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6 rights of medication administration Patient, drug, route, dosage, time, documentation
non-proprietary\/generic name “The generally recognized or “”common”” name for a drug”
Agonists Drugs that simply bind to the receptors and mimic the actions of the body’s own regulatory molecules
Hepatotoxic A drug that is considered _<\/em><\/strong> is one in which you should watch for signs of liver injury, educate patients about jaundice, dark urine, light-colored stools, nausea, vomiting, malaise, abdominal discomfort, and loss of appetite. Also should review liver enzyme levels prior to administering.
Black box warning Strongest safety warning a drug can have and still remain on the market
general anesthesia Term used to refer to a combination of medications that allows for a small safe dose of inhaled anesthetic. Adverse effects include respiratory and cardiac depression, hyperthermia
4 drugs used to treat spasticity Baclofen (Lioresal)Diazepam (Valium)Dantrolene (Dantrium)Tizanidine (Zanaflex)
Drug class: pure opioid agonistSpecific drug: morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl, methadone – name drug class and specific drug example- medication given IV- patients should not drive, operate heavy machinery, or sign legal documents- side effect is constipation
Morphine Pure opioid agonist, relieves pain without affecting other senses, affects receptors in the CNS
Hyperthermia Potentially fatal condition caused by succinylcholine and general anesthetics and can be relieved by a drug that is also used to treat spasticity (dantrolene\/dantrium)
Migraine headache caused by dilation and inflammation of intracranial blood vessels and can be treated with drugs that end in triptan
cluster headache – headache occurs in a series of attacks- accompanied by unilateral pain near the eye- prophylactic treatment includes glucocorticoids, verapamil, lithium, NSAIDs
H1 antagonist – class of drugs includes 2 generations- used to treat mild allergic reactions- 1st generation causes drowsiness- one drug in second class cannot be taken w\/ fruit juice
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) – 1st generation H1 antagonist (antihistamine)- causes drowsiness
Fexofenadine (Allegra) – 2nd generation H1 antagonist (antihistamine)- do not take with fruit juice (decreases absorption of med)
H2 receptor antagonists – class of drug that acts directly on gastric parietal cells to reduce gastric acid secretion- used for treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers- Ex: famotidine (Pepcid), omeprazole (Prilosec), lansoprazole (Prevacid)
acetylsalicyclic acid (aspirin) – decreases the risk for myocardial infarctions and strokes- adverse effect of bleeding
Asthma, COPD, Allergic rhinitis Conditions treated by glucocorticoids such as betamethasone and prednisone
Common cold Condition caused by an acute upper respiratory viral infection
gastric and duodenal ulcers, GERD Conditions treated by proton pump inhibitors such as Prevacid, Prilosec, Nexium
Surfactant laxative – type of laxative that works by lowering surface tension- facilitates penetration of fluid into the feces- must be taken with a full glass of water- Ex: docusate sodium (Colace)
Dopamine antagonists – class of antiemetics that treat nausea and emesis caused by surgery, cancer, chemotherapy, and toxins- can be used in children- Ex: prochlorperazine (Compazine)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Exam 1: NSG 124\/ NSG124 (NEW 2024\/ 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing Exam 1: NSG 124\/ NSG124 (NEW 2024\/ 2025Update) Pharmacology | Review withQuestions and Verified Answers| 100%Correct| Graded A- HerzingQ: 4 drugs used to treat spasticityAnswer:Baclofen (Lioresal)Diazepam (Valium)Dantrolene (Dantrium)Tizanidine (Zanaflex)Q: Drug class: pure opioid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}