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19 Cards in this Set
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Therapeutic Dose
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Amount needed to produce desired effect
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Unit Dose
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Single dose
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Anti-inflammatory agent
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Cortisone
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Maintenance Dose
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Keeps concentration of the drug at a certain level
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Pharmacology
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is the study of Drugs, the science that is concerned with the history, origin, sources,physical and chemical properties, uses and the effects of drugs upon living organisms
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Schedule II
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includes drugs that have an accepted medical use with certain restriction
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Factors that affect Drug dosage are
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weight, sex, age, disease process, pregnancy and lactation
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Cumulative dose
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Is the summation of a drug present in the body after repeated medication
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Syrup
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are the drugs dissolved in a solution of sugar water and then flavored
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Analgesic
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an agent that relieves pain without causing loss of consciousness
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Anticholinergic
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An agent that blocks parasympathetic nerve impluses
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An agent that lowers blood glucose levels
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hypoglycemic
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Action occurs when the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream.
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Systemic
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The process whereby the drug passes into body fluids and tissues
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Absorption
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Discs that consist of a medication in a candy-like base.
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Lozenge
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Utilizes a propellent
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Aerosol
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Pertaining to under the tongue
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Sublingual
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The substance that is dissolved to form a solution
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Solute
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Drug dissolved in alcohol and water
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Elixir
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