Medication Administration

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Medication

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A substance administered for diagnosis, cure, treatment, relief or prevention of disease.

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Drug

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It has the connotation of illicitly obtained substances such as heroin, cocaine, or amphetamines

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Prescription

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Written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug

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Medication Names

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Generic Name, Official Name, Chemical Name, Trademark/Brand Name

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Generic Name/Prescription Name

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The name given to a drug before it becomes official; it is generally used throughout the drug’s use

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Official Name

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The name given to a drug after which the drug is listed in one of the official publications

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Chemical Name

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The name by which a chemist knows it; it describes the constituent of the drug precisely

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Trademark/Brand Name

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The name given to a drug by the manufacturer; the name is usually selected to be short and easy to remember

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Pharmacology

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Is the study of the effects of the drugs on living organisms

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Pharmacy

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The art of preparing, compounding, and dispensing the drugs

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Pharmacist

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A person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and to make up prescriptions

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Pharmacopoeia

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A book containing a list of products used in medicine with description of the products, chemical tests for determining identity and purity and formulas and prescriptions

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Types of drug preparation

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Aerosol spray or foam, aqueous solution, caplet, capsule, cream, elixir, extract, gel or jelly, liniment, lotion, lozenge (troche), ointment (salve, unction), powder, suppository, syrup, tablet, tincture, transdermal patch.

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Aerosol spray or foam

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A liquid powder, or foam deposited in a thin layer on the skin by air pressure

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Aqueous solution

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One or more drugs dissolved in water

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Caplet

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A solid form, shaped like a capsule, coated and easily swallowed

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Capsule

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A gelatinous container to hold a drug in powder, liquid, or oil form

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Cream

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A non-greasy semisolid preparation used on the skin

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Elixir

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A sweetened and aromatic solution of alcohol used as a vehicle for medicinal agents

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Extract

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A concentrate form of a drug made from a vegetable or animal

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Gel or jelly

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A clear or translucent semisolid that liquefies when applied to the skin

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Liniment

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A medication mixed with alcohol, oil, or soapy element and applied to the skin

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Lotion

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A medication in a liquid suspension applied to the skin

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Lozenge (troche)

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A flat, round, or oval preparation that dissolves and releases a drug when held in the mouth

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Ointment (salve, unction)

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A semisolid preparation of one or more drugs used for the application to the skin and mucous membrane

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Powder

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A finely ground drug or drugs; some are used internally, others externally

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Suppository

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One or several drugs mixed with a firm base such as gelatin and shaped for insertion into the body; the base dissolves gradually at body temperature, releasing drugs

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Syrup

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An aqueous solution of sugar often used to disguise unpleasant tasting drugs

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Tablet

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A powdered drug compressed into a hard small disc; some are readily broken along a scored line; others are enteric coated to prevent them from dissolving in the stomach

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Tincture

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An alcoholic or water-and-alcohol solution prepared from drugs derived from plants

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Transdermal patch

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A semi-permeable membrane shaped form of a disc or patch that contains a drug to be absorbed through the skin over a long period of time