Terminologies In Introduction To Pharmacology Flashcards
Define Pharmacology
The study of how a drug affects a biological system and how the body responds to the drug.
What are the Properties of an Ideal Drugs?
Effectiveness
Safety
Selectivity
Reversible Action
Predictability
Ease of Administration
What are the 10 Rights of Medication Administration?
Right Patient
Right Route
Right Time
Right Drug
Right Dose
Right Documentation
Right Education
Right To Refuse
Right Assessment
Right Evaluation
It is based on the compound chemical structure of the drug.
Chemical Name
It is nonproprietary name and universally accepted
Generic Name
Trade/Brand Name
Proprietary name, the name given by the company that makes drug.
What is “OTC”?
Over The Counter Drugs. It is also drugs that can be purchase without any prescription.
What is PRN?
“pro re nata” or as needed
_______ is a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
Drug
What is Pharmacokinetics?
The activity of drugs in the body over a period of time.
Give the 4 Processes in Pharmacokinetics
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Process on how you absorb the medication and it can be done in different route.
Absorption
______ is the transportation of medications to sites of action by bodily
fluids.
Distribution
Metabolism is define as?
Changes medications into less
active/ inactive form by the action
of enzymes
Elimination of drugs from the body is known as______
Excretion
