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What is pharmacokinetic?
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The study of the absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of drugs.
Study of how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolises and excretes drugs. |
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| What is pharmacodynamics\ACTION |
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| Study of drug and their action on living organism. |
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| List any two classification of drug and give two example of each? |
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Antihistamine- for allergy
example DPH and claritine
Vaccine- for immunization
example BCG, rubella, Hep B |
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| The name given by the manufacturer. |
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| The name given before the drug became official. |
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| What is the chemical name? |
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| The name chemist knows the drug by\chemical composition of the drug. |
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What is the therapeutic action of drugs?
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Palliative-Relieves
Curative- Cures
Supportive- Supports
Substitutive-Replaces
Chemotheraputic-Destroys
Restorative- Returns |
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| Cures a disease or condition |
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| Support bodily functions, until other treatments or the body response can take over. |
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| Replaces body fluids or substances |
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| Returns the body to health. |
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Explain the process that drugs undergoes after administration?
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Absorption
Distribution
Metabolisation
Excretion |
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| From the administration site into the blood |
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| To target cells or organs via the blood |
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| broken down in the liver of the body. |
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| passes out through the liver, lungs, kidney and skin. |
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| Give four Donts when administering drugs? |
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Do not leave drugs unattended
Do not give drugs from memory
Do not give from container that is not labeled properly
Do not return unused portion of drugs to container
Do not throw away unused drug, but return unused dosage to pharmacy. |
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What are the factors that affect medication administration in adults, elderly and children?
TAI |
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Toxicity
Alergy
Interactive |
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| What does percutaneously means? |
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| Where can drugs that are given percutaneously administered? |
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Sublingually
Anally
Topically
Vaginally
Nasal |
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What is the proper technique for administering drug?
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Right Time
Right Patient
Right Route
Right Dosage
Right Drug
Right Document
Right to Refuse
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| What are some of the pertinent information that is required before preparing the client medication? |
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Persons Health prior to administrationof medication.
History of allergy
Medication History
Age, Weight and Dietary History
Current Clinical Condition and Cognitive status
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| The scientific study of the origin, chemical structure and the effects of drugs on living animals and human beings. |
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| The practice of compounding and dispensing medicine; eg drug store |
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| A book containing a list of drugs, their description and formulae used in medicine. |
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| A substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment or relief of symptom or for the prevention of disease in health care the word medication and drug are generally used interchangeably.The term drug also has connotation of illicity obtaineds substances such as heroin and cocain. |
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| What are some of the drug sources? |
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| Plant, Mineral animal or they may be synthesised in the laboratory |
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| What is analgesic and give two examples? |
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Analgesic is for pain relief
Example Aspirin
Codein
Ibuprofen |
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Fever treatment eg
Panadol |
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| Antihistamine is used for treating? |
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Allergy example
DPH
Benadril
Claritine |
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Prevents heart attack
Example Nitroglycerine |
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| What is the therapeutic action of drugs? |
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PC2S2
Palliatative
Curative
chemotherapeutic
supportive
Restorative |
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Relieves symptoms of disease.
Palliative does not cure.
eg. Cancer patient are referred to palliative care if they are terminally ill.This means that doctors are working at making the patient comfrtable by relieving the cancer pain. |
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| Cures a disease or drug example benzanin penincillin can cure syphillis. |
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| Chemotherapeutic refers to? |
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Destroys malignant cells
Hydrocortisone
Liquid pred |
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Replaces body fluids or substances.
IV |
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Supports bodily functions until other treatments or bodily functions can take place
Example insulin |
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Returns the body to health.Antiseptic
septol solution. |
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| What is physiology mechanism of medication action? |
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Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion |
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