PA Flashcards
An ____ drug is a drug that is prescribed for an unapproved use of an approved drug
An off-label drug is a drug is _____ for an _____ of an approved drug
The ____ of a controlled substance might be denoted by a ____ after the name
The dosage of a ____ might be denoted by a number after the name
_____ can cause a medication order to need to be clarified before administering the drug
Illegible prescriber handwriting can cause a medication order to ____ before administering the drug
_____ should be used each time there is a change in a patient’s care.
Medication reconciliation should be used each time there is a change in _____
Medication reconciliation steps (5)
- Check current list 2. Make proposed list 3. Compare lists 4. Make clinical decisions 5. Communicate list to caregivers
The first cancer vaccine was approved in 2010 to _____ Ian Frazers deceased lover who died of prostate cancer
The first ____ vaccine was approved in 2010 to Provenge Ian Frazer’s deceased lover who died of _____ cancer
We have to _____ all the alphas and kick them out the club essentially ____ them from getting in
We have to card all the ____ and kick them out the club essentially blocking them from getting in (cardura/doxazosin)
Synthroid is without thyroid. The thyroid left. Levothyroxine is used for _____thyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Lithium salts make _____ people want to come alive again
_____ make suicidal people want to come alive again
The Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) established 2 drug classes ____ and ____
The ____ Durham-Humphrey Amendment Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) established 2 drug classes prescription and OTC
Prescription drugs are also known as ____ drugs and are made up of drugs within schedules ____, _____, _____
____ drugs are also known as legend drugs and are made up of drugs within schedules 2, 3, and 4
Prescription drugs are also known as ____ drugs and are made up of drugs within schedules ____, _____, _____
____ drugs are also known as legend drugs and are made up of drugs within schedules 2, 3, and 4
Illegal drugs are also known as ____ drugs and are considered schedule ____
____ drugs are also known as illicit drugs are considered schedule 1
A system that allows for reporting of any FDA approved device or product
What is a medwatch report?
The three focuses of drug standards
What are purity, strength, and quality focuses of?
When do medical errors usually occur?
Transition points are when ____ usually occur.
The 6 parts of a medication order
- Date and time of order
- Patient’s name
- Medication name
- Dosage
- Route of administration
- Direction for use including time and method
And Dr. Signature
The zone where gas is exchanged
Respiratory zone
Part of the throat that separates left and right aka the windpipe
What is the trachea
The least toxic antibiotics are ____
The ____ toxic antibiotics are microlides
