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Pharmacology

Pharmacology. Chapter 17. Pharmacology. Definition The effect of drugs on the body and the effect of the body on drugs. Naming of Drugs. Each drug has 3 names Its chemical name Specifies chemical structure Generic name Name used by other companies Trade names

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Pharmacology

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  1. Pharmacology Chapter 17

  2. Pharmacology • Definition • The effect of drugs on the body and the effect of the body on drugs

  3. Naming of Drugs • Each drug has 3 names • Its chemical name • Specifies chemical structure • Generic name • Name used by other companies • Trade names • Name used by the company who received the patent for it.

  4. Naming of Drugs (example) • Tylenol • Chemical name • N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) acetamide • Generic name • Acetaminophen • Trade name • Tylenol

  5. Classification of Drugs • 3 classifications • Over the counter drugs (OTC) • Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Aleve • Prescription drugs (Rx) • Naprosyn, Amoxicillin • Controlled Substances or scheduled drugs • Both OTC and RX medicines fall under a schedule of drug

  6. Scheduled drugs • Schedule I • high abuse potential, no accepted medical use • Schedule II • high abuse potential, accepted medical use • Schedule III • Lower abuse potential, accepted medical use

  7. Scheduled drugs • Schedule IV • lower abuse potential than schedule 3, accepted medical use • Schedule V • lowest abuse potential, some non prescription

  8. Schedule drugs cont. • Examples • Schedule I • Heroin, Marijuana, LSD • Schedule II • Cocaine, Codeine, Morphine, Methamphetamine, THC • Schedule III • Anabolic steroids,

  9. Schedule drugs cont. • Schedule IV • Valium, Xanax • Schedule V • Cough mixtures containing codeine, Anti-diarrheal mixtures with opium

  10. Common Therapeutic Categories • Analgesics • Antibiotics • Anti-hypertensives • Anti-inflammatory drugs • Asthma drugs • Anti-fungal

  11. Analgesics • Pain Reliever • NSAID’s, Opioids

  12. Antibiotics • Kills bacterial infections • Penicillin

  13. Anti-hypertensives • Decrease blood pressure, hypertension, and relaxes • Beta 2- blockers, diuretics

  14. Anti-inflammatory • Decrease swelling • NSAID’s

  15. Asthma Drugs • Helps with controlling asthma • Albuterol

  16. Anti-fungal • Kills fungal infections • Lamisil, Tinactin, Oral Diflucan (for ring worm)

  17. Administration • Drugs can be administered many different ways • Oral • Sublingual or buccal • Rectal • Topical • Inhalation • Injection

  18. Common Medications uses and differences • Tylenol • Analgesic and anti-pyretic • Advil • Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic • Bayer Asprin • Anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, anti-coagulant and analgesic • Aleve • Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic

  19. Drug testing • Drug testing is different in many different settings. • Colleges • Each college usually has monthly drug tests that test for illegal/illicit drugs • NCAA • The NCAA does their testing once a semester for anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing agents. • Olympic • Test for all drugs including steroids, illegal drugs. • They use the world anti-drug agency’s list of banned substances • Professional • Test for mainly illegal illicit drugs and steroids. They also have randomized testing that varies team to team.

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