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module 1 Flashcards

1
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It is the art and science of preparing and dispensing medications and the provision of drug-related information to the public

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Pharmacy

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The profession responsible for the appropriate use of medications, devices and services to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes

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Pharmacy

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a patient-centered, outcomes oriented pharmacy practice that requires the pharmacist to work in concern with the patient and the patient’s other healthcare providers to promote health, to prevent disease and to assess, monitor, initiate and modify medication use to assure that drug therapy regimens are safe and effective.

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Pharmaceutical care

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Goal of Pharmaceutical Care

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  • optimize quality of life
  • positive clinical outcomes
  • realistic economic expenditures
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  • the integration and use of knowledge, information, technology, data and automation in the medication use process.
  • The practice is meant to streamline patient care and outcomes while enhancing efficiency and accuracy in the administration of medications.
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Pharmacy informatics

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  • deals with primary, secondary, tertiary literature
  • electronic information resources
  • hospital and pharmacy information systems
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drug information

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name given by the company

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Proprietary name
Brand name

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other term for brand name

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Proprietary name

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9
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Useful for identifying generic equivalents or products with same generic name

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Generic name
Non-proprietary name

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Chemical formula, empirical formula of the active components, description of the product

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Product description

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Identify supplier of the product

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Manufacturer
Distributor

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the therapeutic use/s of the product

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Indication use

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Proper way of taking the drug

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Administration

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Dosage Regimen/Dosage/Dosage Instruction/Recommended dose

The amount of drug that will produce the desired effect to most adult patients

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usual adult dose

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Dosage Regimen/Dosage/Dosage Instruction/Recommended dose

indicates the quantitative range or amount of the drug that maybe prescribed safely within the framework of usual medical practice

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usual dose range

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Dosage Regimen/Dosage/Dosage Instruction/Recommended dose

drugs administered for children

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usual pediatric dose

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Dosage Regimen/Dosage/Dosage Instruction/Recommended dose

Scheduled dose

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dosage regimen

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Dosage Regimen/Dosage/Dosage Instruction/Recommended dose

starting dose or priming dose or loading dose: used to attain the desired concentration of the drug in the blood or tissue

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initial dose

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other term for initial dose

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starting dose
priming dose
loading dose

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Dosage Regimen/Dosage/Dosage Instruction/Recommended dose

maintain subsequent administration

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maintenance dose

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Dosage Regimen/Dosage/Dosage Instruction/Recommended dose

the amount administered to protect the patient from contracting the illness

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prophylactic dose

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Dosage Regimen/Dosage/Dosage Instruction/Recommended dose

administered to patient after exposure or contraction of illness

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therapeutic dose

23
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not to take the drug, under no circumstances, if you suffer from certain illnesses

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contraindication

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  • medicine’s important side effects
  • information about nonapproved uses of the medicine.
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warning

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you can take the drug, but beware of side effects

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special precaution

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Unexpected dangerous reaction of the drug

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adverse drug reaction
side effects

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reaction between two (or more) drugs or between a drug and a food, beverage, or supplement

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drug interaction

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Dosage form available, quantity and packaging of the product

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packaging

29
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  • Drug Class
  • set of medications and other compounds that have similar chemical structures, the same mechanism of action
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therapeutic category

30
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a drug classification system that classifies the active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

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Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System

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Compounding and components of the product

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pharmaceutics

32
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ADME

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pharmacokinetics

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Mode of action

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pharmacology

34
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overdose

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toxicology

35
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disturb the development of the embryo or fetus (Causing birth defects)

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teratogenicity

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Breast feeding mothers

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lactation infant risk

37
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Commonly seen in IV parenterals

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Stability/Incompatibilities

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the use of information science and technology to advance medical knowledge and improve quality of care and health system performance.

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medical informatics

39
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functional changes that accompany a particular syndrome or disease

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pathophysiology

40
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  • subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance broadly
  • something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder
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symptomatology

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Something that increases a person’s chances of developing a disease

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risk factor

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refers to the biological pathogen that causes a disease, such as a virus, parasite, fungus, or bacterium. Technically, the term can also refer to a toxin or toxic chemical that causes illness

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causative agent

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causative agent is also referred to as

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toxin

44
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secondary disease or condition aggravating an already existing one

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complications

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treatment

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pharmacotherapy

46
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Treatment not relating to the use of drug

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non-drug therapy & management

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prevention

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lifestyle changes

48
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Knowledgeable both for pharmacy practice and informatics

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Pharmacy informaticists
Drug information specialist

49
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  • to serve health care professionals by** answering critical questions on drug** use and its possible side effects.
  • A source of selected, comprehensive drug information to evaluate and compare drugs
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Drug information center

INFORMATICS LEC (8 decks)

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