Medication Administration

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The process by which a drug passes into the bloodstream.

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absorption

Front 2

More severe side effects which may justify the discontinuation of a drug.

Back 2

Adverse effects

Front 3

A drug that interacts with a receptor to produce a response.

Back 3

Agonist

Front 4

_____ are small glass container for individual doses of liquid medications.

Back 4

Ampules

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The _____ is the part of the needle, which is the slanted part at the tip of the needle.

Back 5

bevel

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_____ is the process by which a drug is converted to a less active form.

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Biotransformation or detoxification

Front 7

The _____ name is the name given by the drug manufacturer.

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brand

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The term _____ means pertaining to the cheeck.

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buccal

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A _____ is a tube with a lumen that is inserted into a cavity or duct and is often fitted with a trocar during insurtion.

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cannula

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The _____ name is the name by which a chemist knows the drug and describes the constituents of the drug precisely

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Chemical

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_____ is the increasing response to repeated doses of a drug that occurs when the rate of administration exceeds the rate of metabolism or excretion.

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Cumulative effect

Front 12

The rransportation of a drug from its site of absorption to its site of action is known as _____ .

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distribution

Front 13

What is the term given to a chemical compound taken for disease prevention, diagnosis, cure, or relief or to effect the structure or function of the body.

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drug

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Drug _____ is the inability to keep the intake of a drug or substance under control.

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dependence

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Drug _____ is marked by excessive intake of a drug either continually or periodically.

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abuse

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An immunologic reaction to a drug is known as a

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drug allergy

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Drug _____ is a mild of psychologic dependence on a drug.

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habituation

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The beneficial or harmful effects of one drug on another is known as Drug _____ .

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interaction

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Drug _____ is a condition in which successive increases in the dosage of a drug are required to maintaina given therapeutic effect.

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tolerance

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A drug name not protected by trademark and usually describing the chemical structure of the drug is the _____ name.

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generic

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Hypodermic means.

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under the skin

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A disease caused unintentionally by medical therapy is called an _____ disease.

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iatrogenic