Medications

Question 1

Absorption

Answer 1

process by which drugs are transferred from the site of entry into the bloodstream

Question 2

Adverse Drug Effect

Answer 2

undesirable effects other than the untested therapeutic effect of a drug

Question 3

Allergic Effect

Answer 3

immune system response the occurs when the body interrupts the administered drug as a foreign substance and forms antibodies against the drug.

Question 4

Ampule

Answer 4

Glass last containing a single dose of medication for parenteral administration

Question 5

Anaphylactic Reaction/Anaphylaxis

Answer 5

Life threatening response. Adverse effect after the exposure to a drug.

Question 6

Antagonistic Effect

Answer 6

Combined effect of two or more drugs that produces less than the effect of each drug alone.

Question 7

Cumulative Effect

Answer 7

condition that occurs when the body cannot metabolize a drug before additional doses are administered

Question 8

Distribution

Answer 8

the movement of drugs by the circulatory system to the site of action

Question 9

Drug Tolerance

Answer 9

tendency of the body to become accustomed to a drug overtime; larger doses are required to achieve an affect

Question 10

Ethnopharmacology

Answer 10

the related study of ethnic groups and their drug uses

Question 11

Excretion

Answer 11

the removal of drug from the body

Question 12

Generic Name

Answer 12

name assigned by the manufacturer who first develops a drug; it is often derived from the chemical name

Question 13

Half-Life

Answer 13

the amount of time it takes for a half a dose of a drug to be eliminated from the body

Question 14

Idiosyncratic Effect

Answer 14

unusual, unexpected response to a drug that may manifest itself by over response, under response, or response different from the expected outcome

Question 15

Inhalation

Answer 15

administration of a drug in a solution via respiratory tract

Question 16

Intradermal Injection

Answer 16

injection placed just below the epidermis

Question 17

Intramuscular Injection

Answer 17

an injection into deep muscle tissue, usually of the buttock, upper arm, or thigh

Question 18

Intravenous Route

Answer 18

injection of a solution into the vein

Question 19

Medication Reconciliation

Answer 19

the process of creating the most accurate list possible of all medications a patient is taking

Question 20

Mini-infustion Pump

Answer 20

battery-operated pump for intermittent infusion allowing medication mixed in a syringe to be connected to the primary line and delivered by mechanical pressure applied to the syringe plunger

Question 21

Official Name

Answer 21

name by which a drug is identified in official publication

Question 22

Parenteral

Answer 22

outside of intestines or alimentary canal; popularly used to refer injection routes

Question 23

Peak Level

Answer 23

highest plasma concentration of a drug

Question 24

Pharmacodynamic

Answer 24

Process by which drugs alter cell physiology and affect the body.

Question 25

Pharmacokentics

Answer 25

movement of drug molecules in the body in reaction to the drug’s absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion

Question 26

Pharmacotheraputetics

Answer 26

dynamic that achieves the desired therapeutic effect of the drug without causing other undesirable effects

Question 27

Piggy Back Delivery System

Answer 27

intermittent IV administration of medications through a IV line, with the additive containier positioned higher than the primary IV solution

Question 28

Placebo

Answer 28

an inactive substance that gives the person taking it relief

Question 29

PRN Order

Answer 29

“as needed” for medications

Question 30

Stat Order

Answer 30

single use order carried out immediately

Question 31

Subcutaneous Injection

Answer 31

injection into the subcutaneous tissues that lies between the epidermis and the muscle

Question 32

Synergistic Effect

Answer 32

combined effect of two or more drugs is greater than the effect of one alone

Question 33

Teratogenic

Answer 33

the potential to cause birth defects in the fetus

Question 34

Therapeutic Range

Answer 34

the concentration of a drug in the blood serum that produces the desired effect without causing toxicity

Question 35

Topical Application

Answer 35

directly to a body surface

Question 36

Toxic Effect

Answer 36

specific groups of symptoms related to drug therapy tat carry risk for permanent damage or death

Question 37

Trade name

Answer 37

drug name selected and trademarked by the company marketing the drug

Question 38

Trough Level

Answer 38

the point at which a drug is at its lowest concentration

Question 39

Vial

Answer 39

a glass bottle with self-sealing stopper through which medication is removed; may be single or multiple use

Question 40

Volume-Control Administration

Answer 40

intermittent IV medication infusion diluted with a small amount of solution

Question 41

Z-track technique

Answer 41

technique used to administer medications intramuscularly that ensure the medication does not leak back along the needle track and into the subcutaneous tissue, reducing pain and comfort