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Therapeutic Index (TI)
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Range of medication levels circulating in teh blood needed to achieve disired effects.
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What effect does below TI range cause?
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Meds will not product the disired effect.
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Wat effect does above TI range cause?
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Meds can be toxic.
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What is Half Life?
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Amt of time required to reduce a drug level to half its initial strength or drug concentration.
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What is Drug Tolerance?
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Occurs when a person Requires a higher dosage of a drug to produce the same affects that a lower dose once produced.
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What is Drug Dependence?
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Occurs when a person experiences physical and or psychological symptoms of withdraw with out the use of the drug.
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What is indication?
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The purpose of a specific drug; what it is used for.
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What is Contraindication?
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Diseases or conditions with which a drug should not be used.
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Food & Drug Administration? (FDA)
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Empowered by federal law to regulate drugs used for human use in the united states.
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Generic Names?
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A name given to a drug by the USAN Council before it becomes official. Can be used in any company by any manuf. The first letter in a generic name is always lower case.
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Brand Names?
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Name given by manufactor of developer, that name is restricted to the manufactor. The first letter is always capital.
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Pharmacokinetics?
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Movement of meds thru the body.
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What are the 4 steps of Parmacokinetics?
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Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
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Describe Absorption?
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Movement of meds from the site of admin to the blood stream.
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Describe Distribution?
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Transportation of meds via blood stream to its site of action.
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Describe Metabolism?
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Occurs primarily in the Liver.
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Describe Excretion?
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elimination of a med from te body via the kidneys.
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Factors that effect Absorption?
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Rate: how quickly absorbed
Amt: amt absorbed determins the potiency of its effect Route: effects Rate & Amt |
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Routes *Slowest to Fastest*
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Topical
Oral Suppositories Im & Subcu SL & Resp:Partial Absorption, almost complete IV: Rapid Complete Absorption |
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What does Enteral refer?
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Gastric
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What does Parentral refer?
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Injection
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