1. By: Cindy Quisenberry

2. Pharmacology - the study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms. We need to know why drugs are given, how they work, and what effects to expect.

3. Classification Each drug can be categorized under a broad subcategory or subcategory. While drugs can be classified several different ways, grouping them together according to their therapeutic use is most helpful to the healthcare professional. Drugs that affect the body in similar ways are listed in the same classification. Drugs that have several types of therapeutic effects fit under several classifications.

4. Generic Name – common or general name assigned to the drug by the United States Adopted Name (USAN) Council; differentiated from the trade name usually by initial lowercase letter

5. Trade Name – The name by which a pharmaceutical company identifies its product; is copyrighted and used exclusively by that company; can be distinguished from the generic name by capitalized first letter and is often shown on labels and references with the symbol after the name (for “registered” trademark)

6. Generic & Trade Names

8. Sources of Drugs Plants & Animals Microscopic Organisms Synthetic Bioengineering

9. Pharmacotherapeutics – the study of the effects of drugs and examine the mechanism of action, describes the effects produced by a drug, determines what dose of a drug is needed to produce the desired effect, determines what dose a drug produces toxic effects.

10. Routes of Medication Administration

11. Buccal & Sublingual

12. Inhalation

13. Intravenous

15. IVPB

16. IVP

17. HL

18. Injection

19. Topical

20. Transdermal Patch

21. Suppositories

22. Medical Math Medical Measurements – see handout

23. Want to try a little dosage calculation?