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PHARMACOLOGY
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What are the classification of Aspirin?
an analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-platelet
reactive site on a cell or tissue
Receptor
Reye’s syndrome is found in?
Infants
“clumping” together
Platelet aggregation
Vaginal medications
Creams, foams, gels - Suppositories - Lubricate with water-soluble, i.e. KY Jelly
Adults - Infant or child younger than 3 years old - Up and back – adult - Down and back – child
Ear drops
Drops - Ointments - For babies - Erythromycin treatment from inner canthus to outer canthus
Eye medications
Age at next birthday (in years) x adult dose/24 = dose for child
Cowling’s Rule
Age (in months) x adult dose/150 = dose for infant
Fried’s Rule (infant):
Age/Age +12 x adults dose = dose for child
Young's Rule
1 grain = mg?
65 mg
1000 mL = L?
1 L
1 cup = oz?
8 oz
1oz = Tbsp?
2 Tbsp
1oz = mL?
30 mL
3tsp = Tbsp ?
1 Tbsp
15mL = Tbsp?
1 Tbsp
1000g = kg?
1 kg
1 kg = lbs?
2.2 lbs
degree to which a drug binds with a receptor
Affinity
Unpredictable effects-overreacts or under reacts to a medication or has a reaction different from normal
Idiosyncratic reactions
Unpredictable response to a medication
Allergic Reactions
What happened when there is severe reaction?
– Anaphylactic reaction
hives (pamamantal), rash (pamumula), pruritus (itchiness
Mild Reaction
May develop after prolonged intake or when a med accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion, or excessive amount taken
Toxic Effects
Undesirable response of a medication
Adverse Effects
Not involving a receptor site or alteration in enzyme function
Non-specific Interaction
Unintended secondary effects a medication predictably will cause
Side effects
Enzymes are substances that catalyze nearly every biochemical reaction in a cell
Enzyme Interaction
drug that binds at the same time blocks
Agonist-Antagonist or Partial Agonist
