intramuscular - ANSWER✔✔ drugs given by direct injection into muscle tissue
intrathecal - ANSWER✔✔ needle is inserted between to vertebrea in the lower
spine an into space around the spinal cord
intravenous - ANSWER✔✔ injected directly into the veins
subcutaneous - ANSWER✔✔ needle inserted into the fatty tissue just beneath the
skin
,Bioavailablility - ANSWER✔✔ how quickly and how much of a drug reaches its
intended target site of action
Bioequivalent - ANSWER✔✔ when drugs contain not only the same active
ingredients but also produce virtually the same blood levels over time
Therapeutic equivalence - ANSWER✔✔ production of the same medicinal effects
Areas of drug elimination and excretion - ANSWER✔✔ Lungs, breast milk, sweat
tears urine feces, bile, saliva, and exhaled air
medication error - ANSWER✔✔ failure to administer drug in the correct form
Powders - ANSWER✔✔ a drug that is dried and ground into fine particles
pills - ANSWER✔✔ a single dose unit of medicine made by mixing the powdered
drug with liquid such as syrup and rolling it into a round or oval shape
granules - ANSWER✔✔ a small pill usually accompanied usually accompanied by
many others encased within a gelatin capsule; quite often releasing medication
over time
tablet - ANSWER✔✔ pharmaceutical preparation made by compressing the
powdered for of a drug and bulk filling material under high pressure; commonly
used for anti acids and antiflatulents
,Capsules - ANSWER✔✔ medication dosage form in which the drug is contained in
an external shell; can be pulled apart for access to contents
sustained release - ANSWER✔✔ several doses of a drug in special coatings that
dissolve at different rates
Enteric Coating - ANSWER✔✔ dosage in special coating that doesn't digest in the
stomach; only starts to digest in the intestines
caplets - ANSWER✔✔ shaped like a capsule but has the form of a tablet the shape
and file make swallowing easier
gel caps - ANSWER✔✔ an oil based medication that is enclosed in soft gelatin
capsule
Emulsion - ANSWER✔✔ two agents that cannot ordinarily be combined or mixed
otic drugs - ANSWER✔✔ control localized infections or inflammation and require
very low dosages to be effective
Types of drug despensing - ANSWER✔✔ OTC and prescription
Type A (Augmented) drug reaction - ANSWER✔✔ exaggeration of the drug's
therapeutic effects
, Type B (idiosyncratic) - ANSWER✔✔ results from mechanisms that are not
currently understood; largely unpredictable
Type C (continuing or chronic) - ANSWER✔✔ These persist for a long time
Type D delayed - ANSWER✔✔ these take some time to develop
Type E end of use - ANSWER✔✔ These occur during drug withdrawal
Risk Factors - ANSWER✔✔ Use of several drugs, age, Pregnancy and breast
feeding
Transdermal - ANSWER✔✔ through the skin via creams or patches
Binders - ANSWER✔✔ cement the active and inert components of tablets
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