DDS MEDICATION CERTIFICATION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
re-certification - Answers -is done every two years with a exam and a pass and pour
medication therapy - Answers -the use of substance to cure like antibiotics for infection
analgesics. for pain prevent disease are vaccines or diagnosis a disease
medication comes from 4 source - Answers -plants -made from flowers leaves Barks
animals - made from secretions of animals
minerals- mined out of the ground and ocean
synthetics- made in laboratory
name of medications - Answers -chemical ,generic and brand
Chemical name - Answers -the actual chemical composition of the medication
Generic names - Answers -a shortened more simple name of the chemical name
Trade name - Answers -known as the brand name
Control drug - Answers -they must be kept in a locked cabinet separate from non control
medications and a non-removable lockbox (should have 2 locks with different keys)
Receipt disposition sheet - Answers -record for controlled drugs give by pharmacy
Documentation of controlled drug count - Answers -shift to shift Med count sheet
Effect of medication - Answers -THERAPEUTICS EFFECT -the desired effect.
NO APPARENT EFFECT -the drug doses not treat the health problem.
SIDE EFFECTS- any effects of a drug other than the one for which it is administered (
mild but predictable)
ADVERSE EFFECT- severe ,side effects or toxicity caused by the administration of
medication.
ALLERGIC REACTION- hypersensitivity to particular allergens that usually involve skin
mucous membranes and bronchial tube.
ANAPHYLAXIS (anaphylactic)- acute systemic allergic reaction (life threatening).
, Antagonistic Reaction - Answers -decrease the action of another medication.
Synergistic Reaction - Answers -increase the action of another medication.
Food to Medication - Answers -1 hour before or 2 hours after
qd - Answers -every day or once a day
qid - Answers -4 times a day
q2h - Answers -every 2 hours
ac - Answers -before meals
prn - Answers -as needed
bid - Answers -twice a day
q - Answers -every
q4h - Answers -every 4 hours
pc - Answers -after meals
stat - Answers -immediately
tid - Answers -3 times a day
qh - Answers -every hour
qod - Answers -every other day
hs - Answers -hour of sleep
ad - Answers -right ear
od - Answers -right eye
po - Answers -by mouth
sl - Answers -sublingual
as - Answers -left ear
os - Answers -left eye
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