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Pharmacology Basics

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1. ac
every
before meals
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
Dilaudid

2. ml
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
milliliter
before
This is the official name for a drug that will never change

3. Schedule V
low potential for abuse
X
B
Medicine

4. qd
hour
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
everyday
4 times a day

5. tid
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name
Pharmacology
three times a day
D

6. Schedule IV drugs
Pharmacotherapeutics
every 2 hours
low potential for abuse
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills

7. ud
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name
as directed
after
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

8. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics
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
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months

9. Trade name or Brand name
Dilaudid
day
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years
Toxicology

10. What is the Physicans Desk Reference?
every morning
as needed
Most widely used source (relatively inexpensive) - Published annually - Includes generic and trade names - pharmacologic category - manufacturers
This is the official name for a drug that will never change

11. h
every
at bedtime
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
hour

12. Council on Dental Therapeutics
day
every morning
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
every

13. pc
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
as directed
after meals
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics

14. Biologically Equivalent
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?
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name
this gives the detailed information about each drug
B

15. What are the pink pages in the PDR?
2 times a day
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name
Pharmacodynamics
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug

16. Chemical name
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
show actual pictures of the drug

17. The drug once approved by the FDA is given its generic name by the...
narcotic
U.S. Adopted Name Council
this gives the detailed information about each drug
4 times a day

18. Prepares - dispenses - and counsels patients on drugs
U.S. Adopted Name Council
milligram
Pharmacy
X

19. Therapeutically Equivalent
produce same desired effect as Trade name
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
gram
Pharmacy

20. om
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
Pharmacodynamics
every morning

21. What are the white pages in the PDR?
every morning
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
Medicine
this gives the detailed information about each drug

22. a
produce same desired effect as Trade name
before
immediately
at bedtime

23. Opiod
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills
narcotic
this gives the detailed information about each drug
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months

24. a
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name
C
before
recipe

25. Examples of schedule V drugs
after meals
dispense
by mouth
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)

26. hs
milliliter
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
at bedtime
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)

27. gm
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)
gram
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

28. triazolam (Halcion) pregnancy risk factor
hour
Most widely used source (relatively inexpensive) - Published annually - Includes generic and trade names - pharmacologic category - manufacturers
X
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana

29. MOST potent schedule II drug is...
U.S. Adopted Name Council
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years
Dilaudid

30. disp
dispense
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written
X

31. stat
Pharmacokinetics
narcotic
immediately
recipe

32. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful
before meals
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)

33. Rx
every 2 hours
X
recipe
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to

34. What is the last thing you check before dismissing a patient with a Rx?
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
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 meals
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?

35. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
milligram
everyday
low potential for abuse
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC

36. Schedule II drugs
day
immediately
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)

37. bid
2 times a day
every night
before meals
with

38. asprin pregnancy risk factor
C
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
Medicine

39. Schedule III drugs
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
Pharmacodynamics
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
4 times a day

40. Examples of schedule III drugs
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
X
Pharmacokinetics
after meals

41. Controlled Substance Act of 1970
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?
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
everyday

42. d
produce same desired effect as Trade name
every
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
day

43. mg
milligram
Dilaudid
immediately
show actual pictures of the drug

44. penicillin pregnancy risk factor
immediately
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child
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?
B

45. What are the gray pages in the PDR?
before
X
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC
show actual pictures of the drug

46. What are the blue pages in the PDR?
B
by mouth
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
This is the official name for a drug that will never change

47. What the body does to drug to break it down and get rid of it
Pharmacokinetics
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)
every morning
gram

48. PO
by mouth
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
without

49. What the drug does to the body and its functions
every morning
Pharmacodynamics
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)
as directed

50. Examples of schedule IV drugs
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
B