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Pharmacology Basics

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1. Opiod
narcotic
with
Pharmacy
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)

2. bid
recipe
2 times a day
Most widely used source (relatively inexpensive) - Published annually - Includes generic and trade names - pharmacologic category - manufacturers
before meals

3. Drug used to diagnose - treat - or prevent disease
Medicine
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
low potential for abuse
at bedtime

4. pc
milliliter
before meals
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills
after meals

5. Schedule V
low potential for abuse
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
Pharmacology
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful

6. qd
recipe
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
everyday

7. s
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
every night
with
without

8. a
milliliter
before
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years

9. a
before
day
before meals
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months

10. 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
milliliter
Pharmacokinetics
Dilaudid

11. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
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)
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
before meals

12. What are the gray pages in the PDR?
show actual pictures of the drug
Pharmacodynamics
D
produce same desired effect as Trade name

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

14. Closing
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
Name - strength - dose form of drug
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)

15. ml
milliliter
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
every

16. Rx
recipe
before
without
every 2 hours

17. What are the blue pages in the PDR?
after
at bedtime
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to

18. What is the Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry?
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills
before
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

19. stat
produce same desired effect as Trade name
hour
immediately
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months

20. Schedule III drugs
every 2 hours
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
2 times a day
before

21. MOST potent schedule II drug is...
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
Dilaudid
NSAIDs
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug

22. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Pharmacokinetics
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
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
as needed

23. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
this gives the detailed information about each drug
every
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics

24. d
as needed
day
after meals
B

25. What the body does to drug to break it down and get rid of it
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)
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacology

26. mg
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
NSAIDs
milligram
D

27. Signa or transcription
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
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?

28. What is the toxic limit of flouride?
every
every 2 hours
every morning
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

29. q
as needed
every
as directed
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name

30. c
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
with
produce same desired effect as Trade name
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful

31. prn
as needed
at bedtime
low potential for abuse
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)

32. Heading
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written
Most widely used source (relatively inexpensive) - Published annually - Includes generic and trade names - pharmacologic category - manufacturers
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg

33. Study of drugs and there effects on organisms
Most widely used source (relatively inexpensive) - Published annually - Includes generic and trade names - pharmacologic category - manufacturers
U.S. Adopted Name Council
Pharmacology
with

34. Schedule II drugs
produce same desired effect as Trade name
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
every
Pharmacy

35. Study of harmful effects of drugs
Toxicology
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills

36. Prepares - dispenses - and counsels patients on drugs
Medicine
immediately
Pharmacy
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name

37. Therapeutically Equivalent
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
recipe
everyday
produce same desired effect as Trade name

38. on
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy
every night
every morning
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name

39. Inscription
Name - strength - dose form of drug
2 times a day
every night
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana

40. Examples of schedule III drugs
everyday
as needed
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
immediately

41. Controlled Substance Act of 1970
NSAIDs
X
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name

42. Chemical name
NSAIDs
as needed
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg

43. ud
milligram
Pharmacology
as directed
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months

44. Council on Dental Therapeutics
immediately
U.S. Adopted Name Council
low potential for abuse
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted

45. Biologically Equivalent
milliliter
as needed
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted

46. asprin pregnancy risk factor
Most widely used source (relatively inexpensive) - Published annually - Includes generic and trade names - pharmacologic category - manufacturers
by mouth
everyday
C

47. What are the white pages in the PDR?
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name
Medicine
this gives the detailed information about each drug
Pharmacotherapeutics

48. triazolam (Halcion) pregnancy risk factor
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful
X
this gives the detailed information about each drug
after

49. p
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
after
every 2 hours
Dilaudid

50. PO
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
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)
by mouth