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PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
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Mind Map on PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS, created by abuubaidahshahrir on 30/04/2014.
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PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
Definition of disease
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occur when
enough cell become functional
enough cell dies and loss function
due to
autoimmue
viruses
chemicals
environment,pollution
drugs
4 Basic Terms
Therapeutics
use of drugs
diagnose
prevent and illness
Pharmacology
study of drugs and interaction with living system
Clinical Pharmacology
study of drugs in human
Drugs
any chemical that effect living processes
properties of ideal drugs
effectiveness
most important properties
safety
pharmakon = poison in Greek
safe at high conc. & for long periods administration
selectivity
elicits only the response
selective for specific reaction with no side effects
( there is no such thing )
example
anti histamines = drowsiness
oral contaceptives = morning sickness,cramps,depresion
morphine = constipation & respiratory depression
antixirals
additional properties od ideal drugs
reversible action
general anesthetic
contraceptives
predictability
ease of administration
low doses & easy to administer
increase compliance
decrease errors
diabetic patient : multiple daily injection of insulin
intravenous infusion
freedom from drug interactions
not augmented or decrease action of drugs
chemical stability
no lose of effectivenesss with storage
low cost
easy to afford ( chronic illness )
lifelong medication
hypertension
arthritis
diabetes
simple generic name
easy to remember & pronounce
viagra ( sildenafil )
panadol ( paracetamol )
characteristic
drugs categorization
action on body
general therapeutic effect
body system affected
kinds of therapy
acute
improve life threatening or serious condition
empiric
give until another test prove another therapy is appropriate
palliative
reduce severity of a condition or pain
prophylactic
prevent a disease or condition
replacment
provide chemical missing by the patients
supportive
for condition other than primary disease
supplemental
avoid deficiency
Rational Pharmacotherapy
best medical treatment under the present circumstances
best from the viewpoint of the patient and society
decision on rationality
how large the effects should be ?
depends on
disease
other treatments
adverse reaction
price
Writing Prescription
any drug not over the counter requires a prescription
4 basic parts
superscription
inscription
subsription
signature
patients education about OTC drugs
give attention whether patients is taking prescription or OTC
caution patients not to treat themselves with OTC drugs
inform patients many OTC drugs contain more than one active ingredient
tell the patients that interaction can occur whan a person takes more than one OTC at a time or with prescription drugs
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