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Pharmacology Basics

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1. What is the last thing you check before dismissing a patient with a Rx?
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
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?
milliliter

2. Biologically Equivalent
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written
B
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed

3. hs
at bedtime
U.S. Adopted Name Council
three times a day
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

4. stat
gram
immediately
Dilaudid
as needed

5. p
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC
after
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)
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy

6. Pregnancy Risk Factor
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name
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
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana

7. h
hour
everyday
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics
by mouth

8. Examples of schedule III drugs
2 times a day
Pharmacodynamics
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
D

9. What are the blue pages in the PDR?
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to
Most widely used source (relatively inexpensive) - Published annually - Includes generic and trade names - pharmacologic category - manufacturers
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months

10. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
every night
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
Regulates advertising of foods - non Rx drugs (OTC) - and cosmetics
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills

11. bid
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
three times a day
Dilaudid
2 times a day

12. What are the pink pages in the PDR?
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
with

13. Opiod
narcotic
milliliter
hour
NSAIDs

14. MOST potent schedule II drug is...
Dilaudid
Medicine
as needed
dispense

15. on
with
every 2 hours
Pharmacokinetics
every night

16. Superscription

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17. Prepares - dispenses - and counsels patients on drugs
produce same desired effect as Trade name
this provides directions to the patient on how to take the drug
Pharmacy
milliliter

18. What the drug does to the body and its functions
Pharmacodynamics
by mouth
milligram
show actual pictures of the drug

19. ac
before meals
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
U.S. Adopted Name Council
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg

20. Generic name
Dilaudid
Pharmacokinetics
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy

21. c
4 times a day
with
C
show actual pictures of the drug

22. asprin pregnancy risk factor
every morning
C
Name - strength - dose form of drug
show actual pictures of the drug

23. s
without
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written
low potential for abuse
Patient's name - address - and age - Date prescribed - Weight for children is helpful

24. Examples of schedule IV drugs
produce same desired effect as Trade name
diazepam (Valium) - temazepam (Restoril) - propoxyphene hydrochloride (Darvon) - zolpidem (Ambien)
at bedtime
as directed

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

26. Closing
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
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
2 times a day
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed

27. Rx
recipe
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written
Medicine
Pharmacology

28. How much codine is I - II - III - IV?
recipe
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child
I-7.5mg - II- 15mg - III-30 mg - IV-60 mg
Medicine

29. pc
Pharmacy
Pharmacotherapeutics
after meals
three times a day

30. om
Dilaudid
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
after

31. Schedule II drugs
low potential for abuse
recipe
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
narcotic

32. Use of drugs to treat different disease states
after
Pharmacotherapeutics
three times a day
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours

33. tid
gram
hour
three times a day
every night

34. q2h
Dilaudid
every 2 hours
Can be phoned in "emergency situations" - Must be followed by written Rx within 72 hours
5.0 gm- 10gm taken at one time in afuls 0.5-1.0gm in child

35. a
before
before meals
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years
Most widely used source (relatively inexpensive) - Published annually - Includes generic and trade names - pharmacologic category - manufacturers

36. Controlled Substance Act of 1970
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
recipe
C
Placed drugs that have potential for abuse in schedules I-V

37. What is the Physicans Desk Reference?
Most widely used source (relatively inexpensive) - Published annually - Includes generic and trade names - pharmacologic category - manufacturers
milliliter
by mouth
low potential for abuse

38. Examples of Schedule II drugs
after meals
D
lists drugs alphabetically by generic and trade name
hydromorphone (Dilaudid) - methadone (Dolophine) - meperidine (Demerol) - oxycodone (Percodan - Oxycontin) - fentanyl (Duragesic - Actiq - Sublimaze)

39. penicillin pregnancy risk factor
recipe
B
as needed
This is the official name for a drug that will never change

40. Schedule I drugs
High abuse potential - Can telephone in - Cannot be filled after six months - Cannot be refilled more than five times in six months
with
High potential for abuse - No accepted medical use - Used in research only - Ex: Heroin - LSD - Ecstasy - Marijuana
before

41. Schedule IV drugs
Schedule IV - Low potential for abuse - Same rules as Class III concerning calling in and refills
before
Dilaudid
Toxicology

42. ml
Toxicology
milliliter
Part of ADA - Purpose Study and evaluate information about new dental products - Classify these products as accepted - provisionally accepted - or unaccepted
list the drugs by the pharmacologic category they belong to

43. Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs
contains doctors signature - DEA # - refill instructions - is generic substitution allowed
NSAIDs
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years
as directed

44. 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)
Dilaudid
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC
2 times a day

45. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
three times a day
Determines which drugs will require prescriptions and which are OTC
gram
generic drug must produce same tissue and blood concentration as Trade name

46. Trade name or Brand name
This is the official name for a drug that will never change
before
Name given to a drug by the manufacturer who obtains the patent to market a generic drug for 17 years
Pharmacodynamics

47. q
every
at bedtime
every night
The categories are A - B - C - D - and X - A is the safest during pregnancy - X is the most unsafe during pregnancy

48. disp
Doctors name - address - phone # - Patients name - address - age - Date prescription written
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)
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?
dispense

49. Study of drugs and there effects on organisms
Pharmacology
acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol III) - acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin) - acetaminophen - caffeine - butalbital (Fioricet)
narcotic
by mouth

50. a
This is the actual chemical structure for the drug
before
by mouth
B