Pharm Midterm Flashcards
FDA
(Food and Drug Administration)
Regulatory federal government agency that oversees the development of new veterinary drugs for use in the United States and requires rigid evaluation for drug safety and efficacy.
Therapeutic Range
The drug concentration in the body that produces the desired effect with minimal or no signs of toxicity.
Loading Dose
Administration of drugs at a high dose until an appropriate blood level is reached.
Extra-label Use
Use of a drug in a way not specified by the label.
Prescription Drug Legend
FDA required statement on a drug label “Caution: Federal Law restricts the use of this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.”
Over-The-Counter Drugs (OTC)
Drugs that do not have enough potential to be toxic, do not require administration in special ways and may be purchased without a prescription.
Controlled Substances or Scheduled Drugs
Classification of drugs that have the potential for abuse or dependence.
Parenteral Drugs
Term for drugs that are given by injection via many different routes of administration.
Oral (also called enteral or non-parenteral)
Route of drug administration where delivery is by placing the drug directly in the mouth or via a tube through the nasal passages (nasogastric tube) or mouth (orogastric tube).
Subcutaneous
Drugs administered by this commonly used route produce a slower onset of action but slightly longer duration of action than the intramuscular route.
Intravenous
Drugs given by this commonly used route of administration produce the most rapid onset of action accompanied by the shortest duration of action.
Common route of administration that skips the pharmacokinetic phase of absorption.
Intramuscular
This route of drug administration produces a slower onset of action than intravenous but usually provides a longer duration of action.
Intradermal
Route of drug administration used in veterinary medicine primarily for allergy and tuberculosis testing.
Intra-articular
Route of drug administration used to treat inflammatory conditions of the joint and extreme care must be exercised to ensure that sterile technique is used.
Transdermal
Form of topical administration that involves use of an ointment or patch applied to intact skin to provide slow, continuous drug delivery and is often used for animals in which oral administration may be difficult.
Bioavailability
Term for the degree to which a drug is absorbed and reaches the systemic circulation.
NPO
Medical abbreviation that means nothing is to be given by mouth.
Stat
Medical abbreviation that means an order is to be carried out immediately.
O.U.
Medical abbreviation that means both eyes.
