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Chapter 23 and 24

Basic Pharmacology

Medication Calculations

Dosage


Drug Names

• Chemical name

• Generic name

• Trade or brand name

• History and sources of drugs


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


– 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


• 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


• Storage, handling

• Abuse

• Legal and Ethical Implications

• Order

• The Prescription

• Dosage

• The Medication Label


• Calculation Of Drug Dosage

• Understanding Ratio

• Weights and Measures

• The Seven Common Metric Prefixes

• Calculating Adult Dosages

• Calculating Children Dosages

• Administration Of Medications


• 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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