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79 Cards in this Set
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mechanism of action |
Biological or biochemical changes with the body caused by drugs |
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drug of choice |
Drug or class of drugs most frequently prescribed because of effectiveness. |
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first line drugs |
Drugs that are very effective in treating a certain condition and that have an acceptable adverse effect profile. |
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Absorption |
How to drug gets into the bloodstream |
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Distribution |
Where the drug goes in the body |
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Metabolism |
How the drug is changed in the body. Can result in the activation or elimination of the drug |
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Elimination |
How the body gets rid of the drug |
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ADME process |
Absorption Distribution Metabolism Elimination |
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What determines the amount of drug absorbed? |
The pH of the compartment Lipid solubility Vascularity of the administration site |
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Weight per volume solution |
g of drug/100 ml of solution |
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Weight per weight |
grams of drug/100 grams of solid dosage form |
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Volume per volume percentage |
ml/ 100 ml Used in mixing solutions |
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finding % of drug in solution |
Convert g/100 ml to a percent |
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Farenheit |
F = C × (9/5) +32 |
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Celsius |
C = (F - 32) × 5/9 |
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meniscus |
"curved" portion of liquid inside a glass cylinder -look at bottom when measuring |
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1ml syringe increments |
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3ml, 5ml, 10ml syringe increments |
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insulin units to ml. |
order ÷ 100units/ml. |
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Used for measuring small amounts |
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nomogram |
chart that relates the height and weight of a person to his/her body surface area |
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body surface area |
The total area of the surface of the body |
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child's dose |
adult dose ÷ 1.7 |
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body surface are |
recommended dosage given in mg of drug/m squared. |
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individual's dose w/BSA
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BSA × dose (m squared × mg/m squared) |
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checking prescribed dose for safety |
dose ÷ BSA = amount of drug administered |
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BSA formula (standard) |
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BSA formula (metric) |
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Troche |
Lozenge |
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Information that can be added to script |
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Sumatriptan |
Imitrex |
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fexofenadine |
Telfast |
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Mirtazapine |
Remeron |
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hydroclorothiazide |
Diaqua |
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Exforge |
amlodipine/valsartan |
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Lovaza |
omega 3 fatty acid |
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Janumet |
/metformin |
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Atacand |
candesartan |
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Aventyl, Pamelor |
nortriptyline Tricyclic antidepressant |
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Adapin, Sinequan |
doxepin Tricyclic antidepressant |
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Ascendin |
amoxapin Tricyclic antidepressant |
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Ludiomil |
maprotiline Tetracycline Antidepressant |
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nefazadone |
No brand name Heterocyclic Antidepressant |
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aa |
of each |
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a |
arterial |
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Norvasc |
amlodipine |
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Deltasone |
prednisone |
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Dyrenium |
triamterene |
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Darvon-N |
propoxyphene |
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Prevacid |
lanpsoprezole |
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Lopressor |
metoprolol tartrate |
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Ativan |
lorazepam |
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Plavix |
clopidogrel |
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Serevent |
salmeterol |
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Fosamax |
alendronate |
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Zyrtec |
ceterizine |
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K-Lor |
potassium chloride |
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Septra, Bactrim |
trimethoprim/sulfametoxazole |
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Premarin |
conjugated estrogens |
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Valium |
diazepam |
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Vasotec |
enalapril |
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Levoxly |
levothyroxine |
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Allegra |
fexofenadine |
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Zantac |
rantidine |
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Lotrel |
amlodipine/benazapril |
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Statins |
Treat high triglycerides & cholesterol |
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Concentration |
Amount / volume |
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DEA |
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BOP |
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FDA |
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Joint Comission |
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DEA form 222 |
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Drug recall class l |
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Drug recall class ll |
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Drug recall class lll |
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Federal Food and Drug Act of 1906 |
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Narcotic Tax Act of 1914 |
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Durham - Humphrey Ammendment of 1951 |
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Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 |
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