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Pharmacology For The DC Part 1 Flashcards

1
Q 
A painful injection
Relief from pain
A handful of capsules
A big payment at the drug store
A street corner exchange
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Drug images that get brought up in mind

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Drugs that affect the body in similar ways are listed in the same ____ ; I.e. laxatives, antihistamines

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Classification

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3
Q

Drugs in a classification have 5 characteristics

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Therapeutic uses
Side effects
Precautions
Contraindications
Interactions with other drugs
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4
Q

Historically ___ controlled medical treatment (remedies)

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Religious leaders

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5
Q

Religious leaders knew healing power of

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Natural substances

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6
Q

Concept of drugs came about in early Greek records (pharmakon) meaning

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Magic spell, remedy, or poison

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7
Q

Clay tablets from Babylonia, from the 18th century list more than ___ medicinal remedies

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500

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Q

Hippocrates favored

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Education and began dissection

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9
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During the 18th century, some immigrants to the colonies were

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Apothecaries (pharmacists)

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10
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Pharmacopoeia of the US in 1820

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First official listing of drugs in US

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11
Q

After civil war (1865) boundaries were established between

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Physicians and pharmacists

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12
Q

At the time of civil war ______ were the most common drugs adn available everywhere

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Morphine
Opium
Cocaine

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13
Q

1923 - banting-insulin extracted from

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Pancreas to treat diabetes

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14
Q

1925 - domagk

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Sulfa drug

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15
Q

1935 - fleming

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Penicillin

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16
Q

Required truth in labeling

Could not make false claims

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Food and drug act of 1906

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17
Q

Narcotic drug act of 1914 aka

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Harrison narcotic act

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18
Q

Taxed the production, importation and distribution of narcotics

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Narcotic drug act of 1914

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19
Q

1970

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Comprehensive drug abuse prevent and control act

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20
Q

This act categorized controlled substances according to a schedule based on potential for abuse

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Comprehensive drug abuse prevent and control act

21
Q

Concepts about drugs

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Drug action

Drug effect

22
Q

Drugs work by

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A variety of chemical actions

23
Q

Drugs can be used to maintain or restore

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Homeostasis

24
Q

Drugs act like chemical messengers to perform their specific actions in the body by

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Binding with receptors in cells

25
Q

Drugs can exert ___ actions in the body

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Powerful and specific actions

26
Q

Pharacokinetics

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ADME
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Elimination
27
Q

Drugs come from

A

Plants
Animals
Minerals
Chemicals

28
Q

Plants

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Morphine from opium poppy

29
Q

Animals

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Thyroid

30
Q

Minerals

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Silver nitrate

31
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Chemicals

A

Aspirin

32
Q

Plants have been used for centuries as

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Natural remedies

33
Q

Pharma companies harvest these plants and manufacture

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Drugs

34
Q

Digitalis (treats CHF) is made from

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Leaves of foxglove plant

35
Q

Animal and human hormones are reclaimed and given to patients to maintain

A

Homeostasis

36
Q

Permarin is a drug that contains estrogen from

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Mare

37
Q

Premarin manages

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Menopausal symptoms

38
Q

Part of US department of health and human services; controls all drugs for legal use

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Food and drug administration (FDA)

39
Q

Part of the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) enforces controlled substance laws

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Drug enforcement administration (DEA)

40
Q

Drug names

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Chemical
Generic
Brand/trade

41
Q

Identifies chemical elements and compounds found in the drug

Important to chemists and pharmacists

A

Chemical name

42
Q

N-acetyl-p-aminophenol

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Chemical name

43
Q

Universally accepted name and considered the official proprietary name

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Generic name

44
Q

Listed on labels and in PDR

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Generic name

45
Q

Acetaminophen

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Generic name

46
Q

Copyrighted name

Many brand names may exist for the same drug

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Brand/trade name

47
Q

Tylenol

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Brand/trade name

48
Q

OTCs

A

No Rx

Change ingredients or dosages

ADV CLET 1 (16 decks)

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