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NUR 2060 Lecture 1pharmacology - ANS-study of drugs and their interaction with living system or the scientific study
of all aspects of drugs including their source, uses actions, and effects
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANS-use of drugs to dx, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent
pregnancies
Properties of drugs - ANS-Effectiveness, safety, selectivity, reversible action, predictability, ease
of administration, freedom from drug interactions, low cost, chemical stability, possession of
simple generic name.
Federal Pure Food and Drug Act - ANS-free of adulterants. Very weak Act as no safety or
effectiveness requirement
FDA Food, Drug Cosmetic Act - ANS-mandated testing in animals before drugs could be sold to
humans. Many deaths from untested solvents prior to this. First Act for safety
Harris-Kefauver Ammend - ANS-Additional Safety & Effectiveness (thalidomide tragedy). First
law demand that drug actually offer benefits
Controlled Substances Act - ANS-Created 5 Schedules
Drug Regulation & Reform Act (1978) and Prescription Drug User Fee Act (1992) - ANS-Fast
track-created for AIDS drugs and cancer drugs now include drugs for other serious and life
threatening illnesses
Nursing process 5 steps - ANS-assessment, analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Drug Price Competition Act - ANS-made it easier for generic drugs to enter the market
Food and drug Administration Modernization Act - ANS-Expanded fast track: more diseases
6 months warning if D/C drug
Database kept on experimental drugs
May advertise to MD's "off label" uses
FDA Amendments Act - ANS-Drug monitoring by FDA AFTER approval
Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) 2002
Pediatric Research Equity Act (2003) - ANS-Drug safety and efficacy in children
Requires pediatric clinical trials on old and new meds
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