Pharamacology day 1

What is the primary responsibility of an allied health professional regarding pharmacology?

To have a good working knowledge of the foundations of pharmacology to prevent medication mistakes.

What is the difference between a prescription drug and an over the counter

Perescription needs a licensed practitioner, over the counter means you can get it without needed a prescription

What are the four steps to calculate a drug dosage? (Using the example: 750 mg amoxicillin needed, 125 mg capsules available)

Step 1: Identify the order dose (750 mg). Step 2: Identify the dose available per unit (125 mg/capsule). Step 3: Make sure units are the same (both are in mg). Step 4: Divide the order dose by the available dose (750 / 125 = 6 capsules).

What is the study of drugs called?

Pharmacology.

What is a specialist in pharmacology called?

A pharmacologist.

What is pharmacognosy?

The study of characteristics of natural drugs and their sources.

What is pharmacodynamics?

The study of what drugs do to the body (their mechanism of action).

What is pharmacokinetics?

The study of what the body does to drugs (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion).

What is pharmacotherapeutics?

The study of how drugs are used to treat disease.

What is toxicology?

The study of poisons or the poisonous effects of drugs.

What does it mean to prescribe a drug?

To give a patient a prescription to be filled by a pharmacy.

What does it mean to administer a drug?

To give a drug directly to a patient (by injection, by mouth, etc.).

What does it mean to dispense a drug?

To distribute a drug, in a labeled container, to a patient for later use.

What are the three main natural sources of drugs?

Plants, animals, and minerals.

How is human insulin often produced for drug use?

Through recombinant DNA techniques.

What does pharmacodynamics study?

The mechanism of action, or how a drug works to produce a therapeutic effect.

What is the acronym for the four processes of pharmacokinetics?

ADME.

What does ADME stand for?

Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion.

What is absorption?

The process of converting a drug from its dose form into a form the body can use.

What is distribution?

The process of transporting a drug from its administration site to its site of action.

What is metabolism?

The process by which drug molecules are transformed into simpler products (metabolites), usually in the liver.

What is excretion?

The process of eliminating a drug from the body.

What is the difference between a side effect and an adverse reaction?

A side effect is an unintended but fairly mild and common effect. An adverse reaction is a potentially more harmful, but less common, effect that may require stopping the medication.

What is drug efficacy?

The ability of a drug to produce a desired or intended result.

What is supplemental therapy?

A drug added to avoid a deficiency (e.g., iron during pregnancy).

What is prophylactic therapy?

A drug given for disease prevention (e.g., immunizations).

What is palliative therapy?

A drug given to reduce the severity of symptoms, such as pain (e.g., morphine for cancer pain).

What drug category and use is associated with the ending '

olol'?

What drug category and use is associated with the ending '

pril'?

What drug category and use is associated with the ending '

statin'?

What drug category and use is associated with the ending '

cillin'?