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Provides accurate and complete drug information on nearly all prescription drugs marketed in the United States
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American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) Drug Information
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also known as the proprietary name, is chosen by the drug company and is usually trademarked; Also usually easier to pronounce
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brand (trade) name
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Describes the drug's chemical structure
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chemical name
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In five schedules, designed to show medical uses and abuse potential. I is the highest and V is the least
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controlled substances
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replaced the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in 1983 and became the sole legal drug enforcement agency
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Drug Enforcement Agency (FDA)
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– references consists of drug actions, indications, warnings and precautions, dosage and routes for administration, adverse reactions, client information, over dosage, drug interactions, contraindications, and comparison charts and tables
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Drug Facts and Comparisons (F & C)
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– Empowered by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. Monitors and regulates the manufacture and marketing of drugs. Ensures that all new drugs are tested for harmful effects, have labels with accurate information, and enclose with the
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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the official or nonproprietary name for the drug. Most drugs are ordered by this
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generic name
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giving the correct drug, but by the wrong route that results in the client’s death
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Malfeasance
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giving the wrong drug or drug does that results in the clients death
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Misfeasance
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Omission; omitting a drug dose that results in the client’s death
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Nonfeasance
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Lists several thousand drugs with complete drug information that is given by the pharmaceutical companies. Published yearly, but does not give complete pharmacological and therapeutic information and does not include nursing interventions. Two sections useful for nurses; the second section (pink) which is the drug name index and the white section (sixth) which gives information about the drugs
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Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR)
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Study of the effects of chemical substances on living tissues
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pharmacology
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Total of all authorized drugs available withing a country, containing prescriptions, recipes, strengths, standards of purity, and dosaage forms for the drugs.
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Pharmacopeia (US)
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the current authoritative source for drug standards, is revised every 5 years by a group of experts in nursing, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, chemistry, and microbiology. Drugs included in the USP-NF have met high standards for therapeutic use, client safety, quality, purity, strength, packaging safety, and dosage form. Drugs that meet these standards have the initials USP following their official name
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United States Pharmacopeia National Formulary (USP-NF)
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requires a legal prescription - Must bear the legend "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription.
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Legend Drugs
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Plants
Animals and Humans Mineral or Mineral Products Synthetic or chemical substances |
4 Sources of drugs
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High potiential for abuse
No medical Uses |
Schedule I
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High Abuse Potential
Accpeted medical uses No Rx refills allowed Must have legend affixed |
Scedule II
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Less abuse potential
Accepted medical uses Rx expires in 6 months No more than 5 fefills within 6 month period |
Schedule III
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Lower abuse potential
Written or oral Rx required |
Schedule IV
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Very limited abuse potential
Written or oral Rx required |
Schedule V
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Stated that drugs must be safe before marketing
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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
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Defined Legends drugs- distinguished more clearly between drugs that can be sold with or without a prescription and number of refills
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Durkham-Humphrey Admendment of 1952
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