Week 1

Question 1

Drug source: Botanical

Answer 1

plant based

Question 2

Drug source: animal

Answer 2

Hormones

old method of harvesting

Question 3

Drug Source: Electrolytes

Answer 3

Synthesized

most modern drugs are made in labs

Question 4

Binders

Answer 4

Stick together

Question 5

Coatings

Answer 5

Will not interact with the stomach

Question 6

preservatives

Answer 6

help keep longer on shelves

Question 7

Thickeners

Answer 7

paste, syrup

Question 8

Pharmacotherapeutics

Answer 8

Treatment using medication

Question 9

Technicians role in regimen

Technicians must:

Answer 9

verify drug

calculate and confirm dosage

administer by correct route and time

observe animals response

question unclear med orders

ensure accurate labels

client education

create legal record for the regimen

Question 10

Rx

Answer 10

prescribed by doctor

Question 11

OTC

Answer 11

over the counter

Question 12

Veterinary-Client-Patient relationship

Answer 12

federal legal requirement for the prescription of drugs

Question 13

Extralabel use

Answer 13

Vetrinarian may choose a drug for treatment even if that drug is not labeled for that species or disease

Veterinarian-Client-Patient relationship required

Question 14

Controlled substances

Answer 14

drugs that have potential for abuse or dependence

stored in locked storage

Question 15

Pharmacokinetics

Answer 15

Events that occure after drug is administered to a patient

Question 16

Routes of administration

Answer 16

vary by drug and desired effect

enteral- usually by mouth

parenteral injection- not digestive system

Inhalation- breathable meds

topical- surface

Question 17

Bioavailability

Answer 17

how much of the drug is absorbed

Question 18

Drug distribution

Answer 18

how a drug gets from the absorption site to the site of action

Question 19

Biotransformation

Answer 19

metabolism

how the body changes to the drug so it can be excreted

Question 20

Drug excretion

Answer 20

how/where the drugs are exctreted from the body

Question 21

half-life

Answer 21

time required to excrete half of the present amount of the drug

Question 22

Residue

Answer 22

drug that can not be fully excreted leaves a residue in the body

Question 23

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 23

mechanisms by which drugs produce physiologic changes in the body

Question 24

agonist

Answer 24

ability to bind with a receptor

Question 25

partial agonist

Answer 25

ability to bind to parts of a receptor

Question 26

antagonist

Answer 26

blocks a receptor so that it cannot be bound

Question 27

efficacy

Answer 27

how well the drug produces the effect we want

Question 28

LD50

Answer 28

lowest dose that is lethal to 50% of animals in a trial

Question 29

ED50

Answer 29

lowest dose that produces the desired effect in 50% of animals in a trial

Question 30

Therapeutic Index

Answer 30

drug’s ability to acheive the desired effect and its tendency to produce toxic effects

Question 31

adverse reaction

Answer 31

An undesirable response to a drug

mild - life threatening

Question 32

Drug Interactions

Answer 32

response to a drug that is caused by the presence of a second drug

Question 33

FDA

CVM

Answer 33

food and drug administration

center for veterinary medicine

regulates animal drugs and feed additives

Question 34

EPA

Answer 34

Environmental Protection Agency

regulates animal topical pesticides

Question 35

USDA

Answer 35

U.S. Department of Agriculture

regulates biologics

Question 36

FARAD

Answer 36

Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank

database used to check if it is ok to use

Question 37

The Green Book

Answer 37

list of animal drugs approved by the FDA

Question 38

AMDUCA

Answer 38

The Animal Medicinal Drug USe Clarification Act of 1994

Allows extralabel use of drugs by vet prescrtiption

Question 39

MUMS

Answer 39

The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2001

allows extralabel approved drug use in less common species