Pharmacotherapeutics Flashcards
Absorption
Movement of drugs into the bloodstream after administration
Distribution
Transportation of medications to sites of action by bodily fluids
Metabolism (bio transformation)
Changes medications into active or inactive forms by enzyme action
Primary in liver
First pass effect
Liver inactivating some medication on their first pass through the liver
Excretion
Elimination from the body primary through kidneys
When should you obtain trough levels?
immediately before the next medication dose
Half life
The time for the medication in the body to drop by 50%
Pharmacodynamics
the interactions between medications and target cells,body systems and organs to produce effect
Agonist
Drugs that activate receptors and produce desired response
Antagonist
Drugs that prevent receptor activation and block a response
Sublingual
Under the tongue
Bucal
Between cheek and gum
Directly enters bloodstream and bypass the liver
Transdermal
Medication in a skin path for absorption through the skin
Eye drops
Drop medication into conjunctival sac
Ear drops
For adults: pull ear up and out
Children: down and back
Z tract
For IM injections to prevent medication from leaving back into subcutaneous tissue
Category
Therapeutic purpose of drug (most general)
Class
Can be used for one or more purpose based on method of action
Pharmacokinetic phases
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Pharmacokinetic phase
The study of the movement of drugs into, within, and out of the body
Enteric coated drugs
Resist sonaba hace gastric acid but disintegrate in Amal images tones (alkaline environment)
Passive
Diffusion
Active
Needs carrier (enzyme protein) to move across concentration gradient
Pinocytosis
Engulfing the drug particles