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Pharmacology Notes

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dSeptember 6, 2023 ● magnesium sulfate: para sa may mga eclampsia

(nagbubuntis na tumataas ang high BP) to avoid


Sources of Drugs convulsion and seizures
1. Plants ● bismuth salts: antacid; pag nagsusuka or diarrhea
● digoxin: cardiac digitalis; congestive heart failure, (in tablet; taken orally) pepto bismol
atrial arrhythmias 5. Microbiological Sources
● Morphine: pain killer; opioid/narcotic (addicting) ● Penicillin
● Cocaine: stimulant ● streptomycin: anti-infective agent; anti TB na injectables;
● Aspirin (ASA): Acetyl salicylic Acid; oldest only medicine that is being administered intramuscular and
NSAID; anti-inflammatory; antithrombotic (to avoid intravenous
blood clot; given to patient with stroke) ● Chloramphenicol: drug of choice for typhoid fever
2. Animals 5. Recombinant DNA Technology
● Insulin: Diabetes Mellitus type 1- juvenile onset; ● Hepa B: against hepa B from DNA (hepatitis means
type 2 - matured onset inflammation) while other kinds of hepa came from animals
● Heparin: #1 blood clot buster ● Interleukin 2: stimulates the T-cells (lymphocytes: last
● Rabies Vaccine: humans can be rabid; defense in our body) especially clients undergoing
● Fluvax chemotherapy
3. Synthetic / semi-synthetic chemicals ● erythropoietin: sa blood; stimulates red blood cells
● Meperidine: Opioid / narcotic; to relieve pain production; given to people with kidney problem; people
● Mephedrone: stimulant; from family of going dialysis
amphetamine (opioid stimulants that speed up the ● Tissue Plasminogen Activator: formerly known as
body systems) alteplase; for blood clot buster
● Phenobarbital: anticonvulsive; sedative
● Amoxicillin: antibiotic (anti-infective agent) September 13, 2023
● Piperacillin/tazobactam: 4th generation of
anti-infective agent; broad na ang Drug standards
spectrum;piperacillin opens an opening then
tazobactam kills International Pharmacopoeia
4. Minerals - Provides a basis for standard in strength and
● Iron: pangmababa ang rbcs or anemia (give FeSo4) composition of drugs for use throughout the world
● Iodine: to balance or regulate thyroid
- I.P = Indian Pharmacopoeia
- B.P ○ Pag emergency, madalas ay binibigyan ng
double dose para mabilis ma recognize
September 20, 2023 ○ Pang first dose lang di na umuulit
■ Digoxin = cardiac digitalis; for rhythm
PHARMACODYNAMICS ● Lanoxin
● Peak action ■ Xanthine Bronchodilators =
○ For a drug to take action ● Aminophylline and theophylline
○ Dapat masundan agad ng another gamot para = for asthma ( difficulty in
hindi mawala ang peak action dahil nabagsak breathing)
● Duration of action ● Half life
○ Length of time the drug has a pharmacological ○ Time required for a total amount of a drug
effect decrease by 50%
○ Yung haba ng epekto ng drug sa body ○ Affected by metabolism and elimination
● Critical concentration ■ Ex:
○ Connected to peak action ● 50 mg dose
○ The amt of drug to cause a therapeutic effect ● Half life of 12 hours ( asa
● Dynamic equilibrium literature )
○ Processes by which a drug is handled by the ○ In 12 hours of the 50mg
body (25mg) will be excreted
○ Homeostasis while the other 25mg
○ Paano ba magkakaron ng equilibrium remains in the body
○ Pano hinahandle ng body ang equilibrium ○ In another 12 hours (24
○ Mamemeet ang peak action, to meet critical hours) magiging 12.5
concentration thus, dynamic equilibrium ○ 36 hours = 12.5 mg =
● Loading dose 6.25
○ Higher dose than the usual used for treatment ○ A short half life = 4-8 hours; according to sir’s
○ Twice the required dose of a particular reading merong 50 mins na halftime
medication (benzodiazepines = diazepam)
○ Given for the liver to recognize the drug
○ Long half life = 24 hours or longer ; readings ○ Drug attaches to receptors bago sumama sa
says meron daw naabot ng 96 circulation
● Therapeutic index ○ Receptors
○ Ratio of a drug’s lethal dose to its effective dose ■ A cellular
○ LD50 ; ED50 ■ Pag may problema di madidistribute
○ Safety margin: gaabo ka safe; sa pagtaas mas ■ Protein plasma : albumin
safe ■ Can be
■ Ex: amoxicillin (anti-infective drug) ● Enzymes
highest; cocaine and lithium (psychotic ● Nucleid acids
drugs) = lowest ● Structural proteins
■ Anti-infective usually has high dosages ■ Agonist receptor
■ For hypertensive mostly ay mamababa ● Nagaatach yung gamot kung saan
ang dosage nag effect ang gamot sa katawan
○ Can be found on the literature ● Therapeutic effect proceeds
■ Antagonist
Efficacy ● Blocking
● Ability the produce a biologic effect ● Kumokontra
● Effect ● Walang effect sa katawan
● Effectiveness in treatment ● Naapektuhan ang receptors ng
Potent gamot kaya nag kakaron nag
● Related to the amount of drug necessary to cause a pagaantagonize
biologic effect ● drug -to-drug interaction: need
● Dose muna icheck if may interaction
● Refers to the strength of a drug ang gamot

