PHARMACOLOGY Flashcards

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WHAT IS PHARMACOLOGY

A

THE STUDY DEVELOPMENT USE AND EFFECTS OF DRUGS

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WHAT IS A DRUG

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A SUBSTANCE USED TO MODIFY PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF PATHOLOGICAL STATES

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WHAT IS A MEDICINE

A

DRUGS GIVEN FOR THERAPUTIC PURPOSES

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WHAT IS A PHARMACOLOGY INDICATION

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IS A SPECIFIC CLINICAL DISPRDER FOR WHICH A DRUG MAY BE PERSCRIBED

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WHAT IS A PHARMACOLOGICAL CONTRAINDICATION

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IS A SPECIFIC SITUATION IN WHICH A DRUG SHOULD NTO BE PERSCRIBED

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WHAT ARE THE FORU MEDICAL USES FOR DRUGS

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PREVENT, TREAT AND INVESTIGATE DISEASE
AND ALTER PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION

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WHAT ARE THE 5 SOURCES OF DRUGS

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MICROORGANISMS, PLANTS HUMANS AND OTEHR ANIMALS, MINERALS, SYNTHETIC MATERIALS

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WHAT DOES THE CHEMICAL NAME OF A DRUG REFER TO

A

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS IN THE DRUGS

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WHAT DOES THE GENERIC NAME OF A DRUG REFER TO

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TEH UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED NAME THAT APPEARS ON ALL LABELS

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WHAT DOE STHE TREADE NAME OF A DRUG REFER TO

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THE COPYRIGHTED NAME GIVEN BY THE COMPANY WHO MAKES THE DRUG FIRST

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WHAT IS TEH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REGISTERED MEDICINE AND A LISTED MEDICINE

A

REGISTERED MEDS ARE HIGH RISK AND NEED A PERSCRIPTION

LISTED ARE OTC

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WHAT DRUG SCHEDULES ARE MOST RELEVANT TO OSTEOS

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2,3,4,8

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WHAT TYPES OF MEDS ARE UNDER SCHEDULE 2

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MEDS FOR SELF TREATMENT THAT ARE OTC

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WHAT ARE SCHEDULE 3 DRUGS

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PHARMACIST ONLY MEDS

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WHAT ARE SCHEDULE 4 MEDS

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PERSCRIPTION ONLY MEDS FROM A GP

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WHAT ARE SCHEDULE 8 MEDS

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CONTROLLED DRUGS. REQUIRED TO BE LOCKED AWAY - STRONG PAIN KILLERS - MORPHINE AND OPOIDS

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WHAT DOES PHARMACODYNAMICS REFER TO

A

HOW TEH DRUG AFFECTS THE BODY

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WHAT DOES PHARMAKINETICS REFER TO

A

WHAT THE BODY DOES TO TEH DRUG

19
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WHAT LEVEL OF PAIN ARE NSAIDS GOOD FOR

A

MILD TO MODERATE

20
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HOW DO NSAIDS WORK

A

INJURED TISSUES RELEASE PROSTAGLANDINS

NSAIDS INHIBIT PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS BY INHIBITING COX 1 AND 2 ENZYMES

21
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WHAT DOES THE COX 1 ENZYME DO

A

PRODUCES PROSTAGLANDINS THAT PROMOTE INFLAMMATION

22
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SELECTIVE NSAIDS INHIBIT ONLY THE COX _ PATHWAY

A

2

23
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WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A NONSELECTIVE NSAID

A

VOLTAREN, NUROFEN

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WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SELECTIVE NSAID

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CELEBREX