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A REACTION THAT OCCURS WHEN THE COMBINED EFFECT OF TWO DRIGS IS EQUAL TO THE SUM OF EACH DRUG GIVEN ALONE
ADDITIVE DRUG REACTION
UNDESIRABLE DRUG EFFECTS
ADVERSE REACTION
A DRUG THAT BINDS WITH A RECEPTOR TO PRODUCE A THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE
AGONIST
A DRUG REACTION THAT OCCURS BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL'S IMMUNE SYSTEM VIEWS THE DRUG AS A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE
ALLERGIC REACTION
A DRUG THAT JOINS WITH A RECEPTOR TO PREVENT THE ACTION OF AN AGONIST AT THAT RECEPTOR
ANTAGONIST
DRUGS WITH A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY SPECIAL REGULATIONS
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
A DRUG EFFECT THAT OCCURS WHEN THE BODY HAS NOT FULLY METABOLIZED A DOSE OF A DRUG BEFORE THE NEXT DOES IS GIVEN
CUMULATIVE DRUG EFFECT
ANY UNUSUAL OR ABNORMAL REACTION TO A DRUG
DRUG IDIOSYNCRASY
A DECREASED RESPONSE TO A DRUG, REQUIRING AN INCREASE IN DOSAGE TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED EFFECT
DRUG TOLERANCE
THE DUSSOLUTION OF THE DRUG
PHARMACEUTIC PHASE
THE DRUG'S ACTIONS AND EFFECTS WITHIN THE BODY
PHARMACODYNAMICS
A GENETICALLY DETERMINED ABNORMALLY RESPONSE TO NORMAL DOSES
PHARMACOGENETIC DISORDER
ACTIVITIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE BODY AFTER A DRUG IS ADMINISTERED, INCLUDING ABSORPTION, DISTRIBUTION, METABOLISM, AND EXCRETION
PHARMACOKINETICS
THE STUDY OF DRUGS AND THEIR ACTIONS ON LIVING ORGANISMS
PHARMACOLOGY
A COMPULSIVE NEED TO USE A SUBSTANCE REPEATEDLY TO AVOID MILD TO SEVERE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE
A COMPULSION TO USE A SUBSTANCE TO OBTAIN A PLEASURABLE EXPERIENCE
PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE
A SPECIALIZED MACROMOLECULE THAT BINDS TO THE DRUG MOLECULE, ALTERING THE FUNCTION OF THE CELL AND PRODUCING THE THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE
RECEPTOR
A DRUG INTERACTION THAT OCCURS WHEN DRUGS PRODUCE AN EFFECT THAT IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THEIR SEPARATE ACTIONS
SYNERGISM
ANY SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE FETUS
TERATOGEN
THE INTENDED (BENEFICIAL) EFFECT OF A DRUG
THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE
HARMFUL DRUG EFFECT
TOXIC
WHAT FACTORS CAN AFFECT THE ACTIONS OF A DRUG
- AGE
- WEIGHT
- GENDER
- DISEASE
- ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
MEDICATION DOSAGES ARE BASED ON AN AVERAGE WEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY WHAT
150 LBS
WHY MAY WOMEN SOMETIMES REQUIRE A SMALLER DOSE OF A MEDICATION THAN MEN
BECAUSE THEY GENERALLY HAVE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF BODY FAT AND RETAINED WATER THAN MOST MEN
OF ALL THE VARIOUS ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION FOR MEDICATION, WHAT ROUTE PRODUCES THE MOST RAPID DRUG REACTION
INTRAVENOUS
WHAT DRUG ROUTE PROVIDES THE SECOND MOST RAPID REACTION
INTRAMUSCULAR
WHAT IS THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED ROUTE OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION
ORAL
A DRUG PLACED BETWEEN THE CHEEK AND EITHER THE UPPER OR LOWER JAW AND ALLOWED TO DISSOLVE IS WHAT ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
BUCCAL ROUTE
A DRUG PLACED OR SPRAYED UNDER THE TONGUE IS WHAT ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
SUBLINGUAL ROUTE
PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION MEANS GIVING THE DRUG BY WHAT ROUTES
- SUBCUTANEOUS
- INTRAMUSCULAR
- INTRAVENOUS
- INTRADERMAL
AN DRUG INJECTION PLACED INTO THE THE TISSUE BETWEEN THE SKIN AND MUSCLE IS WHAT ROUTE OF ADMINISTION
SUBCUTANEOUS
A DRUG INJECTION PLACED DIRECTLY INTO THE MUSCLE IS WHAT ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
INTRAMUSCULAR
DRUGS BEING ADMINISTERED DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOOD VIA A NEEDLE OR CATHETER INTO A VEIN IS WHAT ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
INTRAVENOUS
THIS ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION IS TYPICALLY USED TO ADMINISTER SENSITIVITY TESTS, SUCH AS THE TUBERCULIN TEST
INTRADERMAL
DRUGS ADMINISTERED VIA THIS ROUTE ARE APPLIED DIRECTLY TO THE SKIN, AND ARE PRIMARILY NOT ABSORBED BY THE SKIN
TOPICAL
DRUGS ADMINISTERED VIA THIS ROUTE ARE RAPIDLY ABSORBED FROM THE SKIN AND HAVE SYSTEMIC EFFECTS.
