Pharmacology Vocab Flashcards
Administer
To give a drug
Adverse Effects
unintended negative reaction
Controlled Substance
A drug that is categorized as potentially dangerous
Dispense
To distribute a drug
Efficacy
The therapeutic value of a drug
Generic name
A drug’s official name
Indication
The purpose for using a drug
Labeling
Information provided with a drug
Pharmacodynamics
The study of what drugs do to the body
Pharmacokinetics
The study of what the body does to the drugs
Pharmacology
The study of drugs
Pharmacotherapeutics
The study of how drugs are used to treat disease
Prescribe
To order medication
Side effects
unintended but fairly mild and common effects of a medication
Toxicology
The study of poisonous effects of drugs
Trade name
A drug’s brand name
Amount to Administer
The amount of medication the patient will recieve
Apothecary System
An older system of measurement that includes units such as fluid ounces, fluid drams, pints, and quarts.
Desired Dose
Amount of medication the practitioner has ordered
Dose on hand
The amount of medication in each unit.
Metric System
A system of measurement based on multiples of 10
Proportions
Two fractions that are equal to eachother
Quantity
Amount of medication on hand.
Buccal
Between the cheek
Diluent
Liquid used to dissolve and dilute
Intradermal
Within the upper layers of the skin
Intramuscular
Within muscle
Intravenous
Injected directly into a vein.
Ointment
A form of topical drug
Scored
An indented line on a tablet
Solution
A homogenous mixture of a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance.
Subcutaneous
under the skin
Sublingual
under the tounge
Transdermal
drug administered through the skin directly into the bloodstream.
Z-track method
technique used when injecting a drug that can irritate subcutaneous tissue.
