overview Flashcards
1
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what is a drug
A
a chemical substance that has a biological effect on a living organism
2
Q
what are some sources of drugs
A
- plant
- laboratory
- minerals
- animals
3
Q
what is pharmacokinetics
A
what the drug does to the body - how it is metabolised, distributed, gets into the body
4
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what is pharmacodynamics
A
the effect the drug are - how the therapeutics are produced, interacts, adverse effects and physiological changes
5
Q
what is pharmacogenomics
A
how the patients genetics affect the drug
6
Q
what is pharmacovigilance
A
assessing and detecting the side effects of the drugs
7
Q
what is toxicology
A
what the harmful effects of the drug is and by what mechanism the toxins are exerted
8
Q
what are the golden rules of drugs administration
A
- right patient
- right does
- right route
- right time
- explain medication to pt
- take complete medication history
- medical conditions
- drug interactions
- documentation
- right drug
