front 1 OTC means | back 1 Over the counter |
front 2 Controlled substance | back 2 Drug controlled by prescription requirement because of danger of addiction or abuse |
front 3 Indications | back 3 A list of medical conditions or disease for which a drug is meant to be used |
front 4 Actions | back 4 description of cellular changes that occur as a result of the drug |
front 5 Contradictions | back 5 list of conditions for which the drug should not be given |
front 6 warnings and cautions | back 6 list of conditions or types of patients that warrant closer observation for specific side effects when given the drug |
front 7 Side effects and adverse reactions | back 7 a list of possible unpleasant or dangerous secondary effects, other than the desired effects Example: Drowsy, itching |
front 8 Intercations | back 8 list of other drugs or foods that may alter the effect of the drug and usually should not be given during the same course of therapy |
front 9 How Supplied | back 9 the available forms and strengths of the drug |
front 10 usual dosage | back 10 the amount of drug considered safe for administration, the route, and the frequency of administration |
front 11 pharmocology | back 11 study of drugs and their action on living organisms |
front 12 drug | back 12 any chemical substance taken into the body for the purpose of affecting body function |
front 13 pharmacodnamics | back 13 the study of the actions and effects of drugs on the body |
front 14 pharmackinetics | back 14 the use of a drug in the body by 4 steps: ABSORPTION DISTRIBUTION BIOSTRANSFORMATION EXCRETION |
front 15 Prophylaxis | back 15 prevention getting ahead of reactions |
front 16 Drug enforcement Agency(DEA) | back 16 concerned with controlled substances only, enforces laws against drug activities including illegal drug use, dealing, and manufacturing, they also monitor need for changing the schedules of abused drugs |
front 17 Narcotics regulations | back 17
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front 18 Drug Standards Purity | back 18 pure drug, contains only one specific chemical |
front 19 Drug Standards Potency | back 19 Strength, reflected in grams, mg, mcg, or other units in weight when active ingredients unknown potency is reflected in units |
front 20 Drug Standards Bioavailability | back 20 readiness of a drug to produce a drug effect. Measured by the concentration of the drug in blood or tissue at a specific time after administration |
front 21 Drug Standards Efficacy | back 21 Its ability to produce a desired chemical change in the body |
front 22 Drug Standards Safety and toxicity(opposites) | back 22 determined by recording type and # of adverse effect that occur in individuals after a drug is administered |
front 23 Drug Standards Therapeutic Dosages | back 23 dosages that fall within the margin of safety |
front 24 Principles of Drug Action and Interactions Pharmacokinetics: Drug processing by the body
| back 24 getting in the blood stream |
front 25 Principles of Drug Action and Interactions Pharmacokinetics: Drug processing by the body | back 25 Moving from the blood stream into the tissues and fluids of the body |
front 26 Principles of Drug Action and Interactions Pharmacokinetics: Drug processing by the body | back 26 physical and chemical alterations that a substance undergoes in the body |
front 27 Principles of Drug Action and Interactions Pharmacokinetics: Drug processing by the body | back 27 Eliminating waste products of drug metabolism from the body |
front 28 Half Life | back 28 the amount of time required for 50% of the drug to be eliminated from the body
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