NUR 2474 Pharmacology for Professional Nursing Quiz 1
Properties of the ideal drug
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Effective*** Safe* Selective*
Reversible action Predictable Ease of administration - fewer administration errors Freedom from drug interactions Low cost Chemical stability Possession of a simple generic name No adverse effects
*most important
What items are desired when selecting a drug?
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-maximum benefit, minimum harm
What are physiological considerations that should be considered in medication selection?
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-Age Gender Weight Race Past reactions to medications
Why is ease of administration important?
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- it can increase adherence among patients (more compliant)
- It can decrease risk (skin integrity/infection with injections)
determine how much of an administered dose gets to its sites of action movement of a drug through a body what the body does to the drug
4 processes:
- Absorption
- Distribution
- Metabolism (biotransformation)
- Excretion (elimination)
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>Pharmacokinetics
The molecular interactions of a drug with specific biological receptors on or in the body's cells, which lead to a desired therapeutic response
what the drug does to the body; mechanism of action
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