pharmaceuticals Flashcards
established US drug policy in which the manufacturer importation possession use or distribution of certain substances was regulated
Comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act of 1970
responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety, ethically, security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, the nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation
FDA
law enforcement agency under the department of justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution
DEA
any pharmaceutical product designated for disposal or no longer used or unable to be returned to the manufacturer
pharmaceutical waste
what is the sharps container color
red
what’s the hazardous waste container color
black
non hazardous waste container color
blue
chemotherapy related waste container color
yellow
deactivates all forms of controlled substances while in the container
Controlled substance container
abbreviation for before meals
AC
abbreviation for twice a day
BID
abbreviation for “with”
C
abbreviation for “hour”
H
abbreviation for intramuscular
IM
abbreviation for intravenous
IV
abbreviation for by mouth
PO
abbreviation for as needed
PRN
abbreviation for every hour
QH
abbreviation for every 2 hours
Q2H
abbreviation for 4 times a day
QID
abbreviation for without
S
abbreviation for subcutaneous
SC
abbreviation for 3 times a day
TID
study of effects of drugs such as therapeutic, adverse, side effects, allergic reactions, onset, termination of action
Pharmacodynamics
Drugs classified three ways
by name, action, or method of legal purchase
the study of the physical and chemical properties of a drug, its dosage form, and its relation to the onset duration and intensity of action
biopharmaceuticals
the period that it takes for the drug to be reduced by ½
drug half life
compares blood concentration at which the drug becomes toxic and the concentration in which the drug is therapeutic
therapeutic ratio
refer to the type of perpetration in which the drug is entered the body
dosage forms
most common oral dosage form
tablet
gelatin coating that dissolves and releases the contents when in the stomach
capsule
concentration of medication that is delivered into the respiratory system
inhalant
used for the rectum, vagina, or urethra
suppository