TRANSDERMAL
DRUG DROPLETS, VAPORS AND GAS ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE MUCUS MEMBRANES OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
INHALATION
THIS OCCURS WHEN ONE DRUG INTERACTS WITH OR INTERFERES WITH THE ACTION OF ANOTHER DRUG. FOR EXAMPLE, TAKING AN ANTACID WITH ORAL TETRACYCLINE CAUSE A DECREASE IN EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ANTIBIOTIC EFFECT OF THE TETRACYCLINE
A DRUG - DRUG INTERACTION
THIS OCCURS WHEN THE COMBINED EFFECT OF TWO DRUGS IS EQUAL TO THE SUM OF EACH DRUG GIVEN ALONE.
ADDITIVE DRUG REACTION
THIS OCCURS WHEN DRUGS INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND PRODUCE AN EFFECT THAT IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THEIR SEPARATE ACTIONS
SYNERGISTIC DRUG REACTIONS
THIS OCCURS WHEN ONE DRUG INTERFERES WITH THE ACTION OF ANOTHER, CAUSING NEUTRALIZATION OR A DECREASE IN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANOTHER DRUG
ANTAGONIST DRUG REACTIONS
WHAT TYPE OF PRESCRIPTIONS ARE NO LONGER AUTHORIZED AS PER CHAPTER 21 OF THE MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
FAXED PRESCRIPTIONS
NON-PRESRIPTION DRUGS ARE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS WHAT
OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC)
WHAT FORM NUMBER IS THE "DOD PRESCRIPTION FORM"
DD 1289
WHAT FORM IS THE POLY-PRESCRIPTION
NAVMED 6710/6
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES SHALL BE WRITTEN ONLY ON WHAT FORM
DD 1289
WHAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN ON THE PRESCRIPTION FORM IN INK, INDELIBLE PENCIL OR TYPEWRITTEN
- PT'S FULL NAME
- DATE WRITTEN
- PT'S AGE OF DOB
- FULL NAME OF DRUG, FORM, AND DOSAGE
- DIRECTIONS FOR THE PT
- LEGIBLE PROIVER SIGNATURE
- REFILL AUTHORIZATIONS
HOSPITAL CORPSMAN ON INDEPENDENT DUTY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO USE THE DD 1289 FOR PRESCRIBING DRUGS, OTHER THAN CONTROLLED DRUGS, UNLESS DIRECTED BY WHOM
THE C.O. OR HIGHER AUTHORITY
A KILOGRAM EQUALS HOW MANY GRAMS
1000
A GRAM EQUALS HOW MANY MILLIGRAMS
1000
A MILLIGRAM EQUALS HOW MANY MICROGRAMS
1000
IF YOU ARE CONVERTING TO A SMALLER UNIT OF MEASURE, YOU MUST MOVE THE DECIMAL IN WHAT DIRECTION
RIGHT
IF YOU ARE CONVERTING TO A LARGER UNIT OF MEASURE, YOU MUST MOVE THE DECIMAL IN WHAT DIRECTION
LEFT
THE BASIC UNIT OF WEIGHT USED FOR MEDICATION DOSING IS WHAT
KILOGRAM (KG)
A POUND CAN BE COVERTED TO KILOGRAMS HOW
LBS/2.2 = WEIGHT IN KG
A KILOGRAM CAN BE CONVERTED TO POUNDS HOW
KG x 2.2 LBS = WEIGHT IN LBS
A SOLUTION IS WHAT
A MIXTURE OF TWO OR MORE SUBSTANCES
THE SOLVENT IS WHAT PORTION OF THE SOLUTION
LIQUID
THE _____ IS THE SUBSTANCE THAT HAS BEEN DISSOLVED IN THE SOLUTION
SOLUTE
WHAT TYPE OF SOLUTION CONTAINS A GIVEN WEIGHT OF A DRUG IN A SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF SOLVENT TO ACHIEVE A FINAL SOLUTION OF 100 PARTS BY WEIGHT
WEIGHT IN WEIGHT
WHAT TYPE OF SOLUTION CONTAINS A GIVEN WEIGHT OF SOLUTE IN ENOUGH SOLVENT SO THE FINAL SOLUTION CONTAINS 100 PARTS BY VOLUME
WEIGHT IN VOLUME
