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Pharmacology Basics

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1. Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs
NSAIDs
show actual pictures of the drug
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

2. What are the blue pages in the PDR?
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
by mouth
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills

3. Examples of schedule IV drugs
D
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)
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
after meals

4. Study of harmful effects of drugs
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years
without
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
Toxicology

5. PO
day
every 2 hours
every morning
by mouth

6. Closing
without
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
at bedtime
Pharmacotherapeutics

7. MOST potent schedule II drug is...
show actual pictures of the drug
Dilaudid
Pharmacology
Pharmacy

8. pc
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC
everyday
after meals

9. Examples of Schedule II drugs
by mouth
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
Name - strength - dose form of drug

10. Prepares - dispenses - and counsels patients on drugs
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
by mouth
everyday
Pharmacy

11. How much codine is I - II - III - IV?
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
U.S. Adopted Name Council
X
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed

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

13. Heading
immediately
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
milliliter
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written

14. bid
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
2 times a day
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)
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg

15. q
every
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)
gram
after meals

16. Rx
hour
recipe
Pharmacology
Name - strength - dose form of drug

17. Schedule II drugs
after meals
with
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics

18. 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
day
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V

19. What the body does to drug to break it down and get rid of it
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
Pharmacokinetics
low potential for abuse
every

20. Generic name
Pharmacology
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
before
every night

21. asprin pregnancy risk factor
every
C
day
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours

22. on
every night
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
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
D

23. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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)
gram
this gives the detailed information about each drug
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics

24. qd
immediately
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
three times a day
everyday

25. The drug once approved by the FDA is given its generic name by the...
Pharmacy
U.S. Adopted Name Council
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
show actual pictures of the drug

26. q2h
every 2 hours
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy
at bedtime
every

27. What the drug does to the body and its functions
Pharmacodynamics
low potential for abuse
Name - strength - dose form of drug
Cough syrup with low dose of codeine - Lomotil - Lonox (antidiarrheal)

28. gm
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics
4 times a day
three times a day
gram

29. h
4 times a day
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name
hour

30. Signa or transcription
dispense
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
after meals
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC

31. prn
immediately
narcotic
dispense
as needed

32. What are the gray pages in the PDR?
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)
show actual pictures of the drug
before meals
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug

33. om
every morning
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written
Dilaudid
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful

34. penicillin pregnancy risk factor
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
after meals
before
B

35. Use of drugs to treat different disease states
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful
gram
Pharmacology
Pharmacotherapeutics

36. tid
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?
with
X
three times a day

37. a
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?
Pharmacotherapeutics
before
D

38. Opiod
narcotic
everyday
hour
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug

39. ac
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy
before meals
milligram

40. s
everyday
without
every
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to

41. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
C
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

42. mg
every night
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
milligram

43. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
before meals
everyday
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC
U.S. Adopted Name Council

44. Inscription
without
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics
Name - strength - dose form of drug

45. c
with
as directed
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful
without

46. Schedule IV drugs
immediately
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy

47. Therapeutically Equivalent
Pharmacology
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
Pharmacy

48. Drug used to diagnose - treat - or prevent disease
show actual pictures of the drug
Medicine
Pharmacology
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC

49. Trade name or Brand name
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
immediately
milligram

50. Chemical name
recipe
every 2 hours
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics