PTCB Exam Prep 2
Terms
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- Intranasal
- a drug in drop or spray form
- Transdermal
- A drug "patch" (absorbed by surface blood vessels)
- Inhalants
- Powder or liquid form, to be taken using an inhalant apparatus
- Administration through body cavities
- Cream or suppository form, inserted vaginally or rectally
- Buccal
- Lozange or buccal tablet, absorbed through cheek
- opthalmics
- drugs for the eye
- otics
- drugs for the ear
- gtt
- drops
- bolus
- one time, single dose intravenous injection
- IV Drip
- a bag or bottle of drugs that allows drug to be diffused intravenously over a long period of time
- "Piggyback" IV
- a solution contained in a smaller IV bag, that is infused along with the primary IV drip, usually through the same tubing
- Intraarterial injections
- drugs administered directly into an artery
- Intrathecal injections
- Drug is placed into the space between the spinal cord and spinal meninges
- Intracardiac injection
- Drug placed directly into the heart
- Elimination
- The removal of the drug from the body
- Clearance
- The removal of the drug from the plasma
- Drug half-life
- The rate of elimination of a drug