pharmacy Orientation( Sl 1&2) Flashcards
What are three definitions of pharmacy, and where does the word come from?
Pharmacy- Greek word Pharmakon
- General - place/ shop where drugs are sold or
dispensed - Professional –profession, members deal with drugs
Art and science of preparing / dispensing
medications and providing drug and related
information to the public
What is the definition of Pharmacist
A person who is
educated and
licensed to prepare
and dispense drugs
* Provide drug
related information
to the public
Why choose pharmacy?
Dynamic
Diverse employment opportunities
- Flexible work environment
- Comfortable income
- Respected profession
Pharmacists- drug experts dealing
with
Preparation
* Identification
* Selection
- Action
- Preservation
- Sales
- Combination
- Analysis
- Standardization
- Use
- Counselling
- Information
Education
training
what is a Drug?
when we use a drug with examples
Active pharmaceutical ingredient used to
* treat (cure)
* diagnose (barium meal to diagnose inflammation or abnormalities of the foregut and vaccine)
* correct improper function (insulin in case of diabetes )
* or supply body with essential elements (vitamins and minerals
كم اسم للdrug وعطيني مثال
brand name ( Adol,Pnadol)
Generac name (paracetamol)
chemical name (N-acetyl-p-aminophenol)
Acute and Chronic (explain and examples)
Acute
* sudden onset
* short duration disease or illness
headache
Chronic
* long duration disease or illness
cancer, asthma, diabetes.
الفرق بين objective and subjective
objective نقدر نقيسه
subjective ما نقجر نقيسه على حسب ويش قال المريض
Allergic Reaction-
sensitivity to a specific substance
* absorbed via skin
* inhaled
* swallowed
* or injected
Antibody-
protein produced by immune system in
response to foreign substance in the body
Antidote-
a substance or remedy that counteracts effects
of poisons
Recreational Drugs-
illegal- used mostly in a social setting for
pleasurable effects instead of medicinal value
Symptom
a condition that comes before onset of
disease or illness
▪ an abnormality that provides evidence of
disease existence
▪ Eg. pain fever cough
Tolerance
The condition in which the body becomes
unresponsive to a substance after prolonged
exposure
Prophylaxis
use of pharmaceutical drugs to prevent disease
Half-life
The time required for the drug concentration in
the blood to decrease from 100% to 50%
Drugs with short half time administered frequency
Drugs with long half time require less frequent dosing
Compounds-
A substance made from a combination of two or more
substances
Contagious-
The time period when an infectious person can
transmit a disease to another person through direct or
indirect contact
Contraindication-
An aspect of a patient’s condition that does not fit
with the proposed treatment
Controlled release medication
Released and processed gradually in the body over time.
Controlled release medication
Released and processed gradually in the body over time.
Withdrawal sympto
It is an effect or symptoms that can occur as the result of
suddenly stopping the use of a substance after
prolonged use.
(Anxiety, trouble sleeping)
Ex:Opioids
Controlled release medication
Released and metabolized over a period of time in
the body