Drug action
● Kung saan nag attach yung gamot, doon naka depende
● Cellular receptors and drug action kung saan mag eeffect (systemic or…)

PHARMACOKINETICS ■ Relatively fast if
● L= Liberation ; for medications taken orally aqueous while if
○ Mabagal absorption pag oral oil based it can be
○ [pharmaceutics: drug becoming the solution delayed
■ 2 phases ■ Speed of
● Disintegration: nadurog absorption
○ Breakdown to smaller depends on
particles condition of blood
● Dissolution flow
○ Tunaw in the GI fluid ■ Impaired
● ADME peripheral
○ Absorption circulation and
■ The movement of drug from the site of shock will delay
administration to the blood circulation absorption
■ Many factors that affect the rate of ○ Intradermal is slow and
absorption confined
● Dosage form ■ PPD - mantux’s
○ Tablets test : to check for
○ Capsules pulmonary
○ Etc tuberculosis;
○ A factor because oral ■ binabasa AFTER
takes liberation 72 HOURS
● Route of administration ■ Skin test 30 mins
○ Mas mabilis pa din ang ○ Oral: rate and degree of
intravenous and intra absorption can vary
arterial depending on GI motility
○ Parenteral: absorption is = metabolism ; presence
really rapid of the food in stomach,
○ IM and SC
which can cause delay of dapat mga after 1
absorption hour)
○ Gastric pH= enteric ■ Diarrhea can
coated cause drugs not to
○ Other drugs = drug to be absorbed
drug interaction ● anti
● Lipid solubility -diarrhea
○ Fats contains
○ Mabagal din charcoal
● GI motility component
○ Stomach empties more s para
slowly with food and will mabilis
delay oral drug maabsorb
absorp[tion ■ Constipation can
○ Most oral meds are best delay absorption
absorbed if given before kasi nastustuck;
meals toxic kasi di agad
■ Dapat naman naiilabas
talaga ay before ■
meal kaso most ○ Distribution
filipinos have ■
gastritis and ○ Metabolism
kinasanayan ang ○ Excretion
OTC meds (1 Suppositories are direct (do not undergo Liberation)
hour before
meals); not
necessarily after
meal (if after
October 11, 2023 ○ General
■ Pertaining
Planning (Setting goals and outcomes for drug administration) ■ Dos and don'ts
■ Mechanism of action\
● Goals ■ Nursing responsibilities
○ Focus on what the client should be able to ■ The patient’s role now that he or she will
achieve and do, based on the nursing diagnosis take the medication
established from the assessment data
● Outcomes ● Self administration
○ Provide the specific, measurable criteria that ○ Insulin
will be used to evaluate the degree to which the ○ Nebulization
goal was met ○ Suppositirories
○ Very basis of evaluation
○ Intervention nakaalign kay planning ● Diet
● Interventions ○ Doon nangagaling ang receptors
○ Drug administration ○ “Statin” - cholesterol
■ Safety and accuracy ● Side effects
■ Rights ○ Desirable
■ Guidelines ○ Expected effects ng gamot
■ Pharmacokinetics and dynamics ● Cultural considerations
○ Medication Orders
■ In the way you are going to carry out the
doctor’s order General principles for all medications
■ Interpretation
○ Five + Five rights +2 (12 rights ) ● Verify all ne or questionable orders on the medication
○ Dosage calculations administration (MAR) against physician orders for
■ Pertains to drug computations na hindi completeness
lang drug itself but also IVs ○ MAR -drug order is transcribed from doctor’s
● Client teaching/education order
● Prepare medications in a quiet environment ○ Before preparing the medication
○ Baka magulat, nakikipahgchikahan which can ○ After preparing medication
result to wrong computations ● Check need for prn medication
○ Must be isolated ○ Iaccess kung kailangan talaga bigyan ng gamot
● Wash your hands. Observe universal precautions as ● Be sure medications are identified for each client
appropriate ○ Di kesyo kambal or magkapatid ay iisang gamot
○ Prior to prep of medication and after b ang ibibigay
● Collect all necessary equipment, including straws, juice ○ Treat people separately
or water, stethoscope ● Check for any allergies and perform all special
○ Make sure you have all the equipment before assessment before administrations
you visit your patient to save time effort and ● Confirm client’s identity by checking at least two of the
energy three possible mechanisms for identification to ensure
● Review MAR for each client carefully to ensure safety: safety
note medication, dosage, route, expiration date and ○ Ask his name
frequency ○ Check client’s identity-band
● Research drug compatibilities, action, purpose, ○ Check the bed tag (this is least reliable method)
contraindications, side effects and appropriate routes ● Provide privacy if needed
○ Compatibility and incompatibility ● Inform client for medication, any procedure, technique,
● Find medication for individual clients and calculate purpose and client teaching as applicable
dosage accurately. Confirms normal range of dose ● Stay with client until medication is gone; do not leave
particularly pediatrics medication at bedside
● Check expiration date on medication and look for any
changes that may indicate decomposition ( color, odor,
and clarity)
○ Kahit di expired basta may visible and observed
problems dispose na
● Compare the label three times with the medication to
decrease risk of error
○ When removing the package from drawer
October 18, 2023 ■ Liter for volume (L)
● Liter
1. Adverse effects ● Milliliter
a. Primary ● 1 ml = 1 cc
b. Secondary ● 1 cm per side holds 1 milliliter
c. Hypersensitivity ● CC = ml
2. Toxic effects ○ Apothecary
a. Anaphylactic ■ Used by pharmacist / apothecaries
b. Cytotoxic ■ Roman numerals place
c. Serum sickness reaction ■ Phenobarbital (anticonvulsant) uses the
d. Delayed drug reactions apothecary
e. Drug-induced tissue and organ damage ○ Household system
■ Found in recipe book
Dose calculation
● Amount or quantity of drug that you will administer
● Only drugs which have therapeutic effects
● Supplements dosage are already specified by the
manufacturer

