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Naming Drugs
Chemical name |
Indicates drug's chemical structure
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Code name
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Assigned by manufacter to an experimental chemical that shows potencial as a drug(example SCH100)
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Generic name
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assigned to a chemical by the us adopted name(ASUN) concil, when the chemical appears to have a therapeutic use and the manufacter wishes to market the drug-name often loosely based on the drug's chemical structure
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Official name
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Experimental drug become fully approved for general use-generic name becomes the official name
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Trade name
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brand name or property name given by a particualr manufacter
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abbreviations
prn |
as needed
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as much as required(quantity sufficient)
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bid
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twice a daily
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qid
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four times daily
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tid
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three times daily
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Routes of administrations
Enteral |
tables, capsules, supository, elixir, suspension, most common route-oral by mouth
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Enteral advances
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painless, convenient, least expensive, self administered
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Topical
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drugs applied directly to the skinor mucous membrane (powder, ointment, lotion, solution)
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Parental
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Besides the intestines-injections
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Transdermal
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application to skin (patch, past)
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Inhalation
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Aerosolized agent intended to target the lung or respiratory tract (also gases given for anesthesia)
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Liver
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Principal organ for drug metabolism
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Kidney
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is the primary side of drug excretion in the body.
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