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Pharmacology10
Question | Answer |
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Pharmacology | the study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms. |
what are the tree types of drug clasifications | Chemical composistion, how they work, snd the disease they treat. |
Medication names | Generic name, Brand name |
Generic name | reflects the chemical name, but in a shorter form. |
Brand name | the name the manufacturer uses to market the drug. |
Indications | the reasons for administrating a medication or performing a treatment. |
contra-indications | A factor that prevents the use of a medication or treatment. |
Dose | the amount of a drug to be administered at one time. |
mechanism of Action | How a drug works |
Effects | The desired results of administration of a medication. |
Side effects | effects that are not desired and that occur in addition to the desired affects. |
Drugs | The chemical substances that cause changes, physical or emotional, in an individual. |
Medicine | is a drug used to prevent, treat, or cure and illness or pain. |
three qualities of a medication | effectiveness, safety, and side effects. |
two ways to get medication | prescription, over the counter |
FDA | Food and drug administration |
Classifications | Analgesics, Antihistamines, Antibiotics, Antiacids |
Analgesics | relieve pain |
Antihistamines | help allergies |
Antibiotics | kills bacteria |
Antacids | relieve heartburn |
routes of administration | oral, Inhalation, injection, Nasogastric tube |
medication forms | Tablets, spray, liquid/vaporized, gel,suspension, fine powder of inhalation, gas |
Administrating a medication | obtain an order and confirm the order |
six rights of a medication | Right medication, right dose, right time, right route, right patient, right documentation |