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Copyright © 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Chapter 23 and 24
Basic Pharmacology
Medication Calculations
Dosage
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Drug Names
• Chemical name
• Generic name
• Trade or brand name
• History and sources of drugs
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Drug Regulations and Legal Classifications of Drugs
• Must comply with federal and state laws
• Laws govern manufacture, sale, possession, administration, dispensing, and prescribing of drugs
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– Medical assistant’s role and responsibilities• Monitor physician’s DEA registration renewal date
• Maintain legally designated records and inventories of drugs
• Provide security for all drugs, in particular controlled substances
• Provide security for prescription pads
• Properly destroy expired drugs and document it
• Know and understand federal and state laws that regulate drugs, including controlled substances
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• Prescription drugs (legend drugs)– E-prescribing
• Nonprescription drugs– Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and herbals
– Accessibility to public
– PDR
– Classification Of Drugs
– Actions
– Routes, Forms
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• Storage, handling
• Abuse
• Legal and Ethical Implications
• Order
• The Prescription
• Dosage
• The Medication Label
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• Calculation Of Drug Dosage
• Understanding Ratio
• Weights and Measures
• The Seven Common Metric Prefixes
• Calculating Adult Dosages
• Calculating Children Dosages
• Administration Of Medications
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• The six rights of proper drug administration
• Patient assessment
• Administration of Oral Medications
• Principles of Intravenous Therapy
• Basic guidelines for administration of injections
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