Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
What do you call the study of drugs and their interaction with living things that
encompasses the physical, and chemical properties , as well as biochemical and physiologic effects?
PHARMACOLOGY
What do you call the study of drugs in human that is conducted in a healthy volunteers and patient?
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
It is the use of drug that helps to diagnose, prevent and treat a disease.
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
It is any chemical that can affect living processes.
DRUG
The 6 properties of an ideal drug are:
EFFECTIVENESS
SAFETY
SELECTIVITY
REVERSBLE ACTION
PREDICTABILITY
EASE OF ADMINISTRATION
The first 5 rights of Drug Administration:
RIGHT PATIENT
RIGHT ROUTE
RIGHT TIME
RIGHT DRUG
RIGHT DOSE
The other 5 rights of Drug Administration that we also consider:
RIGHT DOCUMENTATION
RIGHT EDUCATION
RIGHT TO REFUSE
RIGHT ASSESSMENT
RIGHT EVALUATION
The 3 Ethical Considerations that we follow:
AUTONOMY (RESPECT FOR PERSON)
BENEFICENCE
JUSTICE
It requires fairness in choosing the research subjects
JUSTICE
It is our duty to protect the research subject to any harm
BENEFICENCE
it is our treatment that we give to our research subject that they are capable of making decision in their own best interest(right to self-determination)
AUTONOMY (RESPECT FOR PERSON)
What do you call the proprietary name that is chosen by the drug company and registered as trademark?
TRADE/BRAND NAME
What do you call the drug name that describes the drug’s chemical structure?
CHEMICAL NAME
What do you call the official, nonproprietary name, not owned by any company and is universally accepted drug name?
GENERIC NAME
PRN
Pro re nata, a Latin phrase that have a meaning of “as needed”
The 4 processes of pharmacokinetics:
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
What do you call the study of the effects of the drugs on the body?
PHARMACODYNAMICS
What do you call a medication that can mimic the receptor activity regulated by endogenous compounds?
AGONIST
Components of Prescription Order Consists of:
CLIENT’S NAME
DATE AND TIME OF PRESCRIPTION
NAME OF MEDICATION
DOSAGE OF MEDICATION
ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
TIME AND FREQUENCY OF ADMINISTRATION
SIGNATURE OF PRESCRIBER
TELEPHONE ORDER: TRUE OR FALSE
Medication prescriptions are not written in
the chart by the provider or nurse who
takes a verbal or telephone prescription
FALSE
