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DRUG
a chemical that affects a living process
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pharmacology
basic sciences about drugs
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clinical pharmacology
study of drugs in humans
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therapeutics
- Use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or
- treat disease or prevent pregnancy
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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
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T/F In contrast to the early 1900s, all of the drugs used in modern medicine are safe?
False
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In
most cases, we want drug effects to be reversible. T/F
True
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what are some properties of an ideall drug?
- -safe
- -effective
- -selective
- -easy to administer
- -reversible
- -predictable
- -no interactions
- -low cost
- -chemically stable
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Knowing
that every drug has potential for harm,
what are some reasons medications are given in such high numbers?
the benefit outweighs the harm
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Pre clinical trials are done on who?
animals
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The clinical trials are done on?
humans
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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
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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
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What is a voluntary way of reporting adverse events to the FDA?
MEDWATCH
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What are the 6 rights of med administration?
•Medication
•Patient
•Dose
•Route
•Time
•Documentation
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What are the steps in the nursing process?
- -assessment
- -diagnosis
- -Plan
- -implement
- -evaluate
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What is included in the assessment?
- •Interview
- and observation
- •High
- risk patient/ high risk medication
•Contraindications/precautions
•Genetics
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