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Pharmacology Basics

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1. q2h
NSAIDs
produce same desired effect as Trade name
every 2 hours
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name

2. Examples of schedule V drugs
before
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
every night
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)

3. Controlled Substance Act of 1970
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
after
every 2 hours

4. Biologically Equivalent
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name
4 times a day
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours

5. c
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
with
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills

6. MOST potent schedule II drug is...
Dilaudid
three times a day
immediately
every night

7. Trade name or Brand name
narcotic
after meals
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years
as directed

8. What is the last thing you check before dismissing a patient with a Rx?
Pharmacodynamics
gram
Did you give it to the patient; did you discuss it with patient - did you record the Rx in chart and make copy for the chart?
by mouth

9. h
hour
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
Pharmacodynamics

10. gm
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name
after
NSAIDs
gram

11. on
every night
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)
hour

12. What are the white pages in the PDR?
this gives the detailed information about each drug
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
every

13. What is the Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry?
Contains an alphabetical listing of drugs by generic and trade names - Contains a list of the 200 most prescribed drugs in 2009 - This is by far the easiest drug book to use
before
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
U.S. Adopted Name Council

14. Study of drugs and there effects on organisms
Pharmacology
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
gram
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted

15. Signa or transcription
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
Medicine
produce same desired effect as Trade name
Name - strength - dose form of drug

16. Superscription

17. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Pharmacodynamics
every
Part of Department of Justice - Enforces the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 - Requires persons dealing with drugs to register annually to obtain permit (DEA number) to manufacture - distribute - or prescribe controlled drugs that have a potential
after

18. Examples of Schedule II drugs
Did you give it to the patient; did you discuss it with patient - did you record the Rx in chart and make copy for the chart?
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
every morning

19. Schedule IV drugs
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
every morning
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills
everyday

20. qd
Pharmacy
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
everyday
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V

21. penicillin pregnancy risk factor
B
every
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
narcotic

22. What the body does to drug to break it down and get rid of it
after meals
Pharmacokinetics
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
gram

23. hs
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful
milliliter
at bedtime

24. Rx
low potential for abuse
NSAIDs
recipe
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

25. bid
2 times a day
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed

26. om
every morning
as needed
with
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V

27. Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs
show actual pictures of the drug
milliliter
NSAIDs
ederal law requires pharmacists to provide patient counseling for Medicaid patients (State Boards of Pharmacy are including all patients in this law - not just Medicaid patients)

28. Schedule II drugs
Pharmacokinetics
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
Pharmacodynamics
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

29. What are the pink pages in the PDR?
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name
Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics

30. Study of harmful effects of drugs
three times a day
milliliter
Toxicology
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills

31. Use of drugs to treat different disease states
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)
Contains an alphabetical listing of drugs by generic and trade names - Contains a list of the 200 most prescribed drugs in 2009 - This is by far the easiest drug book to use
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
Pharmacotherapeutics

32. a
Contains an alphabetical listing of drugs by generic and trade names - Contains a list of the 200 most prescribed drugs in 2009 - This is by far the easiest drug book to use
as directed
before
everyday

33. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
milliliter
before
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC
produce same desired effect as Trade name

34. Heading
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)
narcotic
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written
every night

35. tetracycline pregnancy risk factor
D
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)

36. Chemical name
narcotic
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
D
milligram

37. qid
4 times a day
hour
show actual pictures of the drug
Pharmacodynamics

38. How much codine is I - II - III - IV?
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

39. ud
after meals
X
as directed
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful

40. p
U.S. Adopted Name Council
after
every
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug

41. What is the Physicans Desk Reference?
Most widely used source (relatively inexpensive) - Published annually - Includes generic and trade names - pharmacologic category - manufacturers
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name
at bedtime

42. a
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
before
without
2 times a day

43. ml
milliliter
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)
day
before

44. Schedule III drugs
this gives the detailed information about each drug
ederal law requires pharmacists to provide patient counseling for Medicaid patients (State Boards of Pharmacy are including all patients in this law - not just Medicaid patients)
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
as needed

45. Schedule I drugs
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
Contains an alphabetical listing of drugs by generic and trade names - Contains a list of the 200 most prescribed drugs in 2009 - This is by far the easiest drug book to use
Pharmacology

46. What is the toxic limit of flouride?
three times a day
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child
Contains an alphabetical listing of drugs by generic and trade names - Contains a list of the 200 most prescribed drugs in 2009 - This is by far the easiest drug book to use

47. What are the gray pages in the PDR?
narcotic
D
show actual pictures of the drug
Pharmacy

48. triazolam (Halcion) pregnancy risk factor
X
low potential for abuse
milliliter
Contains an alphabetical listing of drugs by generic and trade names - Contains a list of the 200 most prescribed drugs in 2009 - This is by far the easiest drug book to use

49. stat
2 times a day
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
milligram
immediately

50. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
ederal law requires pharmacists to provide patient counseling for Medicaid patients (State Boards of Pharmacy are including all patients in this law - not just Medicaid patients)
hour
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
Pharmacology