Summary: Parmacology

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  • three ways a drug can be classified

    by usage- why the drug is used, by body system- where the drug works, and by chemical or pharmacological class- what the drug is made of
  • requirements regarding handling controlled substances

    controlled substances must be in locked drawers within a second locked area- double locking, facility must keep a record of every dose administer, only a subscriber with a national provider ID number
  • What are local effects

    effects that occurs at the site of application- so no or limited absorption occurs
  • What are systemic effects

    when the drug must be absorbed into the blood stream before it can go to a distant location for effect
  • What is a lipid soluble

    dissolvable in fats
  • What are "un-bound " drugs

    "free" can produce pharmacological effects because only free molecules can be metabolized or excreted
  • What is metabolism and what is the main organ for this

    Chemical inactivation of a drug through its conversions into a more water- soluble compound or into metabolites that can be excreted from the body.
    -----The liver
  • what other organs play the minor role in metabolism

    kidneys, blood plasma, lungs and intestinal mucosa
  • What is the first pass effect of metabolism

    When meds are absorbed into the GI tract and circulate through the liver before they reach the system---many can be inactivated in passing through the liver
  • What is excretion and what is the main organ involved

    when drug molecules are removed from their sites of action and eliminated from the body---kidneys
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