Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
Important Five rights
- Right Patient
- Right Route
- Right Time
- Right Drug
- Right Dose
Chemical that can affect living processes.
Drug
The study of drugs and their interaction with living things.
Pharmacology
Properties of an ideal drugs
- Effectiveness
- Safety
- Selectivity
- Reversible Action
- Predictability
- Ease of administration
What is the meaning of STAT?
Immediately
Different routes of administration of medication.
- Subcutaneous
- Intramuscular
- Intravenous
- Oral
- Sublingual
- Rectal
The study of the movement of drug throughout the body
Pharmacokinetics
What is the meaning of OTC?
Over The Counter Drug
Describes drug’s chemical structure.
Chemical Name
Nonproprietary name and universally accepted.
Generic Name
Proprietary name and registered as trademark.
Trade/Brand Name
Four processes in Pharmacokinetics
- Absorption
- Distribution
- Metabolism
- Excretion
Parenteral Administration is superior when there’s an __________.
Emergency
What is the fastest route of administration?
Intravenous
Plasma protein will attract _________
Drug molecules
Refers to the percentage of administered drug available for activity.
Bioavailability
Give the four factors that affect metabolism.
- Age
- First pass effect
- Metabolic pathway
- Nutritional status
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring measures the amount of certain medicine in ________.
Blood
Length of the time the drug exerts a therapeutic effect
Duration
Limited affinity to receptor sites
Partial agonist
