1. generic names for drugs
Answer
name that a pharmaceutical company officially gives a drug after it is developed
not capitalized
2. brand names for drugs
Answer
drugs commercial or proprietary name
capitalized
3. oral medication forms
Answer
tablet, capsule, powder, liquid
4. enteric-coated drugs
Answer
dissolve when the drug reaches the intestine
5. extended release
Answer
release over a period of time, also known as extended length, sustained release or sustained
action
6. Immediate-release form
Answer
expedites release of drug
7. factors that affect rate of release
,Answer
-reactant concentration -physical state of reactant -surface area -temp -presence of catalyst
8. If drug is water-soluble, client has good blood flow and tissue perfusion
Answer
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absorption is faster
9. drug is not water-soluble, client has slowed or impaired blood flow or tissue perfusion
Answer
absorption is slower
10. Intravenous
Answer
immediate onset and complete absorption
11. subcutaneous
Answer
rapid absorption if highly water soluble and good circulatory flow, slow is poor or impaired
12. Intramuscular
Answer
rapid absorption if highly water soluble and good circulatory flow, slow is poor or impaired
13. Factors that affect absorption
Answer
drug solubility and client blood circulation
14. what is absorption
Answer
movement from administration site to various tissues
, 15. first pass effect
Answer
amount of oral drug avaliable after passing through the liver
16. areas that have rich blood supply
Answer
areas that receive highest level of the drug (liver, kidney, heart)
17. areas that have poor blood supply
Answer
areas that have lowest level of drug received (bones, areas with natural barrier)
18. Metabolism
Answer
change that occurs in a drug into a more or less potent form of the drug, more soluble form of the
drug, or an inactive form of the drug
19. where metabolism primarily takes place
Answer
liver is responsible where this pri- marily takes place
20. Half life
Answer
time it takes for a drug to decrease in amount by half
21. If patient has decreased liver and/or kidney function
Answer
affects the level of drugs in the body; may experience adverse and toxic effects more easily
22. onset
Answer
amount of time it takes for the drug to demonstrate a therapeutic re- sponse
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