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Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards

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It is a study of drugs and their interactions with living things which encompasses the physical, and chemical properties, and biochemical and psychologic effects.

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Pharmacology

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Clinical pharmacology Meaning

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Study of drugs in human patients and healthy volunteers

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The drugs that are being used to diagnose, prevent or treat disease.

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Pharmacotherapeutics

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It is a chemical that affects living processes

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Drugs

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What are the Important five of Medication Administration?

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  1. RIght Patient
  2. Right Route
  3. Right time
  4. Right Drug
  5. Right Dose
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What are the other 5 of Medication administration?

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  1. Right documentation
  2. RIght Education
  3. RIght to refuse
  4. RIght assessment
  5. Right evaluation
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What are the Three Ethical Considerations?

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  1. Respect for persons/ Autonomy
  2. Beneficence
  3. Justice
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Chemical Name

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It describes Drug’s chemical structure

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Generic Name

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official, nonproprietary name, not owned by any company and universally accepted

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Trade/ Brand name

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Proprietary, is a name chosen by the drug company and registered as a trademark.

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Over The Counter Drugs (OTC)

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It may be purchased without a prescription.

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PRN Meaning

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pro re nata

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Pharmacokinetics meaning

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Study of the movement of the drug throughout the body.

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What are the 4 processes of Pharmacokinetics?

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  1. Absorption
  2. Distribution
  3. Metabolism
  4. Excretion
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Transmission of medications from the location of administration to the bloodstream

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Absorption

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It is the effect to reduce the amount of active drug available to exert a pharmacologic effect

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First Pass Effect

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It refers to the percentage of administered drugs available for activity

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Bioavailability

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Distribution Meaning

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Transportation of medications to sites of action bodily fluids.

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PRODRUGS and HALF LIFE Meaning

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Prodrugs- it is metabolized into an active pharmacologic substance

Half-Life- The number of drugs in the body to be reduced by half

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What is Therapeutic Index?

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It describes the relationship between the therapeutic dose of the drug and the toxic dose of the drug.

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