WHAT TYPE OF SOLUTION CONTAINS A DEFINED VOLUME OF SOLUTE ADDED TO ENOUGH WATER SO THAT THE FINAL SOLUTION WOULD BE 100 PART BY VOLUME
VOLUME IN VOLUME
THE RATIO OF 1:10 MEANS WHAT
THAT 1 PART VOLUME OR WEIGHT IS MIXED TO MAKE A FINAL SOLUTION OF 10 PARTS BY VOLUME
A RATIO OF 1:1:1 MEANS WHAT
EQUAL PARTS OF EACH INGREDIENT CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCT
A RATIO OF 1:1,000 MEANS WHAT
THAT THERE IS 1 GRAM OF DRUG PER 1,000 PARTS OF SOLUTION
REQUIRES OXYGEN TO SURVIVE
AEROBIC
ABLE TO LIVE WITHOUT OXYGEN
ANAEROBIC
ACTIVE AGAINST BACTERIA
ANTIBACTERIAL
ABILITY OF BACTERIA TO PRODUCE SUBSTANCES THAT INACTIVATE OR DESTROY THE IMPACT OF THE DRUG
BACTERIAL RESISTANCE
THE AGENT OR DRUG THAT DESTROYS BACTERIA
BACTERICIDAL
DRUGS THAT SLOW OR RETARD THE MULTIPLICATION OF BACTERIA
BACTERIOSTATIC
DRUGS EFFECTIVE AGAINST BOTH GRAM NEGATIVE ( - ), AND GRAM POSITIVE ( + ) BACTERIA
BROAD SPECTRUM
ALLERFY TO DRUGS IN THE SAME OR RELATED GROUP
CROSS SENSITIVITY
NONPATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS WITHIN OR ON THE BODY
NORMAL FLORA
AN OVERGROWTH OF BACTERIA OR FUNGAL MICROORGANISMS NOT AFFECTED BY THE ANTIBIOTIC BEING USED FOR TX
SUPERINFECTION
UNLIKE PREVIOUS TREATMENTS FOR INFECTIONS, WHICH INCLUDED POISONS SUCH AS STRYCHNINE AND ARSENIC, ANTIBIOTICS WERE LABELED AS WHAT
"MAGIC BULLETS" DRUGS WHICH TARGETED DISEASE WITHOUT HARMING THE HOST
ANTIBIOTICS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE IN WHAT TYPE OF INFECTIONS
VIRAL, FUNGAL OR OTHER NONBACTERIAL
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIVIDUAL ANTIBIOTICS DEPENDS ON WHAT FACTORS
- LOCATION OF THE INFECTION
- ABILITY OF THE ABX TO REACH THE SITE OF INFECTION
- ABILITY OF THE BACTERIA TO RESIST OR INACTIVATE THE ABX
____ ANTIBIOTICS ARE THE SIMPLEST APPROACH WHEN EFFECTIVE
ORAL
LIST THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF ANTIBIOTICS
- AMINOGLYCOSIDES
- CARBAPENEMS
- 1ST GEN CEPHALOSPORINS
- 2ND GEN CEPHALOSPORINS
- 3RD GEN CEPHALOSPORINS
- EXTENDED SPECTRUM PCN'S
- FLUROQUINOLONES
- MACROLIDES
- PCN'S
- TETRACYCLINES
- MISC...
WHAT MEDICATIONS ARE USED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HERPES VIRUS INFECTIONS
- ACYCLOVIR
- FAMCICLOVIR
- VALACYCLOVIR
IN ADDITION TO THE TREATMENT OF HERPES, ACYCLOVIR IS ALSO USED IN THE TREATMENT OF WHAT
CHICKENPOX
WHAT MEDICATIONS ARE USED PRIMARILY IN THE PREVENTION OF INFLUENZA A VIRAL INFECTIONS
OSELTAMIVIR AND ZANAMIVIR
WHAT MEDICATIONS ARE USED IN THE TREATMENT OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) RETINITIS
- CIDOFOVIR
- GANCICLOVIR
- VALGANCICLOVIR
- FOSCARNET
WHAT MEDICATION IS USED ONLY TO TREAT OPTHALMIC VIRAL INFECTIONS
VIDARABINE
WHAT MEDICATIONS ARE USED IN THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ORAL-FACIAL HERPES SIMPLEX
PENCICLOVIR AND DOCOSANOL
WHAT ARE THE CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR THE USE OF ANTIVIRALS
PREVIOUS HYPERSENSITIVITY
ALL TYPES OF ANTIVIRALS EXCEPT WHAT REQUIRE DOSE ADJUSTMENT IN RENAL IMPAIRMENT
ZANAMIVIR
ACYCLOVIR MAY CAUSE WHAT WHEN USED
RENAL IMPAIRMENT AND CNS TOXICITY
WHAT ANTIVIRAL INCREASES THE RISK OF SEIZURES
FOSCARNET