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A comprehensive overview of key concepts in medication administration, including drug classifications, routes of administration, drug actions, and common medications. It includes practice questions and answers to test knowledge and understanding of medication aide principles.
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5ml= cc - 5cc 5cc=?tsp - 1tsp 3tsp=____Tbsp - 1 tbsp 1oz=?cc - 30cc 1tbsp= cc - 15cc 15cc= tbsp - 1 tbsp 2Tbsp=____oz - 1 oz 5mL=?tsp - 1tsp 8oz=?cups - 1 cup Pharmacology is the study of? -
drugs and their uses Pharmacodynamics is the study of - how the body responds to drugs Pharmacokinetics is - absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion of drugs Anatomy is the study of - body parts Therapeutic effect - The desired or intended effect of a particular medication. side effect - drugs desirable or undesirable effects 6 drug uses - prevention, treatment, diagnosis, health maintenance, palliative, and cure chemical name - acetylsalicylic acid generic name - aspirin brand name - bufferin pdr - contains info about drug products provided by pharmaceutical companies
Orphan Act of 1983 - speeds up the drugs availability for patients with rare diseases Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 - permits generic drug companies to prove bioequivalence without duplicating costly clinical trials done by original drug manufacturer. gives longer patent protection for new drugs. Childhood Vaccine Act of 1986 - Requires patient information on vaccines Gives the FDA permission to make necessary recalls Controlled Substances Act of 1970 - classifies controlled substances according to their abuse potentials uniform controlled substances act of 1990 - establishes uniformity between federal law and state law in the uniformity among states in the control of narcotics Basic drug actions - depressing, stimulating, destroying cells, replacing substances absorption - passage of a drug from the site of administration into the bloodstream Distribution - transportation of a drug from the bloodstream to the body tissues and intended site of action metabolism - series of chemical reactions that inactivate a drug by converting it into a water-soluble compound to be excreted by the body
Excretion - the body's way of removing the waste products systemic drugs - drugs that travel through the blood stream to affect cells or tissues local drugs - given for their local effect buc - buccal (inside cheek) ID - intradermal (into the skin) IM - Intramuscular (into the muscle) IV - intravenous (into the vein) PO - orally, by mouth R - rectal (by rectum) subcut - subcutaneous(into the fatty layer under the skin) subl -
zinc oxide, calamine - protectives and astringents Atarax - oral antipruritics betaine, alcohol - antiseptics benzocaine - topical anesthetic dyspnea - labored or difficult breathing angina pectoris - chest pain cyanosis - bluish discoloration of the skin Adrenergics - raise BP. levophed antilipemics - lower blood cholesterol. lovastatin cardiac glycosides - Digoxin (Lanoxin)
anticoagulant - Coumadin (warfarin) hematinics - treats anemia Antiplatelets - plavix Lanoxin (digoxin) pulse should be? - over 60 for 1 minute Afrin (oxymetazoline) - decongestant benadryl, chlopheniramine, cyproheptadine - antihistamines isoniazid, ethambutol, rifampin, rigapentine - tuberculosis drugs Theophylline (Aminophylline) - bronchodilators Histamine (H2) receptor antagonist - block histamine. (tagamet) pyrantel pamoate - anthelmintics metamucil, bisacodyl -
am - in the morning bid - twice a day h, hr - hourly n - night p.c - after meals pm - in the afternoon prn - as necessary q.h - every hour q2h - every 2 hours q3h - every 3 hours
q4h - every 4 hours qid - four times a day stat - immediately tid - three times a day d/c - discontinue NPO - nothing by mouth q - every AD - right ear AS - left ear AU - both ears OD -
highly concentrated alcohol solution elixir - a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol preparation emulsion - oils and fats suspended in water magma - mixture of heavy particles with water, looks like milk gel - thick mixture of fine particles with water lotion - soothing or counterirritant preparation for external use, designed to be patted on capsule - gelatin sheath that contains 1 dose of medication ointment - topical or opthalmic preparation in a base of lanolin or petrolatum gt or gtt - drops 07:00 - 7 am 11 am - 1100
1:30 pm - 1330 hours 2:00 pm - 1400 8:00 pm - 2000 Cephalosporins - keflex Tetracyclines - Vibramycin (doxycycline) Reglan (metoclopramide) - GI stimulant Solu-Medrol (Methylprednisolone), sulfasalazine - anti-inflammatory Orlistat (Xenical), adipex-p - weight loss drugs spironolactone, dyrenium - potassium-sparing diuretic Lasix (furosemide), edecrin - loop diuretics
muscle relaxants Alendeonate, boniva, evista - drugs used to treat osteoporosis Humira (adalimumab), enanercept, plaquenil - antiarthritic drugs caffeine, Ritalin - cerebral stimulants demerol, percodan, morphine - narcotic analgesics aspirin, acetaminophen - analgesic antipyretics Dilantin (phenytoin),valproic acid, phenobarbital - anticonvulsants Trihexyphenidyl (Artane), benztropine - antiparkinsonian drugs Topamax (topiramate), imitrex - antimigraine drugs Sedatives - Produce a calming effect and decrease nervousness and excitability Hypnotics - drugs used to induce sleep
wellbutrin - Antidepressant Lexapro (escitalopram) - SSRI antidepressant Amitriptyline (Elavil) - tricyclic antidepressant Parnate (tranylcypromine) - MAOI antidepressant Risperidone (Risperdal) - Antipsychotic Lithium - Antimanic
