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| to give medication to a patient |
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| undesirable and unexpected effects of medications that may be harmful |
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| drug suspensions administered in a mist |
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| amount of medication proven to ba effective with minimal side effects for an adult |
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| medication given to increase chances for long term immunity, as with immunizations |
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| tablet that dissolves when placed between the cheek and gum |
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| rod-shaped, compressed powdered drug form |
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| rod-shaped, two-part gelatin container used as a vessel for powdered medications |
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| factors that indicate a medication should not be prescribed because potential risks outweigh potential benefits |
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| drugs that have a potential for abuse, misuse, and addiction |
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| semisolid mixture of medications in a water-soluble base for external use |
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| total amount of medication in the body after repeated doses; medication that accumulates in the body over time |
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| drug that heals from disease or cures from infection |
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| number applied for and provided by the drug enforcement administration that allows practitioners to prescribe scheduled drugs |
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| drug that assists with deagnosing a disease during a procedure, such as radiopaque dye with x-rays. |
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| to deliver a medication into the patients possession after it has been prepared |
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| total amount of medication that is administered in separate instances |
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| medicne; any substance that produces a physical or chemical change in the body |
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| agency responsible for enforcing the controlled substances act; regulates the sale and use of controlled drugs |
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| solutions containing alcohol, water, sugar, and a drug or combination of drugs |
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| substance suspended in a oil-based liquid that must be shaken before use |
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| tablet with a special coating that dissolves in the small intestine |
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| federal agency responsible for setting standars for the purity, strength, and composition of all drug, food, and cosmetic products |
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| vessel made of a gelatinous substance to hold liquid medication |
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| protection against a disease by artificial active immunity |
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| first dose of medication administered |
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| section of a prescription where the name and amount of the medication are entered |
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| tablet containing two or more ingredients layered to dissolve and be absorbed at different times |
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| amount of medication that proves deadly to a patient |
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| oil, water, alcohol, or soap-based medications intended to be rubbed into the skin |
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| primarily affecting the area where the medication is placed |
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| water-based preparations containing medications to soothe the skin |
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| hare, candy-like tablet that dissoves in the mouth and releases medication |
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| amount of medication needed by the body to maintain its desired effect |
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| largest amount of medication that can be prescribed to be effective without causing an advers effect |
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| smallest amount of medication that can be prescribed to be effective in treatment |
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| chart that shows the relationship of body surface area to height and weight in calculating drug dosage, usually for a child or an infant, but may be used with adults |
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| semisolid mixture of medications that has an oil based for external use |
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| medications that are sold without a prescription |
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| route for medication fiven under the skin or other than the digestive tract |
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| route for medication fiven through the skin |
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| the study of what happens to a drug from the time it enters the body until it leaves |
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| the study of what happens to a drug from the time it enters the body until it leaves |
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| the study of drugs and how they affect the body |
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| medications that have been fround into powder form |
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| to indicate a medication to be given to a patient verbally or in writing |
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| legal document written by a licensed health care provider to a pharmacist for the dispensing of a drug |
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| medication that lessens or prevents the effects of a disease |
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| medication that replaces substances normally found in the body |
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| tablet with indentations across the middle that allow it to be broken in half |
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| unwanted action of drugs that may be expected |
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| section of a prescription that provides directions for the patient |
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| particles of medication in a liquid base |
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| liquid with dissolved substances |
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| capsule that contains time-released beads of medication |
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| tablet that dissolves when place under the tongue |
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| section of a prescription that provides directions to the pharmacist for filling the prescription with the symbol Rx, meaning to take or recipe |
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| solution of sugar, water, and dissolved drugs |
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| absorption of medication with its effects working throughout the body |
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| compressed powered medication |
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| medication that restores the body to its presympton state |
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| liquid medications mixed with an alcohol base |
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| route for medication applied to the skin or mucous membranes |
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| amount of medication that brings about the signs and symptoms of toxicity |
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| harmful effects of drugs on the body |
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| medicated disk applied to and absorbed through the skin |
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| premeasured amount of medication individually packaged, usually in a single dose |
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| medication used to prevent disease |
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| vaccine information statements (VIS) |
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| information sheets produced by the (CDC)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that explain the vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal quardian both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Required by federal low to be supplied whenever certain vaccinations are given |
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1. Right patient
2. Right Drug
3. Right Dose
4. Right Route
5. Right time
6. Right Technique
7. Right Documentation |
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| United States Pharmacopeia |
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