Week 1: Intro To Pharm

Question 1

Pharmacology

Answer 1

The study of the effects of chemical substances on living tissue

Question 2

Pharmacotherapy

Answer 2

(Drug therapy) used to prevent, diagnose, treat, also to treat signs and symptoms or cure disease

Question 3

Local

Answer 3

On the skin

Sunscreen or local anesthetic

Question 4

Systemic

Answer 4

Circulate through the bloodstream to their sides of action

Question 5

Nursing practice act

Answer 5

I. Every state has its own laws regarding medication administration
II. Nurses are responsible for knowing their states laws and administrative code

Question 6

Autonomy

Answer 6

Right to self determination

Right to refuse

Question 7

Beneficence

Answer 7

Duty to protect research subjects from harm

Question 8

Justice

Answer 8

All people treated fairly, equal access to healthcare for all

Question 9

Informed consent

Answer 9

Right to be informed and participation is voluntary

Question 10

Phase I of clinical experiments

Answer 10

Trial is primarily designed to Evaluate safety, determine range of safe dosage, see any side effects, adverse effect, and identify pharmokinetics
N=20-80

Question 11

Phase II clinical experiments

Answer 11

Demonstrate the safety and efficiency of drug with people who have disease
N= 100-300

Question 12

Phase III of clinical experiments

Answer 12

Large amount of patients with disease to confirm the drug effectiveness, monitor side effects, compared to commonly used treatments, and collect info.
N= 1000+ patients

Question 13

Phase IV clinical experiments

Answer 13

Test for long-term effects (optimal and additional users after the drug of treatment has been marketed)
N=1000-3000

Question 14

Placebo

Answer 14

Same drug with different dose, route, or frequency

Question 15

Open Label Study

Answer 15

Everyone knows the treatment group assignment

Question 16

Single blind

Answer 16

Subjects are the only ones who don’t know the group they are assigned to

Question 17

Double blind

Answer 17

Neither the subjects or the healthcare professionals know who is receiving The experiment control form of therapy

Question 18

Triple blind

Answer 18

The patients, clinicals, and the people carrying out the statistical analysis do not know which treatment patients had

Question 19

1906 Pure Foods and Drug Act

Answer 19

Protect the public from this labeled/adulterated drugs

Required the company to put label

Question 20

1912 Shirley Amendment

Answer 20

Prohibits false therapeutic claims on drug labels

Result of Mrs. Winslow’s Soothin that claim to treat teething and colic but lead to death of many infants

Question 21

1951 Durham- Humphrey Amendment

Answer 21

Legend drugs can only be dispensed with prescription only

Question 22

1970 controlled substance act

Answer 22

Designed to remedy of problem of drug abuse

Promote struggle education and research into the prevention and treatment of drug department

Question 23

1996 Health insurance portability and accountability act

Answer 23

HIPPA

Question 24

1997 Food and a drug Administration Modernization Act

Answer 24

Review the use of new drugs

Question 25

Chemical name

Answer 25

Drugs chemical structure

Question 26

Generic name

Answer 26

United Stated adopted name council given name of the drug

Question 27

Brand (trade) Name

Answer 27

Drug company’s chosen name

Question 28

DAW

Answer 28

Dispense as written

Question 29

Generic name

Answer 29

Drug is usually ordered by generic to avoid confusion

Must be bio equivalent to brand name

Question 30

Therapeutic classifications

Answer 30

Usually reflect the conditions for which the drugs are used

Question 31

Chemical characteristics

Answer 31

How the chemical works

Question 32

OTC drugs

Answer 32

Over the counter drugs (all drugs carry risk)

Available without prescription

Question 33

Nursing protocols

Answer 33

Record date:time
Patient name, prescribed name, nurses name
TRAMP

Question 34

5 rights of safe drug administration

Answer 34

Time
Route
Amount
Medication 
Patient