- A slow onset of action is desired.
- The patient is unable to swallow.
- The drug has a significant first-pass effect.
- Sustained release is required.
No category found.
- Increased liver metabolism.
- Decreased body fat.
- Polypharmacy and altered pharmacokinetics.
- Increased kidney function.
- An increased dosage.
- A decreased dosage or extended dosing interval.
- No change in dosage.
- Oral administration instead of intravenous.
- Agonist.
- Partial agonist.
- Antagonist.
- Enzyme inhibitor.
- Drug toxicity.
- Antibiotic resistance.
- Allergic reactions.
- Side effects.
- A common side effect.
- Drug tolerance.
- An anaphylactic reaction.
- Drug dependence.
- Patient, drug, dose, route, time, and documentation.
- Patient, drug, time, cost, location, and reason.
- Patient, drug, reason, family, date, and signature.
- Patient, drug, dose, nurse, room, and signature.
- The child's favorite color.
- The child's weight or body surface area.
- The child's school grade.
- The child's preference for liquid or pill.
- Antagonistic effect.
- Synergistic effect.
- Idiosyncratic effect.
- Tolerance.
- Absorption.
- Distribution.
- Metabolism.
- Excretion.
- The intended therapeutic effect of the drug.
- A harmless, predictable effect of the drug.
- An undesirable, often unavoidable, but not necessarily harmful drug effect.
- A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction.
- Half-life.
- Potency.
- Efficacy.
- Affinity.
- Intravenous (IV)
- Intramuscular (IM)
- Subcutaneous (SQ)
- Oral (PO)
- Blocks the action of other drugs.
- Binds to a receptor and produces a response.
- Has no effect on the body.
- Only works at high doses.
- Has a wide margin of safety.
- Is very safe and requires minimal monitoring.
- Has a small difference between therapeutic and toxic doses.
- Is highly effective for all patients.
- Side effect.
- Toxic effect.
- Allergic reaction.
- Idiosyncratic reaction.
- Intravenous (IV)
- Subcutaneous (SQ)
- Oral (PO)
- Intramuscular (IM)
- Increased dose of the medication.
- Decreased dose of the medication.
- Administering the medication intravenously only.
- Administering the medication with a high-fat meal.
- The brand name given by the manufacturer.
- The chemical name that describes the drug's composition.
- The official name, often shorter and less complex than the chemical name.
- The name chosen by the prescriber.
