BASIC PHARMACOLOGY Generic Brand Name Objectives Categories Label

BASIC PHARMACOLOGY Generic Brand Name

Objectives • Categories • Label • Terminology • Abbreviations • Law • Administration • Conversions • Dosage

Categories • Action on body • General effect • System affected

Labels • Prescription number • Patient name • MD name • Drug name • Amount • • Dosage Route Refills Issue and expiration dates • Cautions

Terminology • Pharmaceutic • Pharmacodynamics • Pharmacokinetics • • • Efficacy Indication Opioid Toxicology Vaccine

Abbreviations • QD, BID, TID, QID, q_h • NPO • gtt • PRN • STAT • ss, i, iv, v, x • IM, IV, SQ, SL

Legal Considerations • • • FDA DEA OTC Controlled Prescriptions

Administration • • • Buccal Intradermal Intramuscular Intravenous Inhalation Oral • • • Ophthalmic Otic Rectal Subcutaneous Topical

Seven “Rights” • • Patient Drug Dose Time Route Technique Documentation

Conversions • 1000 cc = 1 • 1 cc = 15 qt, 1 liter gtts, 1 ml • 60 mg = 1 gr • 30 cc = 1 oz • 1000 mg = 15 • 500 cc = 1 pt gr

Dosage Calculation • Ratio Method – Formula: ? is to known as X is to unknown. • 1 oz: 30 cc = 8 oz : X cc • Multiply ends, then middles, separate by = sign and solve for X.