pcol pr Flashcards
comes from Greek Words Pharmakon - Drugs /medicine Logos [Logy] -To study
-is defined as a Study of drugs.
-is the INTERACTION of drugs and living organisms.
Pharmacology
a chemical substance, [other than food and water] derived from either natural, synthetic, microbial, and other source, presented in different dosage forms used in prevention, diagnosis relieve or alleviate, as supplement [to enhance physical or mental well-being] and treatment or cure, of diseases.
Drug [Medicine]
a chemical substance, [other than food and water] derived from either natural, synthetic, microbial, and other source, presented in different dosage forms used in prevention, diagnosis relieve or alleviate, as supplement [to enhance physical or mental well-being] and treatment or cure, of diseases.
Drug [Medicine] -
Sources of drugs
I. Natural Sources:
1.Plant Sources
2. Animal Sources
3.Marine Sources
4.Microbial Sources
5.Mineral Sources
ll.Synthetic-Man-Made [Laboratory]
III. Semi-synthetic Sources
IV-Biosynthetic sources (genetically engineered drugs)
Types of doses of drug and effect:
- Therapeutic dose
- Toxic dose
- Lethal effect
- Amount of medication required to produce the desired outcome
Effect-Therapeutic effect.
Therapeutic dose
-amount of drug more than the therapeutic dose. Effect-toxic effect
Toxic dose
- dose of drug that produce deadly effect. Effect instant .
Conventional lethal injection protocol. Typically, three drugs are used in lethal injection. Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon) is used to cause muscle paralysis and respiratory arrest, potassium chloride to stop the heart, and midazolam for sedation.
Lethal effect
Formula or Rules Used to adjust Child’s Dose:
- Fried’s Rule
- Young’s Rule
- Cowling’s Rule
4.Clark’s Rule - Nomogram
For infants up to 2 years.
Age in months / 150 X adult dose [a.d]
Fried’s Rule
Age in years / Age in years + 12 X Adult dose [a.d]
Young’s Rule
Age of child at next birthday / 24 X Adult dose [a.d]
Cowling’s Rule
Weight in pounds [lbs] / 150 X adult dose [a.d]
4.Clark’s Rule
- this formula utilized both Height and Weight [Body Surface Area or BSA] of the patient
Nomogram
PHARMACOKINETIC PRINCIPLE [THE LADMER SYSTEM]
LIBERATION
ABSORPTION
METABOLISM [OR BIOTRANSFORMATION]
EXCRETION OR ELIMINATION
DISTRIBUTION
-IS THE RELEASE OF DRUG FROM ITS DOSAGE FORM.
LIBERATION
-THE TRANSFER OF DRUG ACROSS THE BIOLOGIC MEMBRANES TO THE TARGETTISSUE.BIOLOGIC MEMBRANE MAYBE THE SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANE OF THE EYES OR EAR, VAGINA OR RECTUM.
ABSORPTION