WELL DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS|GRADED A+|BRAND NEW
2026/2027 UPDATE
Medication therapy - ANSWER the use of substance to cure like antibiotics for infection
analgesics. For pain prevent disease are vaccines or diagnosis a disease
Medication comes from 4 source - ANSWER plants -made from flowers leaves Barks
Animals - made from secretions of animals
Minerals- mined out of the ground and ocean
Synthetics- made in laboratory
Name of medications - ANSWER chemical ,generic and brand
Chemical name - ANSWER the actual chemical composition of the medication
Generic names - ANSWER a shortened more simple name of the chemical name
Trade name - ANSWER known as the brand name
Control drug - ANSWER they must be kept in a locked cabinet separate from non control
medications and a non-removable lockbox (should have 2 locks with different keys)
Receipt disposition sheet - ANSWER record for controlled drugs give by pharmacy
Documentation of controlled drug count - ANSWER shift to shift Med count sheet
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,Factors medication effects - ANSWER age ,weight ,gender , diseases nutrition, routes
(RAW GUN)
Effect of medication - ANSWER THERAPEUTICS EFFECT -the desired effect.
NO APPARENT EFFECT -the drug doses not treat the health problem.
SIDE EFFECTS- any effects of a drug other than the one for which it is administered ( mild but
predictable)
ADVERSE EFFECT- severe ,side effects or toxicity caused by the administration of medication.
ALLERGIC REACTION- hypersensitivity to particular allergens that usually involve skin mucous
membranes and bronchial tube.
ANAPHYLAXIS (anaphylactic)- acute systemic allergic reaction (life threatening).
Antagonistic Reaction - ANSWER decrease the action of another medication.
Synergistic Reaction - ANSWER increase the action of another medication.
Food to Medication - ANSWER 1 hour before or 2 hours after
Qd - ANSWER every day or once a day
Qid - ANSWER 4 times a day
Q2h - ANSWER every 2 hours
Ac - ANSWER before meals
Prn - ANSWER as needed
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, Bid - ANSWER twice a day
Q - ANSWER every
Q4h - ANSWER every 4 hours
Pc - ANSWER after meals
Stat - ANSWER immediately
Tid - ANSWER 3 times a day
Qh - ANSWER every hour
Qod - ANSWER every other day
Hs - ANSWER hour of sleep
Ad - ANSWER right ear
Od - ANSWER right eye
Po - ANSWER by mouth
Sl - ANSWER sublingual
As - ANSWER left ear
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