Questions and Answers
Which term refers to the study of the effects of drugs on living organisms?
Pharmacology
What is the name given to a drug before it becomes official?
Prescription Name
What type of doctor's order is carried out at once or immediately?
STAT Order
Which part of a legal doctor's order specifies the primary intended effects of a drug?
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What is the term for the unintended effect of a drug?
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What does the official name of a drug represent?
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Which term describes the emotional reliance on a drug to maintain a sense of well-being?
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What is the term for the unexpected peculiar response to a drug?
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Which effect occurs when two drugs have a combined effect greater than the sum of each individual agent acting independently?
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What term describes the inappropriate intake of a substance, either continually or periodically?
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Which process involves the transport of drug molecules faster through a single layer of cells?
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Which term refers to the process by which a drug passes from its site of administration into the bloodstream?
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Study Notes
Definition of a Drug
- A drug is a chemical given to people to treat, prevent, or diagnose a disease or illness.
Types of Drug Names
- Prescription Name: given to a drug before it becomes official
- Official Name: the name listed in official publications
- Chemical Name: precisely describes a drug's constituents
- Brand Name (Trademark): the name given by the manufacturer
Pharmacology and Posology
- Pharmacology: the study of drugs' effects on living organisms
- Posology: the study of dosage or amount of drugs given in disease treatment
Types of Doctor's Orders
- Standing Order: carried out until a specified period or discontinued by another order
- Single Order: carried out once only
- STAT Order: carried out immediately
- PRN Order: carried out as the patient requires
Parts of a Legal Doctor's Order
- Patient's Name
- Date and Time
- Name of Drug
- Dose of Drug
- Route of Administration
- Time of Frequency
- Signature of the Physician
Effects of Drugs
Therapeutic Effects
- Primary effects intended, the reason the drug is prescribed
- Desired effect
Adverse Effects
- Side effects: unintended effects of the drug
- Drug allergy: immunologic reaction to a drug
- Anaphylactic reaction: severe allergic reaction following drug administration
- Drug tolerance: decreased physiologic response to repeated drug administration
- Cumulative effect: increasing response to repeated drug doses
- Idiosyncratic effect: unexpected peculiar response to a drug
- Drug abuse: inappropriate intake of a substance
- Drug dependence: reliance or need to take a drug
- Addiction: biochemical changes in body tissues, especially the nervous system
- Habituation: emotional reliance on a drug for a sense of well-being
Drug Interactions
- Drug interaction: effects of one drug modified by another drug
- Drug antagonism: conjoint effect of two drugs is less than each drug separately
- Summation: combined effect of two drugs equals the sum of individual effects
- Synergism: combined effects of drugs are greater than each individual agent
- Potentiation: concurrent administration of two drugs, one increasing the other's effect
Therapeutic Actions of Drugs
- Palliative: relieves symptoms of a disease, but does not affect the disease itself
- Curative: treats a disease or condition
- Supportive: sustains body functions until other treatments take over
- Substitutive: replaces body fluids or substances
- Chemotherapeutic: destroys malignant cells
- Restorative: returns the body to health
Pharmacokinetics
- What the body does to drugs, encompassing drug interactions and clearance metabolism
Pharmacokinetic Factors in Drug Therapy
- Absorption: process by which a drug passes into the bloodstream from its site of administration
Factors Affecting Drug Absorption
- Blood Flow
- Pain
- Stress
- Foods
- Exercise
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