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Drugs prescribed to help regulate the emotional activity of the patient to minimize the peaks and valleys in their psychological and emotional state.
ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS
Drugs prescribed to diabetic patients to control hyperglycemia (high blood sugar)
ANTIDIABETIC AGENTS
Drugs that relax the smooth muscles of the bronchial tubes. These medication provide relief of bronchial asthma and allergies affecting the respiratory system.
BRONCHODILATORS
Drugs prescribed to reduce high blood pressure?
ANTIHYPERTENSIVES
Drugs prescribed for prevention and control of seizures?
ANTICONVULSANTS
Drugs prescribed for heart rhythm disorders?
ANTIDYSRHYTHMICS
Drugs prescribed for pain relief?
ANALGESICS
What are the 4 rights to checking a patients medication?
-RIGHT PATIENT
-RIGHT MEDICATION
-RIGHT DOSE
-RIGHT ROUTE
What should you do before administrating a drug to any patient?
-CONFIRM THE ORDER AND WRITE IT DOWN

-CHECK THE 4 RIGHTS

CHECK EXPIRATION DATE
When should nitroglycerin not be given?
IF THE PATIENT HAS LOW BLOOD PRESSURE OR IF THE PATIENT HAS RECENTLY TAKEN VIAGRA OR SIMILAR MEDICATION
This kind of drug is indicated when a patient has chest pain or squeezing, dull pressure?
NITROGLYCERIN
What is the trade name of an epinephrine auto-injector?
EPI-PEN
Epinephrine is what kind of drug name?
GENERIC
How many names does a drug usually have?
-CHEMICAL NAME
-GENERIC NAME
-TRADE NAME (BRAND)
A general name that is not the brand name of any manufacturer?
GENERIC NAME
Every drug or medication is listed in the?
U.S. PHARMACOPOEIA (USP)
How many doses does an auto injector carry?
TWO DOSES
What is the trade name for an auto-injector?
TWINJECT
A syringe with a spring-loaded needle that will release and inject epinephrine into the muscle.
EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR
This medication will help to constrict the blood vessels and relax airway passages.
EPINEPHRINE
This can reverse an allergic reaction?
EPINEPHRINE
What is the trade name for nitroglycerin?
NITROSTAT
What is nitroglycerin often referred to as?
NITRO
What are common side effects of bronchodilators?
-INCREASED HEART RATE
-JITTERINESS
A medication designed to enlarge constricted bronchial tubes, making breathing easier.
BRONCHODILATOR
How and where do you administer oral glucose to a patient?
SUBLINGUAL OR BETWEEN THE PATIENTS CHEEK AND GUM
Glucose is a form of?
SUGAR
Any action of a drug other than the desired action.
SIDE EFFECT
Specific signs or circumstances under which it is not appropriate and may be harmful to administer a drug to a patient.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Specific signs or circumstances under which it is appropriate to administer a drug to a patient.
INDICITATIONS
A drug that helps to constrict the blood vessels and relax passages of the airway. It may be used to counter a severe allergic reaction.
EPINEPHRINE.
A drug that helps to dilate the coronary vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood.
NITROGLYCERIN
A spray device with a mouthpiece that contains an aerosol form of a medication that a patient can spray into his airway.
INHALER
A gas commonly found in the atmosphere. Pure oxygen is used as a drug to treat any patient whose medical or traumatic condition may cause him to be hypoxic, or low in oxygen.
OXYGEN
A form of glucose given by mouth to treat an awake patient with an altered mental status and a history of diabetes.
ORAL GLUCOSE
A powder, usually premixed with water, that will absorb some poisons and help prevent them from being absorbed by the body.
ACTIVATED CHARCOAL
The study of drugs, their sources, characteristics, and effects.
PHARMACOLOGY
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