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study of drugs
pharmacology
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chemical substance that affects the biological system
drug
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powerful drug-used for autoimmune disease or cancer-methotrexate
MTX
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single most important emergency drug
oxygen
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the official name of a drug...not capitalized
generic name
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patent protected for 15 years...capitalized
trade name
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should include the name of the company that manufactured it
brand name
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decisions that surround performing the competency rely on a body of information
foundation knowledge
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ways that pharmacology is important to the dental professional
- obtaining a health history
- administering drugs in the office
- handling emergency situations
- planning appointments
- nonpresciption medication
- discussing drugs
- life-long learning
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true/false: each dental office should have at least 1 reference book that list the names of both rx drugs and otc drugs
true
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when a drug is discovered it is given a _____ name.
chemical
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once approved by the FDA - it is given a ____name and a ____name.
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name given by the company
eg: tylenol
trade/brand name
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example of a generic drug name
acetaminophen
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example of a brand name
tylenol
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trade name have a ___yr patent
20 and can be extended
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generic names have a ___yr patent
17 can not be extended
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true/false: when a drug is under a patent, it is manufactured under its trade/brand name
true
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true/false: once a drug patent has expired it may be marketed under the brand name only
false: it may be marketed under the trade or generic name
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can other companies market the drug under their own generic name?
no-they must use the same generic name given, but may market under any trade name
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1st law to regulate the use of drugs(opium, opiates, cocaine)
harrison narcotic act of 1914
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when were marijuana laws added to the harrison narcotic act of 1914
1937
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approves Rx drugs for sale in the unites states-only medical drugs not street drugs
FDA-food and drug administration
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true/false: a drug must be proven safe and effective before FDA approval is granted
true
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administers the controlled substance act of 1970
DEA-drug enforcement adimistration
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regulates the manufacturing and distribution of drugs that may be abused-Rx or street drugs
DEA
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mandates pharmacies to councel Medicaid patients on drug utilization--only covers medicaid pt. but pharm. utillize it on each customer.
omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1990 (OBRA of 1990
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small, then increased doses are given to healthy adults-
primarily to determine safety
phase 1
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this phase determines the biological effects metabolism safe dose range and toxic effects of a new drug
phase 1
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more humans are given drug and adverse reactions are reported to the FDA
phase 2
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this phase test the effectiveness of a drug
phase 2
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more clinical evaluation - using large number of pt who have condition that drug is manufactured for
phase 3
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this phase test for safety, efficacy, and dosage
phase 3
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post market surveillance
phase 4
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test for any toxicity that occurs once drug is on the market
phase 4
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1st law to regulate food and drugs-states that it must be pure if it is to be sold
the food and drug act of 1906
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this law first gave the federal gov authority over the sale of narcotics and required regulation of all practioners that prescribe them
harrison narcotic act of 1914
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replaced the harrison act of 1914-sets current requirements for writing Rx for drugs that are given in a dental office
controlled substance act of 1970
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5 schedules of drugs
- schedule I = street drugs
- schedule II = power pain killers
- schedule III = codiene
- schedule IV = nerve pills
- schedule V = cough syrup with codiene
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