
  • EGEG herbicide
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Schedule eight

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  • have a high potential for abuse and addiction
  • Possession without authority is an offence
  • Restricted use to reduce risk of abuse addiction and dependence
    E.g. morphine methadone fentanyl pethidine
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Schedule eight requirements of storage

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  • must be stored in a secure cabinet
  • Must be locked immediately after use
  • Key can only be held by RN or medical practitioner
  • En cannot hold the key
  • Entries must be put into DD book after administration
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Schedule nine

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  • May be abused missused
  • The manufacturer possession sale or use is prohibited by law (except for medical/scientific research or teaching purposes for approval by government)
  • E. Heroine cocaine cannabis.
  • Medical cannabis can be used for things such as cancer pain
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Scheduled 2

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  • can be sold in retail stores, but they must carry a license
  • These drugs are things such as simple analgesics
  • Must be in small doses
  • E.g. paracetamol
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What are the 7 rights of medication administration

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Right patient
Right route
Right drug
Right amount
Right time
Right documentation
Right to refuse

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