Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
Study of drugs and how they affect the body.
Pharmacology
Study of drugs in humans for patients and healthy volunteers.
Clinical Pharmacology
The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease
Pharmacotherapeutics
Any chemical that can affect living processes
Drug
Properties of an ideal drug.
A drug that elicits the responses for which it is given.
Effectiveness
Properties of an ideal drug.
A drug that cannot produce harmful effects even if administered in very high doses and for a very long time.
Safety
Properties of an ideal drug.
A drug that elicits only the response for which it is given. A selective drug would not produce side effects.
Selectivity
Properties of an ideal drug.
A
drug actions that subside within an appropriate time.
Reversible Action
Properties of an ideal drug.
A drug that we can know with certainty how a given patient will respond.
Predictability
Properties of an ideal drug.
A drug that is given conveniently with low needed doses
Ease of administration
10 Rights to medication administration
- Right Patient
- Right Route
- Right Time
- Right Drug
- Right Dose
- Right Documentation
- Right Education
- Right to Refuse
- Right Assessment
- Right Evaluation
Drug Name
Describes the drug’s chemical structure.
Ex. Acetylsalicylic Acid
Chemical Name
Drug Name
Should be lower case and is the drug’s active ingredient, official, nonproprietary name, not owned by any company and
universally accepted.
Ex. aspirin
Generic Name
Drug Name
It is given by the manufacturer, proprietary name, chosen by the drug company and registered
as trademark.
Ex. St. Joseph®
Trade/Brand Name
Nonprescription drug used for short-term treatment of common minor illnesses. They are legally available without a prescription.
Over-The-Counter Drug
