The study of drugs and their actions on the body

11/3/98


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The study of drugs and their actions on the body

DRUGS

PLANT

ANIMAL

MINERAL

SYNTHETIC

GENETIC ENGINEERING (Recombinant DNA technology)

ADMINISTRATION

SIX (and only 6) MEDICATIONS

MEDICATION NAMES

NITROGYCERIN

FORMS OF MEDICATION

COMPRESSED POWDERS OR TABLETS

LIQUIDS FOR INJECTION

GEL

SUSPENSION

FINE POWDER FOR INHALING (mist, aerosol)

GAS

SPRAY

VAPORIZED LIQUID NEBULIZERS

ROUTES OF MEDICATION

SUBLINGUAL

ORAL

INHALING

INJECTION

EMTíS NEED TO KNOW

EMTíS NEED TO KNOW

ROUTE AND FORM IN WHICH THE DRUG IS GIVEN

ACTIONS - THE THREAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF THE DRUG - Desired Effects

STEPS IN ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS

STEPS IN ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS

CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATE

DOCUMENT WHAT YOU DID, AND NOTE CHANGES - ACTIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS

Author: chuck

Email: cmittler@fpmail.stlcc.edu

Home Page: http://users.stlcc.edu/cmittler/emt/emthome.html