PHARMA_S1_L2 - 4-7 Flashcards
INHALATIONAL advantages
Rapid onset
Direct effect
DISADVANTAGES OF INHALATIONAL
Limited
compliance
● When to give inhalational?
○ When you want to target the lungs
○ Or through the lungs, you want to get it in the
systemic circulation
examples of inhational:
general inhalational anesthesia
nebulizers: bronchodilators & steroid inhalers
for asthma pts, what will u use
Nebulizer
Examples of nebulizer:
bronchodilators for asthma & steroid inhalers for asthma.
how to do the nebulization technique:
Inhale maximally→ hold breath for as long as you can → exhale a little bit –> then inhale again
” go to full exhalation then inhale back”
this is the insturction you give when teaching how to nebulize. t or f
f, Don’t go to full exhalation; then inhale back
Inhalers contain drugs in a _
pressurized canister.
When you puff in an inhaler, it has a specific/controlled/regulated/exact dose. t or f
t
In nebulizer, the drug is __. They run it through the nebulizing machine,
which breaks down the liquid into tiny droplets so that the pt can inhale.
liquid
form of drug that has a local effect
topical
Limited to outer skin surface
topical
Eye Drops are what form of drugs
topical
topical drugs have systemic
effects. t or f
f, We do not expect them to insert systemic
effects.
transdermal
● Allows systemic absorption
● Limited
t or f
t
EXAMPLES OF TRANSDERMAL
Nitroglycerin patch
nicotine patch
fentanyl patch
for heart attack or MI, what patch
Nitroglycerin patch
Patch may be given and is able to deliver _ of the nitroglycerin (for MI)
0.4 mg/hr
Nitroglycerin causes _
coronary vasodilation.
nitroglycerin can be in 3 forms:
1) sublingual; 2) transdermal; 3) mucosal sprays
For those who are rehabilitated from smoking, what patch?
nicotine patch under transdermal
patch for pain:
Fentanyl patch
Fentanyl patch is an opioid t or f
t
t or f An opioid tablet only has limited duration of action,
but the patch can provide continuous delivery of the drug.
t
form of drug that has the Quickest onset
INJECTION
injection is Difficult to self administer t or f
t
injection must be in ___ solution
aqueous
VARIATIONS OF INJECTIONS
INTRAVENOUS
INTRAARTERIAL
SUBCUTANEOUS
INTRAMUSCULAR
OTHERS
1) subarachnoid, 2) epidural, 3) tendon sheath or bursa
tendon sheath or bursa: (2) what drugs can be administered
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Steroids Local Anesthetics
Most direct systemic effect in injections
INTRAVENOUS
Bypasses absorption effects –> intraarterial t or f
f, intravenous
most hazardous variation of injection:
INTRAVENOUS
t or f intravenous Goes directly to systemic circulation.
t
No first pass effect in intravenous t or f
t
Delivering drugs into the artery, what njection
INTRAARTERIAL
intraaretrial Achieves a _ to a tissue
high local concentration
example of intraarterial drugs
Cancer chemotherapeutic drugs for the
kidneys