Pharm Exam 1 Concept: Medication Administration & Controlled Substance & Pregnancy Schedule

9 Rights of medication administration

Right drug

Right dose

Right time

Right route

Right patient

Right documentation

Right reason

Right response

Right to Refuse

Parenteral routes of administration

Intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, transdermal, intra-arterial, intra-articular, intradermal, intrathecal

Enteral routes of drug administration

Through GI tract

- oral: can be pills or liquid

- sublingual: under the tongue

- buccal: between gum and cheek

Pregnancy Schedule Category A

adequate studies have not shown an increased risk to fetus

Pregnancy Schedule Category B

Animal studies reveal no evidence of harm to the fetus. No studies for humans.

OR

Animal studies show adverse effects. Adequate studies fail to demonstrate risk for humans.

Pregnancy Schedule Category C

Animal studies show adverse effects and no studies for women.

OR

No animal studies and no human studies

Pregnancy Schedule Category D

Human studies show fetus risk. Therapy may outweigh risks.

Pregnancy Schedule Category X

BOTH ARE AT RISK

CONTRAINDICATION