Week 2 - Ch 3,4,5,6,14 Flashcards
Topical route of administration
drug is applied directly to the skin or the eyes or ears
11 routes of drug administration
Topical, transdermal, oral, sublingual or buccal, nasal, inhalation, nasogastric, gastrostomy or jujunostomy, vaginal, rectal, parenteral or intradermal or subcutaneous or intramuscular or intravenous
Transdermal route of administration
Applied to the skin but the therapeutic affect is felt systemically
Oral route of administration
Placing the drug in the mouth and swallowing it
Sublingual route of administration
Placing the drug under the tongue and allowing it to slowly disintegrate
Buccal route of administration
Placing the drug in the pocket between the cheek and the lower teeth on one side of the mouth and allowing it to slowing disintegrate
Nasal route of administration
Spraying a drug into the nasal cavity
Inhalation route of administration
A drug that is in a gas, liquid, or powder form, absorbed through the alveoli of the lungs
Nasogastric route of administration
Tube is passed from the nose through the esophagus and into the stomach
Gastrostomy and jujunostomy route of administration
Using a surgically implanted feeding tube
Vaginal route of administration
For vaginal infections and contraceptive forms
Rectal route of administration
Used when a patient is vomiting, unconscious, or the drug can not be given by injections
Parenteral route of administration
All routes of administration other than oral
Intradermal route of administration
Using a syringe to inject a liquid into the dermis
Subcutaneous route of administration
Using a syringe to inject a liquid drug into the subcutaneous tissues
Intramuscular route of administration
Injection of a liquid drug into the belly
Intravenous route of administration
Injection of a liquid into a vein
The drug’s main action for which it was prescribed by the physician or other healthcare provider
Therapeutic effect
Drug effects other than the therapeutic effect, can be mild and temporary, moderate and annoying, or severe enough that the patient must stop taking the drug
Side effect
Severs side effects
Adverse effects
Specific area of the body that has the disease
Target organ
Addiction
Chemical dependency on a drug
Ampule
Small, slender, glass container with a main body and a narrow elongated neck. Contains liquid drugs used for injection or IV administration
Solutions that contain the drug in water and alcohol bases with added sugar and flavoring
Elixir
Tablet form of a drug formed from a hardened base of sugar and water containing the drug and other flavorings
Lozenge
Placebo
A drug form that exerts no pharmacological effect, no therapeutic effect, and no side effects when administered
Prophylaxis
Prevention of a disease or condition, drug is administered before the onset of the disease or conditions in order to prevent its occurrence
Transdermal patch
Contains drugs and are applied to the skin, releases a small amount of drug over a long period of time, usually for 1 or 2 days
4 types of medication orders
Medication order, verbal order, standing order, automatic stop order
The written record of a physician’s order to the pharmacist to dispense a drug to a patient who is in a hospital or other healthcare facility
Medication order
When a patient has been admitted to the hospital, the physician can give this order over the phone to a licensed nurse, who then writes the order on the physician’s order sheet, and signs her name and the initials of her license
Verbal order
A group of specific orders that are pre printed on a facility’s physician’s order sheet
Standing order
Type of medication order that originates not with the physician but with the hospital pharmacy, valid for a certain number of days
Automatic stop order
Components of medication orders
Prescriber info, patient info, age and weight, date of order, rx, drug name, drug strength, drug form, qty, directions, signature, refills, generic substitution, DEA number
