Medications Ch 1 Flashcards
Medication
A substance used for medical treatment, especially a medicine or drug
-Drug=Medication
Mechanism of action
How a medication works
Concept of treatment
Cure
Manage
Alleviate
Prevent
Side Effect
Effect of a medication that are not intended as part of its therapeutic use
Adverse Effect
unintended, undesirable or harmful effect of a medication
Pharmacodynamics
What the drug does to the body
Pharmacokinetics
What the body does to the drug
Agonists
Drugs that exert their effect by activating the receptor
Antagonists
Drugs that block other substances from activating the receptor
ADME
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Elimination
Bioavailability
The percentage of an administered does of medication that enters the circulation
Volume of distribution
A measure of how widely a drug is distributed throughout the body. Higher volumes indicate that once the drug is in the bloodstream, it will be circulated to the end organ systems to a greater extent
Metabolite
A substance that results from the metabolism of an initially administered medication
Half-Life
A measure of how long the effect of a drug will last after it is administered
Route
How the medication is to be administered
Dose
The amount of medication that is to be administered
Frequency
How frequently the medication is to be administered (every 12 hours)
Duration
For how long the medication is to be administered (2 weeks)
Quantity
How much medication is to be ordered
prescription
Requires a physician to order the treatment for a patient for a legitimate medical purpose.
Over the counter (OTC)
These medications can be purchased without a prescription so long as they are labeled with appropriate instructions
Off label use
Using a drug for indications other than what it is approved for
Generic name
Describe the unique chemical molecule that is acting as the medication
Brand name
A trademarked name created by a manufacturer who has secured FDA approval for a molecule
Roles of the Pharmacy Tech
Collecting patient demographic
Processing insurance claims
Administering vaccines
Order meds, manage inventory
