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DRUG
a chemical that affects a living process
pharmacology
basic sciences about drugs
clinical pharmacology
study of drugs in humans
therapeutics
Use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or
treat disease or prevent pregnancy
what are the top 3 classes for med errors?
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the 3 most important properties of a drug are?
-safeness
-effectiveness
-selectiveness
T/F In contrast to the early 1900s, all of the drugs used in modern medicine are safe?
True
False
False
In
most cases, we want drug effects to be reversible. T/F
True
False
True
what are some properties of an ideall drug?
-safe
-effective
-selective
-easy to administer
-reversible
-predictable
-no interactions
-low cost
-chemically stable
Knowing
that every drug has potential for harm,
what are some reasons medications are given in such high numbers?
the benefit outweighs the harm
Pre clinical trials are done on who?
animals
The clinical trials are done on?
humans
what are the 4 phases of the clinical testing?
•Phase
I – healthy subjects, initial trial
•Phase
II – limited controlled evaluation
•Phase
III – extended clinical trials
•Phase
IV – Post marketing evaluation
What are the limitations to new drug development procedures?
•Many
adverse effects not seen until Phase IV
•Limited
info about women, children, those with co-morbid conditions
•Not
all adverse events reported
•Black
box warnings and medication guides
What is a voluntary way of reporting adverse events to the FDA?
MEDWATCH
What are the 6 rights of med administration?
•Medication
•Patient
•Dose
•Route
•Time
•Documentation
What are the steps in the nursing process?
-assessment
-diagnosis
-Plan
-implement
-evaluate
What is included in the assessment?
•Baseline
Data:
•Interview
and observation
•Self
care capacity
•Physical
exam/lab tests
•Medical
history
•High
risk patient/ high risk medication
•Contraindications/precautions
•Drug
history
•Genetics
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pharm test 1
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pharm test 1
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2011-02-04T22:13:14Z
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