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1
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Define Drug

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A substance that may alter one or more body functions

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2
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Define OTC

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Over the Counter

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Define Rx

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Recipe, proscription, or medication that require Doctors authorization

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4
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What are the 5 uses of a drug?

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  1. Diagnostic
  2. Palliative
  3. Prophylaxis
  4. Replacement
  5. Therapeutic
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What is the use of a diagnostic drug?

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Diagnostic drugs determine the cause of health problems

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What is the use of palliative drugs?

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Drugs that do not cure, but provide comfort from pain/symptoms

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What is the use of a prophylaxis?

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Drugs that provide the prevention of a disease or condition

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What is the use of a therapeutic drug?

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A drug that is used to cure or treat a disorder

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What does drug classification mean?

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Drugs are classified according to their actions and effects they have on the body

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What is the FDA, and what does it do

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The Food & Drug Administration: The Department of the Government that regulates development, safety, testing, and sale of all Rx/OTC drugs

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11
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There are five schedules of controlled substances, what are they and what does each level mean?

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Schedule I: Not proscribed, no medical use with high risks of abuse
Schedule II: Accepted medical use, with severe limitations and great abuse potential
Schedule III: Moderate abuse potential
Schedule IV: Low abuse potential
Schedule V: Very low abuse risk

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What is the DEA, and what does it do?

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The branch of government concerned with justice and regulation over narcotics, their authority extends to proscribing, refilling, and controlling substances.

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13
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What goes into a Rx?

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Date
Pt name & Address
Superscription(Rx label)
Inscription(Medication name and form) 
Subscription(Amount dispensed) 
Sig/signature(Pt instructions)
Refills 
Phys. signature
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What are the three drug names and what do they mean?

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Trade Name: The manufactures name, it is usually patented/copyrighted
Generic Name: Given to all the drugs that have the same makeup, ingredients, and chemicals inside
Chemical Name: The chemical components of a drug

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What is a PDR, what are some of the sections inside

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Physicians desk reference
Some sections include:
indications
Contraindications
Adverse reactions
warnings
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16
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What is pharmakokinetics

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The study of any action in the body; has 5 phases involved

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17
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what is absorption

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It is how fast a drug is taken into the body

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18
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What is distribution

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How a drug is transported through the body

19
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What is action

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How the drug works; what it does

20
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What is metabolism

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How a drug is broken down by the body

21
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What is excretion

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When the drug is eliminated by the body

22
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What is drug absorption

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The amount of time it takes for a drug to be active in the body, combined with the effects it has on the person

23
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What are the factors that affect drug absorption

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Body Weight 
Sex
Time of day
Existing pathology 
Age
Tolerance 
Psychological
24
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There are two types of medication effects what are they and what do they do

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Local-Medication that has a direct effect on an applied area

Systemic-Medication that affects the whole body

25
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There are two types of drug interaction, what are they and what do they do

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Synergism- Actions within a drug that increases the effects of another drug; two drugs that work together
Antagonism-A drug that decreases the effects of another drug

26
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What are the 7 rights

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  1. Right pt
  2. Right Drug
  3. Right dose
  4. Right technique
  5. Right route
  6. Right time
  7. Right documentation
27
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What are the routs of medication administration

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Oral
Topical 
Trans dermal
Inhalation
Parenteral
28
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What are the three main types of injections

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Intradermal
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous

29
Q

Where are intradermal injections given

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The dermis layer of the anterior forearm or the upper back

30
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What are intradermal injections given for

A 
TB skin tests 
PPD tests (the same thing as TB test)
31
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Where are subcutaneous injections given

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Given into subcutaneous fat of the upper arm, upper thigh, abd, or upper back

32
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What is the typical needle gauge and length of intradermal injections?

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25-28 gauge; 1/2-5/8 inch long

33
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What angle are intradermal injections given at

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5 Degree angle

34
Q

What are SQ injections used for typically

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Vaccinations(MMR, Varicella, Ect.) Insulin, and heparin

35
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what is the typical needle gauge and length of a SQ injection

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25 Gauge; 5/8 inch

36
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What angle is a SQ injection given at

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45 Degree angle

37
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What are the most important Injection sites for Intramuscular injections

A 
Deltoid
Gluteal
Ventral gluteal
rectus femorus 
nastus lateralis
38
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What is a vial

A

Pre-filled glass bottle with a rubber stopper, may be single or multi-dose

39
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What is an ampule

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Single use glass container

40
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What is a cartridge

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Pre-filled and measured syringes

41
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what are the parts of a syringe

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Barrel
plunger
flange
tip

42
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What are the parts of a needle

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Point
Bevel
Lumen
hub

43
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What are the three types of syringes

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Hypodermic-used for SQ or IM injections
Insulin-used for insulin injections only
Tuberculin-Used for Tb testing or allergy testing only

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