Medications Ch 1

Question 1

Medication

Answer 1

A substance used for medical treatment, especially a medicine or drug
-Drug=Medication

Question 2

Mechanism of action

Answer 2

How a medication works

Question 3

Concept of treatment

Answer 3

Cure
Manage
Alleviate
Prevent

Question 4

Side Effect

Answer 4

Effect of a medication that are not intended as part of its therapeutic use

Question 5

Adverse Effect

Answer 5

unintended, undesirable or harmful effect of a medication

Question 6

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 6

What the drug does to the body

Question 7

Pharmacokinetics

Answer 7

What the body does to the drug

Question 8

Agonists

Answer 8

Drugs that exert their effect by activating the receptor

Question 9

Antagonists

Answer 9

Drugs that block other substances from activating the receptor

Question 10

ADME

Answer 10

Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Elimination

Question 11

Bioavailability

Answer 11

The percentage of an administered does of medication that enters the circulation

Question 12

Volume of distribution

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Metabolite

Answer 13

A substance that results from the metabolism of an initially administered medication

Question 14

Half-Life

Answer 14

A measure of how long the effect of a drug will last after it is administered

Question 15

Route

Answer 15

How the medication is to be administered

Question 16

Dose

Answer 16

The amount of medication that is to be administered

Question 17

Frequency

Answer 17

How frequently the medication is to be administered (every 12 hours)

Question 18

Duration

Answer 18

For how long the medication is to be administered (2 weeks)

Question 19

Quantity

Answer 19

How much medication is to be ordered

Question 20

prescription

Answer 20

Requires a physician to order the treatment for a patient for a legitimate medical purpose.

Question 21

Over the counter (OTC)

Answer 21

These medications can be purchased without a prescription so long as they are labeled with appropriate instructions

Question 22

Off label use

Answer 22

Using a drug for indications other than what it is approved for

Question 23

Generic name

Answer 23

Describe the unique chemical molecule that is acting as the medication

Question 24

Brand name

Answer 24

A trademarked name created by a manufacturer who has secured FDA approval for a molecule

Question 25

Roles of the Pharmacy Tech

Answer 25

Collecting patient demographic
Processing insurance claims
Administering vaccines
Order meds, manage inventory