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Drug Standards - ANSWER-rules set to assure that consumers get what they pay for, that all preparations by the same drug name must be o...
2024 WGU D398 INTRO TO
PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL STUDY
GUIDE 2024-2025|150 BRAND NEW
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALL GRADED
A+|GUARANTEED SUCCESS|LATEST
UPDATE
Drug Standards - ANSWER-✔rules set to assure that consumers get what they pay
for, that all preparations by the same drug name must be of uniform strength,
quality, and purity
1906 Pure Food and Drug Act - ANSWER-✔Prohibits the sale and transport of
adulterated or mislabeled food, drinks and drugs.
Prohibits the mislabeling and misbranding of products.
1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - ANSWER-✔created to enforce rules such as
labeling, drug approval before release, and warning labels (such as "may cause
drowsiness")
1970 Controlled Substances Act - ANSWER-✔established the Drug Enforcement
Agency (DEA). This act set strict standards for abused drugs and required prescribers
to register with the DEA. , who enforces the laws included in this act.
controlled substance - ANSWER-✔A drug that has the potential for addiction and
abuse
the five schedules - ANSWER-✔Schedule I includes substances like heroin that have
the highest risk of abuse and are not approved for medical use in the United States.
,Schedule II includes psychostimulants (e.g., amphetamine) and opioid-based
medications (e.g., morphine) that have a high risk of abuse and dependence but
have accepted medical uses.
Schedule III includes certain barbiturate sedatives and anabolic steroids with
moderate to low abuse and dependence risk.
Schedule IV includes sedative agents like diazepam and phenobarbital, which have a
low risk of abuse and dependence.
Schedule V includes drugs used for epilepsy, cough suppressants, and antidiarrheal
medications and has the lowest risk for abuse and dependence.
What is one of the functions of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in
ensuring consumer safety? - ANSWER-✔Investigating and removing unsafe drugs
from the market
drug classes - ANSWER-✔help with identification and safe prescribing of drugs by
classifying them into specific categories based on how they act
three drug identifiers - ANSWER-✔a chemical name
a generic name
a trade name (brand name)
Parenteral - ANSWER-✔injected with needles or syringes, the fastest way to
administer drugs into the body because they bypass the absorption step and begin
acting immediately
topical - ANSWER-✔absorbed into the body through a certain barrier or membrane,
such as the skin, eyes, lungs, or nasal passages
Po or Per os - ANSWER-✔by mouth
Bid or Bis in die - ANSWER-✔Twice daily
C or Cum - ANSWER-✔With
Rx or Recipere - ANSWER-✔Take
factor-label method - ANSWER-✔used to change the unit of measurement for a
given drug dose, which allows a professional to convert a drug dose from one system
to another. This method uses equivalent fractions, where the denominator is always
one.
rights of drug administration - ANSWER-✔Right drug or drug form
Right client
Right time
Right documentation
Right route
Right technique
, Right dosage
sentinel events - ANSWER-✔the most severe errors that result in death or
significant harm to a client
The five steps of medication reconciliation - ANSWER-✔1. develop a list of current
medications
2. develop a list of medications to be prescribed
3. compare the medications on the two lists
4. make clinical decisions based on the comparison
5. communicate the new list to the appropriate caregivers and patient
Poison Control number and email - ANSWER-✔1-800-222-1222 and aapcc.org
ages at most risk of being poisoned - ANSWER-✔between the ages 1 and 5
absorption - ANSWER-✔how a drug moves from its site of delivery into the
bloodstream before it can act in the body
NG - ANSWER-✔nasogastric tube
PR - ANSWER-✔rectally (per rectum)
enteral routes - ANSWER-✔routes through the GI tract (oral, sublingual, rectal,
nasogastric, and buccal)
parenteral - ANSWER-✔any route other than GI tract (injections)
non-parenteral (stand-alone) routes - ANSWER-✔sublingual, topical, transdermal,
ophthalmic (eyes), otic (ears), transvaginal, inhalation, and nasal routes of
medication administration
teratogenic - ANSWER-✔effect from maternal drug administration that causes
physical defects in fetus
intravenous infusions (IV) - ANSWER-✔used to administer liquids, replacing body
fluids or medications in critical situations by injecting into a vein
Pharmacokinetics (PK) - ANSWER-✔the study of how the body responds to
chemicals over time. It looks at what happens to the medication as it moves through
the body. The four primary factors that PK studies are absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion (ADME)
Distribution - ANSWER-✔transferring the drug from the bloodstream to the body's
organ cells and fluids.
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