Challenges in health care today
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- Information overload (media influence and the internet)
- Demands for specific treatments
- Increased access to self-care systems (alternative therapies and herbal
medicine)
- Financial pressures to provide cost-effective care
Control substance - (C-II) Schedule II
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, High abuse potential with severe dependence liability (narcotics,
amphetamines, and barbiturates)
Example: Cocaine, methamphetamines, methadone, Dilaudid, Demerol,
Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Morphine, Adderall, Ritalin, Dexedrine.
Written prescription only, no refills
Be able to recognize names of drugs that are carbapenems
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1. doripenem
2. ertapenem
3. imipenem-cilastatin
4. meropenem
Genetic drugs vs Brand name
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Once the patent on a brand name runs out manufactures develop genetic
drugs which are intended work on in the same way (quality, dosage,
strength, and route of administration).
The bioavailability of the generic drugs may differ from the brand name.
This is why providers might specify "dispense as written" so brand name
product may use especially in drugs that have narrow safety margins.
Control substance - (C-I) Schedule I
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High abuse potential and no accepted medical use (heroin, marijuana, LSD)
Elements of a medication order
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Name of drug, dosage, frequency
Pharmacotherapeutics
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clinical pharmacology—the branch of pharmacology that deals with drugs;
chemicals that are used in medicine for the treatment, prevention, and
diagnosis of disease in humans
The Controlled Substances Act of 1970
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Control over the coding of drugs and the enforcement of these codes to
the FDA and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), a part of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
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- Information overload (media influence and the internet)
- Demands for specific treatments
- Increased access to self-care systems (alternative therapies and herbal
medicine)
- Financial pressures to provide cost-effective care
Control substance - (C-II) Schedule II
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, High abuse potential with severe dependence liability (narcotics,
amphetamines, and barbiturates)
Example: Cocaine, methamphetamines, methadone, Dilaudid, Demerol,
Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Morphine, Adderall, Ritalin, Dexedrine.
Written prescription only, no refills
Be able to recognize names of drugs that are carbapenems
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1. doripenem
2. ertapenem
3. imipenem-cilastatin
4. meropenem
Genetic drugs vs Brand name
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Once the patent on a brand name runs out manufactures develop genetic
drugs which are intended work on in the same way (quality, dosage,
strength, and route of administration).
The bioavailability of the generic drugs may differ from the brand name.
This is why providers might specify "dispense as written" so brand name
product may use especially in drugs that have narrow safety margins.
Control substance - (C-I) Schedule I
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High abuse potential and no accepted medical use (heroin, marijuana, LSD)
Elements of a medication order
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Name of drug, dosage, frequency
Pharmacotherapeutics
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clinical pharmacology—the branch of pharmacology that deals with drugs;
chemicals that are used in medicine for the treatment, prevention, and
diagnosis of disease in humans
The Controlled Substances Act of 1970
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Control over the coding of drugs and the enforcement of these codes to
the FDA and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), a part of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
