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| the study of the effect of drugs on living organisms |
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| the study of the absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of drugs. |
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| a substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or relief of a symptom or for prevention of disease |
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| a chemical compound taken for disease prevention, diagnosis, cure, or relief or to affect the structure or function of the body. |
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| process by which a drug changes the body |
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| process by which a drug passes into the blood stream |
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| transportation of a drug from its site of absorption to its site of action |
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| (biotransformation, or detoxification) process by which a drug is converted to a less active form (most takes place in the liver; affected by liver health) |
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| process by which metabolites and drugs are eliminated from the body (Kidneys = urine; some in feces, breath, sweat, saliva, and breast milk) |
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| a book containing a list of products used in medicine, with descriptions of the product, chemical tests for determining identity and purity, and formulas and prescriptions. |
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| relieves the symptoms of a disease but does not affect the disease itself |
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| cures a disease or condition |
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| supports body function until other treatments or the body's 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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| primary, or desired, effect of a drug - that is, the reason the drug is prescribed |
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| more severe side effects, reactions, that may justify the discontinuation of a drug |
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| occurs when the admin. of one drug before, at the same time as, or after another drug alters the effect of one or both drugs (may be beneficial or harmful) |
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| effect of one or both drugs may be increased |
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| effect of one or both drugs may be decreased |
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| when two of the same types of drug increase the action of each other |
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| when two diff. drugs increase the action of one or another drug |
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| indicates that the med. is to be given immediately and only once |
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| (one-time order) med. to be given once @ a specified time |
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| may or may not have a termination date; may be carried out indefinitely until an order is written to cancel it...or for a specified # of days. |
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| as-needed order; permits the nurse to give a med when, in the nurse's judgement, the client requires it; nurse must use good judgement about when med. is needed & can be safely administered |
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| medication reconciliation |
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| "the process of creating the most accurate list possible of all medications a patient is taking - including drug name, dosage, frequency, and route - and comparing that list against the physician's admission, transfer, and/or discharge orders, with the goal of providing correct medications to the patient at all transition points within the hospital..." |
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| drug that inhibits cell function by occupying the drug's receptor sites |
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| aspect of nursing practice governed by law; kept in a locked drawer, cupboard, medication cart, or computer-controlled dispensing system. |
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| a person's reliance on or need to take a medication (drug, or substance) |
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| inappropriate intake of a substance, either continually or periodically |
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| lists drugs and their therapeutic value |
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| the time interval required for the body's elimination processes to reduce the concentration of the drug in the body by one-half |
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| immunologic reaction to a drug; body reacts to a drug as a foreign substance (antigen) and the body reacts by producing antibodies |
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| an invasive procedure of administering meds, requiring aseptic technique to minimize the risk of infection |
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| topical application; applied into body cavities or orifices, such as the urinary bladder, eyes, ears, nose, rectum, or vagina |
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| intramuscular injection (IM) |
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| injections into muscle tissue that are absorbed more quickly than subcutaneous injections because of the greater blood supply to the body muscles |
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| drug administration occurring outside the alimentary tract; injected into the body through some route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intramuscularly) |
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| the written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug |
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| secondary effect of a drug that is unintended; usually predictable; may be either harmless or potentially harmful |
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| beneath the layers of the skin; hypodermic |
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| the primary effect intended of a drug; reason the drug is prescribed (desired effect) |
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| exists in a person who has unusually low physiologic response to a drug & who requires increases in dosage to maintain a given therapeutic effect (common drugs that produce this effect: opiates, barbiturates, ethyl alcohol, tobacco) |
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| applications to a circumscribed surface area of the body; affect only the area to which they are applied |
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| toxic effects (drug toxicity) |
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| deleterious effects of a drug on an organism or tissue; some are apparent immediately; some not for weeks or months (i.e., resp. depression due to cumulative effect of morphone sulfate in the body) |
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| topical or dermatologic medication delivery system (patch) |
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| individual drug package that states the drug name, dose, and expiration date |
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