Transcript BASIC PHARMACOLOGY

BASIC
PHARMACOLOGY
Generic
Brand Name
Objectives
• Categories
• Label
• Terminology
• Abbreviations
• Law
• Administration
• Conversions
• Dosage
Categories
• Action on body
• General effect
• System affected
Labels
• Prescription
number
• Patient name
• MD name
• Drug name
• Amount
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Dosage
Route
Refills
Issue and
expiration dates
• Cautions
Terminology
• Pharmaceutic
• Pharmacodynamics
• Pharmacokinetics
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Efficacy
Indication
Opioid
Toxicology
Vaccine
Abbreviations
• QD, BID,
TID, QID,
q_h
• NPO
• PO
• gtt
• PRN
• STAT
• ss, i, iv, v, x
• IM, IV, SQ,
SL
Legal Considerations
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FDA
DEA
OTC
Controlled
Prescriptions
Administration
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Buccal
Intradermal
Intramuscular
Intravenous
Inhalation
Oral
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Ophthalmic
Otic
Rectal
Subcutaneous
Topical
Seven “Rights”
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Patient
Drug
Dose
Time
Route
Technique
Documentation
Conversions
• 1000 cc = 1
• 1 cc = 15
qt, 1 liter
gtts, 1 ml
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60
mg
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1
gr
• 30 cc = 1 oz
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1000
mg
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15
• 500 cc = 1 pt
gr
Dosage Calculation
• Ratio Method – Formula:
? is to known as X is to unknown.
• 1 oz: 30 cc = 8 oz : X cc
• Multiply ends, then middles,
separate by = sign and solve for
X.