BASIC PHARMACOLOGY

Generic

Brand Name

Objectives

• Categories

• Label

• Terminology

• Abbrevi-ations

• Law

• Administra-tion

• 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

• Pharmaco-dynamics

• Pharmaco-kinetics

• Efficacy

• Indication

• Opioid

• Toxicology

• Vaccine

Abbreviations• QD, BID,

TID, QID, q_h

• NPO• PO• 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

• 1 cc = 15 gtts, 1 ml

• 30 cc = 1 oz

• 500 cc = 1 pt

• 1000 cc = 1 qt, 1 liter

• 60 mg = 1 gr

• 1000 mg = 15 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.