What occurs when the effect of one drug is altered because it was taken at the same time as another drug?
Drug Interaction
Acquired dependence on a drug is what?
Addiction
Prevention of disease, (for example an antibiotic can be used to prevent occurence of a disease).
Prophylaxis
Extent or degree to which a substance is poisonous is called?
Toxicity
Inactive, harmless substance used to satisfy a patient's desire for medication. (Also used in research when given to a control group where the other group of patients receives an actual drug.)
Placebo
Usually an unfavorable response resulting from taking a medication.
Iatrogenic
Response to a drug other than the effect desired. Also called an "adverse reaction".
Side Effect
Development of an emotional dependence on a drug due to repeated use.
Habituation
Unusual or abnormal response to a drug or food.
Idiosyncrasy
Giving a patient a second drug to boost the effect of another drug. (The drugs are stronger together than by themselves.)
Potentiation
Includes all drugs taken by mouth.
Oral
Includes drugs that are held under the tongue and not swallowed.
Sublingual
Includes drugs inhaled directly into the nose and mouth.
Inhalation
Invasive method of administering drugs requiring skin to be punctured by a needle.
Parenteral
Injection into a body cavity such as peritoneal and chest cavity.
Intracavitary
Very shallow injection just under the top layer of skin, like used for TB test.
Intradermal
Injection directly into the muscles of the body.
Intramuscular
Injection into the meningeal space surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
Intrathecal
Injection into the veins.
Intravenous
Includes medications that coat the underside of a patch which is applied to the skin and absorbed slowly over time.
Transdermal
Includes medications introduced directly into the anus (usually a suppository).
Rectum
Includes medications applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes.
Topical
Drug dosage system that comes with baggies so the patient can label it themselves is called a
Unit Dose
Decrease in susceptibility to a drug after continued use of the drug is called
drug tolerance
Action that occurs in the body when a drug is allowed to accumulate or stay in the body is called
cumulative action
contraindication
condition in which a particular drug should not be used
broad spectrum
ability of a drug to be effected against a wide range of microorganisms
antidote
substance that will neutralize poisons or their side effects
additive
sum of the action of two or more drugs being given
Injection beneath the cutaneous layer of the skin (i.e. into the upper outer arm or the abdomen) would be referred to as what?
subcutaneous
dispense
...
x
times
Federal Drug Administration
FDA
with
per
intravenous
IV
prn
as needed
qid
four times a day
noc
night
OTC
over the counter
Sig
label as follows/directions
NPO
nothing by mouth
drop
gt
tid
three times a day
What occurs when the effect of one drug is altered because it was taken at the same time as another drug?
Drug Interaction
Acquired dependence on a drug is what?
Addiction
Prevention of disease, (for example an antibiotic can be used to prevent occurence of a disease).
Prophylaxis
Extent or degree to which a substance is poisonous is called?
Toxicity
Inactive, harmless substance used to satisfy a patient's desire for medication. (Also used in research when given to a control group where the other group of patients receives an actual drug.)
Placebo
Usually an unfavorable response resulting from taking a medication.
Iatrogenic
Response to a drug other than the effect desired. Also called an "adverse reaction".
Side Effect
Development of an emotional dependence on a drug due to repeated use.
Habituation
Unusual or abnormal response to a drug or food.
Idiosyncrasy
Giving a patient a second drug to boost the effect of another drug. (The drugs are stronger together than by themselves.)
Potentiation
Includes all drugs taken by mouth.
Oral
Includes drugs that are held under the tongue and not swallowed.
Sublingual
Includes drugs inhaled directly into the nose and mouth.
Inhalation
Invasive method of administering drugs requiring skin to be punctured by a needle.
Parenteral
Injection into a body cavity such as peritoneal and chest cavity.
Intracavitary
Very shallow injection just under the top layer of skin, like used for TB test.
Intradermal
Injection directly into the muscles of the body.
Intramuscular
Injection into the meningeal space surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
Intrathecal
Injection into the veins.
Intravenous
Includes medications that coat the underside of a patch which is applied to the skin and absorbed slowly over time.
Transdermal
Includes medications introduced directly into the anus (usually a suppository).
Rectum
Includes medications applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes.
Topical
Drug dosage system that comes with baggies so the patient can label it themselves is called a
Unit Dose
Decrease in susceptibility to a drug after continued use of the drug is called
drug tolerance
Action that occurs in the body when a drug is allowed to accumulate or stay in the body is called
cumulative action
contraindication
condition in which a particular drug should not be used
broad spectrum
ability of a drug to be effected against a wide range of microorganisms
antidote
substance that will neutralize poisons or their side effects
additive
sum of the action of two or more drugs being given
Injection beneath the cutaneous layer of the skin (i.e. into the upper outer arm or the abdomen) would be referred to as what?
subcutaneous
dispense
...
x
times
Federal Drug Administration
FDA
with
per
intravenous
IV
prn
as needed
qid
four times a day
noc
night
OTC
over the counter
Sig
label as follows/directions
NPO
nothing by mouth
drop
gt
tid
three times a day