| A | B |
|---|
| source of drug | plants, minerals, chemicals |
| generic name | nonproprietary - not owned |
| trade name | marketing name |
| chemical name | chemical composition of drug |
| drug classifications | Therapeutic, physiologic, body system and chemical |
| therapeutic action | anti-inflammatory |
| physiologic action | vasoconstrictor |
| body system action | cardiovascular |
| chemical deriviation | chemicals that make it |
| Drug order requirements | name, dose, route, frequency |
| Dosage measurements | grams, miligrams, units |
| routes of administration | IV, IM, Oral |
| kinds of orders | verbal, standing, stat, PRN |
| Forms of drugs | solid, semisolid, liquid and gas |
| P.O. | by mouth |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| Intrathecal | into the subarachnoid space |
| Pharmacokinetics | absorption, distribution, storage, metabolism and excretion |
| Drug Metabolism | pass through liver for use by body |
| Drug excretion | free drugs leave body - usually through kidney |
| Drug absorption | drug moves to blood stream |
| Drug distribution | transport by blood stream |
| agonist | causes an effect |
| antagonist | blocks receptor sites |
| synergist | combined effect is greater |
| potentiation | enhances effect of another drug |
| half life of drug | time for drug concentration to half |
| duration of drug | therapeutic time of drug |
| side effect | unintended effect of drug |
| Adverse effect | unintended effect potentially harmful |
