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pharmacology
Question | Answer |
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Schedule I | Drugs that have a high potential for abuse.Not currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S. |
Examples of schedule 1 drugs | opioids, ketobemidone, allylprodine, heroin, LSD, mescaline, peyote |
Schedule II | Has high potential for abuswe. Have a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S. |
Examples of schedule 2 drugs | opium, morphine, codine, ethylmorphine, hydrocodine. |
Schedule III | Has potential for drug abuse less than schedule 1 or 2. Have currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S. |
Examples of schedule 3 drugs | Phendimetrazine, methyprylon, nalorphine, Combinations of amobarbital, secobarbital, or pentobarbital with other active ingrediants. |
Schedule IV | Drugs or substances have a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule 3 |
Examples of schedule 4 drugs | Chloral hydrate, chloral betaine, ethchlorvynol, phenobarbital, diazapam,pemoline, oxazepam. |
Schedule V | The drug or substance has a low potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use. |
Examples of schedule V drugs | Compounds containing limited amts. of codine, dihydrocodeine, ethlmorphine, opium, or diphenoxylate in combination with other non-narcotic active ingredients. (lower than schedule III) Diphenoxylate and atropine (lomotil) |
Drug standards | published reference texts. Lists of the known value, strength, quality, and ingredients of various drugs for quality and strength. |
The United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP) | Formerly 2 standards, the Pharmacopoeia and the National Formulary have been combined into 1 volume, includes lists of approved drugs |
Physicians Desk Refference PDR | most widely used. trade name, acceptable uses, side effects, doses |
drug standards | lists of the known value, strength, quality, and ingredients of various drugs |
automatic stop policy | antibotics and narcotics are examples of drugs that have an automatic stop policy. a new order is needed for refills |
ac | before meals |
bid | twice a day |
caps | capsule |
DC | discontinue, discharge |
gm | gram |
gr | grain |
gtt | drop |
hs | at bedtime |
IM | intramuscularly |
IV | intravenously |
IU | international unit (herbs) |
pc | after meals |
PO | by mouth |
prn | as needed |
qd | every day |
qh | every hour |
q2h | every 2 hours |
q3h | every 3 hours |
qhs | nightly or at bedtime |
qid | 4 times a day |
qod | every other day |
stat | immediately |
tab | tablet |
tid | 3 times a day |
application to the skin | lotions and creams |
name 5 applications to the mucous membranes? | 1. suppositories 2. enemas 3. intranasel preparations 4. opthalmic preparations 5. ear preparations |
list the methods of parenteral administration | 1. intradermal injection 2. subcutaneous injection 3. intramuscular injection 4. intravenous administration 5. intra-arterial injection |