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Title: Introduction to Pharmacology


1
Introduction to Pharmacology
  • Basic Life Support

2
Pharmacology
  • Definition
  • A study of the effects of drugs on the human
    body, and how the human body deals with them over
    a period of time

3
Pharmacology Basics
  • Indications
  • The reasons for administering a medication or
    performing a treatment
  • Contra-indications
  • A factor that prevents the use of a medication or
    treatment (e.g.. Allergies)

4
Pharmacology Basics
  • Dose
  • The amount of a drug to be administered at one
    time
  • Mechanism of Action
  • How a drug works

5
Pharmacology Basics
  • Effects
  • The desired result of administration of a
    medication
  • Side Effects
  • Effects that are not desired and that occur in
    addition to the desired therapeutic effects

6
Medication Names
  • Chemical Name
  • describes the drugs chemical structure
  • Generic Name
  • reflects the chemical name, but in shorter form

7
Medication Names
  • Trade Name
  • the name the manufacturer uses to market the drug
  • Official Name
  • the name used in South Africa

8
Routes of Administration
  • Sublingual
  • Under the tongue
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Oral
  • The drug is swallowed and absorbed through the
    stomach and intestinal tract
  • Oral Glucose
  • Aspirin

9
Routes of Administration
  • Inhalation
  • a gas or aerosol inhaled by the patient
  • Oxygen by mask
  • ventolin by hand-held metered- dose inhaler or by
    small-volume nebulizer
  • Injection
  • The drug is injected into a muscle mass
  • Adrenaline by auto-injector

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Medication Forms
  • Tablets
  • compressed powder shaped into a disk
  • Aspirin
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Liquid for Injections
  • liquid with no particulate matter
  • Epinephrine

12
Medication Forms
  • Gel
  • viscous substance that the patient swallows
  • Oral Glucose
  • Suspension
  • drug particles mixed in a solute
  • Activated Charcoal

13
Medication Forms
  • Fine powder for Inhalation
  • a crystalline solid mixed with liquid to form a
    suspension
  • Ventolin
  • Gas
  • Oxygen by mask

14
Medication Forms
  • Spray
  • Nitroglycerin sub-lingual spray
  • Liquid/vaporized
  • Ventolin by small-volume nebulizer

15
Steps to Administering Medication
  • Recognize indication
  • Request assistance if unclear

16
Steps to Administering Medication
  • Select Proper Medication
  • Avoid contamination
  • Check Expiration Date
  • Check For Signs of Contamination
  • Discoloration
  • Cloudiness
  • Particulate Matter

17
Steps to Administering Medication
  • Verify Form Route
  • Inform Patient of intention
  • Inquire about allergies
  • Explore contra-indications
  • Recheck Medication
  • Expiration date
  • Contamination
  • At least two more times after initial check

18
Steps to Administering Medication
  • Assess Patient prior to administration of the
    drug
  • Administer the correct dose by the correct route
  • Dispose of Contaminated Equipment
  • Reassess After Administration
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