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Pharmacology Basics

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1. What the drug does to the body and its functions
Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacodynamics
milligram
Name - strength - dose form of drug

2. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)
at bedtime
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC

3. What is the toxic limit of flouride?
B
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
as directed
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

4. disp
C
before
dispense
4 times a day

5. Examples of Schedule II drugs
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
day
U.S. Adopted Name Council
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)

6. What are the white pages in the PDR?
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC
this gives the detailed information about each drug
three times a day

7. Council on Dental Therapeutics
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
three times a day
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
milligram

8. MOST potent schedule II drug is...
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
after meals
immediately
Dilaudid

9. Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs
X
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful
before
NSAIDs

10. ac
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
day
before meals
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg

11. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
produce same desired effect as Trade name
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years

12. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
U.S. Adopted Name Council
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)
by mouth
Dilaudid

13. Schedule V
at bedtime
low potential for abuse
dispense
recipe

14. The drug once approved by the FDA is given its generic name by the...
milliliter
at bedtime
U.S. Adopted Name Council
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy

15. ud
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
as directed
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
Name - strength - dose form of drug

16. Controlled Substance Act of 1970
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
produce same desired effect as Trade name
milliliter

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

18. tetracycline pregnancy risk factor
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
D
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana

19. c
with
4 times a day
three times a day
gram

20. Drug used to diagnose - treat - or prevent disease
Medicine
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
every

21. Closing
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
this gives the detailed information about each drug
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug

22. Chemical name
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
Pharmacy
everyday

23. penicillin pregnancy risk factor
after meals
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
B
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

24. Therapeutically Equivalent
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)
C
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy
produce same desired effect as Trade name

25. What are the gray pages in the PDR?
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)
without
show actual pictures of the drug
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to

26. Study of drugs and there effects on organisms
milligram
Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacology
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?

27. s
dispense
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)
without
before

28. Use of drugs to treat different disease states
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
Pharmacotherapeutics
2 times a day

29. tid
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
Toxicology
three times a day
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name

30. Schedule III drugs
as directed
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
D
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours

31. Examples of schedule IV drugs
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
this gives the detailed information about each drug
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name

32. gm
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?
C
milliliter
gram

33. Signa or transcription
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
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)

34. Examples of schedule III drugs
NSAIDs
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?
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
narcotic

35. What is the Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry?
B
as needed
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
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

36. bid
2 times a day
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
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 abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months

37. qid
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
4 times a day
without

38. Superscription

39. Pregnancy Risk Factor
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy
this gives the detailed information about each drug
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted

40. Biologically Equivalent
every
low potential for abuse
4 times a day
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name

41. Inscription
before meals
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
Name - strength - dose form of drug
low potential for abuse

42. Study of harmful effects of drugs
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
Toxicology
Medicine
after meals

43. on
every night
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted

44. mg
milligram
this gives the detailed information about each drug
at bedtime
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to

45. PO
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)
narcotic
by mouth

46. h
recipe
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
hour

47. Schedule I drugs
every night
as needed
without
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana

48. Rx
recipe
Toxicology
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

49. qd
everyday
Name - strength - dose form of drug
low potential for abuse
after meals

50. stat
gram
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
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
immediately