Conversions
● Several units of measurements
○ Metric
■ Widely used ■
■ Meter for length (m) ■ 60 drops = 1 tsp
■ Gram for weight (g) ■ 3 tsp = 1 tbsp
● Kilogram ■ 60 x 3 = 180 drops
● Gram ■ 2 tbsp = 1 oz
● Miligram ■ 1 oz = 30 cc
● Microgram ■ 6 oz = 1 teacup (180ml)
■ 8 oz = 1 glass (240ml) NOVEMBER 15, 2023
■ 8 oz = 1 measuring cup (240ml)
○ Avoirdupois DRUGS AFFECTING THE BODY SYSTEM
■ Used by pharmacist din for
compounding ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS
■ Uses ounces and grains ● Anti-bacterial
■ Milliequivalent (mEq) ○ Monitor super infections
● Electrolytes ○ Evaluate renal/liver function
● Ionic activity in the electrolyte ■ All infective agent has an effect on out
agents liver and kidneys
■ International units (IU) ■ SGPT
● Sometimes used to measure ■ SGOT
certain vitamins or enzymes ■ Check for the BUN and creatinine
● Anti thrombotic (heparin) ○ Diarrhea - Take yogurt
● ○ Inform provider prior to taking other meds
● Convert the unit if different units are used for the order ■ Sino nag reseta (doctor) para malaman if
and for administration may drug interaction
○ Cultures prior to initial dose
■ Secure the specimen for diagnostic
examination
■ Like blood
○ Alcohol is out, ask about allergy
○ Take full course of pills

○ Evaluate the cultures
● TAKE NOTE OF THIS MEMORIZE!!
■ Did the cultures normalize?
● Gtts = drops
■ WBC= to check if their is still infection
● mgtts= microdrops
(high WBC means infection)
■ TEMP = manifestation of infection
DOSAGE CALCULATION
■ Blood= bumagsak ang WBC
■ Thrombocytopenia
● SPECTRUM OF ACTION
○ Narrow
■ Isa lang kinacater, maalin lang sa gram
positive or negative
○ Broad
■ Gram positive and gram negative
■ Hindi na lahat ng cephalosporins ay
broad
● FIVE MECHANISMS OF ACTIONS
○ Inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis
■ Enzyme breakdown of the cell wall

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