Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology Ch 1

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chemicals used to diagnose, treat or prevent disease

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drugs

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study of drugs actions on the body

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pharmacology

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four main sources of drugs

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plants, animals, minerals, and labratory(synthetic)

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the most important acitve component of plants is

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alkaloids

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react with acids to form salts to become more readily soluble in body fluids. usually end in ine and include atropine, caffeine, nicotine, and morephine

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organic alkaloids

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hormones, oils and fats, enzymes, vaccines are types of drugs derived from which source

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animal

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drugs that occur in nature or are combined with other ingredients to yield acids, bases, and salts

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minerals

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drugs produced in the labratory

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synthetic

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offical source of drug information

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pharmacopeia

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initial drug testing begins with ________ to determine _________?

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male and female mammals to determine toxicity, pharmakinetics, pharmacodynamics, and theraputic index

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determine drugs pharmakinetics, toxicty, and safe dosages in humans is which phase of drug testing in humans?

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phase 1

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determine drugs therapeutic drug level and watch carefully for toxic and side effects is which phase of drug testing in humans/

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phase 2

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refine usual therapeutic dose and to collect relevant data on side effect is which phase of drug testing in humans?

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phase 3

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post-moarketing analysis during conditional approval is which phase of drug testing in humans?

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phase 4

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drugs may be administered for any ________ or _________ indication

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labeled or unlabeled

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no recognized medical use, high abuse potential, and reseacrh use only are which category of schedule controlled substances?

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cat 1

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written prescriptions required, no telephone renewals, must be filled within 72 hours and cannot be refilled is which category of schedule or controlled substances

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cat 2

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prescriptions required to be rewritten after 6 months or 5 refills, telephone orders are allowed is which category of schedule of controlled substances

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cat 3 and 4

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dispenses as any nonnarcotic prescription is which category or schedule of controlled substances

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cat 5

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refers to the uncontaminated state of a drug containing only one active component

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purity

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described the degree to which a drug becomes absorbed and reaches general circulation

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bioavailability

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refers to a drugs strength or power to produce the desired effect

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potency

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refers to the drugs effectivness

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efficacy

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determined by the incidence and severity of reporated adverse reactions to the use of a drug

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safety and toxcity

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4 names drugs are identified by

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generic, trade, chemical, official

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abreviated version of the chemical name?

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generic name

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identification of a drug that is always capitalized and protected by a copyright

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trade name

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identification of a drug that is always followed by a USP or NF

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offical name

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identification of a drug that describes its atomic and molecular structure

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chemical name

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components of a drug profile(11)

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name
classification
mechanism of action
indications
pharmacokinetics
side effects/adverse reations
routes of administrations
contraidications
dosages
supplied
special considerations

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component of a drug profile that includes generic and trade information

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name

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component of a drug profile that groups a drug

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classification

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component of a drug profile that explains the way in which a drug causes its effect(pharmacodynamics)

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mechanism of action

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component of a drug profile that makes administration of a drug appropriate

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indications

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component of a drug profile that states how a drug is absorbed, distributed, eliminated and typically onset and duration of action

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pharmacokinetics

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components of a drug profile that state a drugs untoward or undesired effects

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side effects/adverse reactions

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components of a drug profile that state how a drug is to be given

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routes of administration

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components of a drug profile that state conditions in which it is inappropriate to administer the drug

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contraidications

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component of a drug profile that states the amount of the drug to be given

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dosages

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component of a drug profile that state common concentrations and packaging

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how supplied

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component of a drug profile that states how a drug may effect pediatric, geriatric, or pregnant patients

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special considerations

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4 forms of solid drugs

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pills, powers, tablets, and capsules

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4 most common drug forms

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liquid, solid, suppositories, inhalents

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signifies the opositio between to or more medications

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antagonism

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single, often times large dose of medication

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bolus

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occurs when a drug is administered in several doses causing an increased effect

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cumulative action

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medication that decreases or lessens a body function or action

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depressant

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physical or phycological dependence on a drug

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habitutation

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reation to a substance that is normally more profund than seen in a population

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hypersensitivity

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individual reation to a drug that is unsually differant from that seen in the rest of the population

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idiosyncrasy

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enhancment of a drugs effects by another

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potentiation

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patients or conditions that do not response to a drug are said to be

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refractory

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a drug that increase or enhances a bodily function

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stimulant

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the combined action of 2 drugs

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synergism

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desired, intended action of a drug

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theraputic action

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side effect that proves harmful to a patient

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untoward effect