rle midterms

• Medication


  Substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment or relief of a symptoms or for the prevention of a disease
• Drug


  Illicitly obtained substance
• Drugs


  • heroin
  • cocaine
  • amphetamines
• Prescription


  Written direction for the preparation & administering of a drug
• Generic Name


  Assigned by the United States Adopted Name (USAN) council and is used throughout the drug's lifetime
• Trade Name or Brand Name


  Name given by drug manufacturer and identifies it as property of the company
• Official Name


  Name under which a drug is listed in one of official publications
• Chemical Name


  Name by which a chemist knows, describes constituents of drug precisely
• Pharmacy


  Preparing, compounding & dispensing drugs, the place where drugs are prepared & dispensed
• Pharmacy staff


  • Licensed Pharmacist
  • Clinical Pharmacist
  • Pharmacist Technician
• Pharmacopoeia


  Book containing: 1) list of products used in medicine, 2) with description of products, 3) chemical tests for determining identity & purity, 4) formulas, 5) prescription
• Therapeutic Effect or Desired Effect


  Primary effect intended, that is, the reason the drug is prescribed
• Side Effect or Secondary Effect


  A one that is unintended, predictable and may be either harmless or potentially harmful
• Adverse Effects or Reactions

  More severe side effects, justify discontinuation of drug
• Drug Toxicity


  Harmful effects of a drug on an organism or tissue, resulting from: a) overdosage, b) ingestion of a drug intended for external use, c) buildup of drug in blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion
• Drug Allergy


  Immunologic reaction to a drug, react to a drug in the same manner as an antigen, thus developing symptoms of allergic reaction
• Anaphylactic Reaction


  Severe reaction usually occurs immediately after administration of drug
• Drug Tolerance


  A person who has unusually low psychologic response to a drug, requires increases in dosage to maintain a given therapeutic effect
• Drug Interaction


  Occurs when administration of one drug before, at the same time as, or after another drug alters the effect of one or both drug
• Types of Drug Interactions

  • Potentiating effect (increased)
  • Inhibiting effect (decreased)
• Additive


  Two of the same types of drug increase action of each other
• Synergistic Effect


  When two different drugs increase the action of one or another drug
• Iatrogenic Disease


  Diseased caused unintentionally by medical therapy, result to drug therapy
• Medication Orders


  • Stat Order
  • Standing Order
  • Prn Order or As-needed Order
• Oral Standing Orders


  • OD - once a day
  • BID - twice (2x) a day
  • TID - thrice (3x) a day
  • QID - 4x a day
  • HS - hours of sleep
  • p.o - by mouth
  • IV - intravenous
  • SQ - subcutaneous
  • q - every
  • prn - as needed
  • cc - milliliter (mL)
  • RTC - round the clock
  • @ - at
• Ear (Otic) Drops


  • AS - left ear
  • AD - right ear
  • AU - both ears
• Eye Drops / Ointment


  • OS - left eye
  • OD - right eye
  • OU - both/each eye
• Drug Misuse


  Improper use of common medications
• Drug Abuse


  Inappropriate intake of a substance, either continually or periodically; abusive
• Drug Dependence


  Reliance on or need to take a drug or substance
• Types of Drug Dependence

  • Physiologic Dependence
  • Psychologic Dependence
• Drug Habituation


  Mild form of psychologic dependence
• Illicit Drugs or Street Drugs


  Sold illegally, mood-altering effect
• Pharmacology


  Study of effect of drugs on living organisms