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Activity 12: Parts of a Drug Guide

Drug Guides are important in the practice of pharmacy. It provides accessibletechnical information for the pharmacist. This activity aims to familiarize thestudents with the basic parts of a drug guide.

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Identify the parts typed or image" based on your downloaded drug label

GENERIC NAME:

Defnition: the chemical name o a drug. A term reerring to thechemical makeup o a drug rather than to the advertised brand name underwhich the drug is sold.

Example based on your downloaded label: "Diaepam" is an example othe chemical !generic name o a sedative. #t is marketed by somecompanies under its generic name and by other companies under brandnames such as $alium or $aepam.

%eerence: http:&&www.medicinenet.com&script&main&art.asp'articlekey()*)+,

BRAND NAME:

Defnition:this is given to a medicine by the pharmaceutical company itis developed by.

Example based on your downloaded label:-or example sildenafl is thegeneric name o a medicine used to treat erectile dysunction. /oweverthe company that makes sildenafl 0fer sells it under the brand name$iagra.

%eerence:http:&&www.nhs.uk&1onditions&2edicinesino&0ages&3randnamesandgenerics.aspx

DOSAGE FORM:

Defnition:A term or the physical characteristics o a drug product4e.g.tablet capsule or solution4which contains the drug substance andalmost invariably other ingredients such as excipient fllers 5avors

preservatives emulsifers etc. Example based on your downloaded label: 0arenteral medications are

in6ected or placed into the body tissues and do not pass through the liverbeore entering the bloodstream. 7his can include in6ections topical andinhalation routes. 8enerally in pharmacy parenteral reers to in6ection.7opical and inhalation routes are separated into their own routes oadministration.

%eerence:http:&&medical9dictionary.thereedictionary.com&dosageorm


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DOSE STRENGTH:

Defnition: 7he proportion o active drug substance to excipientmeasured in units o volume or concentration. 7he strength o a drugproduct which indicates the amount o active ingredient in each dosage.

Example based on your downloaded label: !e.g. ;** mg capsule +;*mg&; m< suspension.

%eerence: http:&&medical9dictionary.thereedictionary.com&dosagestrength

DOSING INSTRUCTIONS:

Defnition:Dosage instructions are written on the doctor=s prescription orhospital chart and on the pharmacy label o a prescribed medicine.Dosage instructions are also ound on the packaging and inserts o over9the9counter medicines.

Example based on your downloaded label: 7he dose is the amount o

drug taken at any one time. 7his can be expressed as the weight o drug!e.g. +;* mg volume o drug solution !e.g. )* muantity!e.g. + pu?s.

%eerence:http:&&www.drugs.com&dosage&

DRUG CATEGORY: (e.g. Anti-malarial

Defnition:A drug may be classifed by the chemical type o the activeingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Eachdrug can be classifed into one or more drug classes.

Example based on your downloaded label:@timulants /allucinogens andDepressants.

%eerence:http:&&www.drugs.com&drug9classes.html

INDICATION:

Defnition: -or a drug reers to the use o that drug or treating aparticular disease.

Example based on your downloaded label:


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Example based on your downloaded label: %elative contraindicationmeans that caution should be used when two drugs or procedures areused together. !#t is acceptable to do so i the benefts outweigh the risk.Absolute contraindication means that event or substance could cause alie9threatening situation. A procedure or medicine that alls under this

category should be avoided. %eerence:https:&&www.nlm.nih.gov&medlineplus&ency&article&**+B)C.htm

!RECAUTION:

Defnition: 2ethods or procedures intended to prevent or avoid adverseoutcomes.

Example based on your downloaded label: 0eppermint oil is non9toxicand non9irritant in low dilutions but sensitiation may be a problem dueto the menthol content.

#t can cause irritation to the skin and mucus membranes and should bekept well away rom the eyes. #t should be avoided during pregnancy

and should not be used on children under seven. %eerence:http:&&www.drugs.com&dict&precautions.html

http:&&www.essentialoils.co.a&essential9oils&peppermint.htm

SIDE EFFECTS:

Defnition:0roblems that occur when treatment goes beyond the desirede?ect. r problems that occur in addition to the desired therapeutice?ect.

Example based on your downloaded label:A hemorrhage rom the use otoo much anticoagulant !such as heparin is a side e?ect caused bytreatment going beyond the desired e?ect.

%eerence: http:&&www.medicinenet.com&script&main&art.asp'articlekey(;C

DRUG INTERACTION:

Defnition: Drug9drug interactions occur when a drug interacts orintereres with another drug. 7his can alter the way one or both o thedrugs act in the body or cause unexpected side e?ects. 7he drugsinvolved can be prescription medications over9the9counter medicinesand even vitamins and herbal products.

Example based on your downloaded label: 1alcium9rich dairy products

!such as milk cheese and ice cream antacids and vitamins containingiron can all lessen the e?ectiveness o antibiotics particularlytetracycline. 2ixing any o these with a prescription antibiotic can causea much slower absorption rate o the antibiotic into the bloodstream&body causing it to have a decreased e?ect.

%eerence:http:&&www.bemedwise.org&>uiFacts&acts.htm

MANUFACTURER:
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Defnition: Entity that makes a good through a process involving rawmaterials components or assembles usually on a large scale withdi?erent operations divided among di?erent workers. Example based on your downloaded label: ra7ech


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Defnition: 7he expiration date is the fnal day that the manuacturerguarantees the ull potency and saety o a medication. Drug expirationdates exist on most medication labels including prescription over9the9counter !71 and dietary !herbal supplements.

Example based on your downloaded label: or example or a headache

hay ever or mild pain it may also be sae to take it although drugpotency might not be )** percent. %esearch has shown many militarystockpile medications retained * percent o their potency in theiroriginal stock bottle.B /owever storage conditions o these medicationswere optimied or temperature and humidity and probably do not mimicthe typical storage conditions o the average household prescriptionbottle.

%eerence:http:&&www.drugs.com&article&drug9expiration9dates.html

MANUFACTURING DATE:

Defnition: Date on which a product becomes the item it is supposed to

be or as it is described in its specifcations or technical literature.

Example based on your downloaded label: %eerence:

MANUFACTURING BATCH:

Defnition: A manuacturing process in which components or goods areproduced in groups or batches and not in continuous stream.


MANUFACTURING #OT:

Defnition: 7he production lot is a particular production unit o anassembly which is planned and manuactured with reerence to a number.7he number o the production lot is a G3@ element which the systemproduces whilst creating the number.


BAR CODE:

Defnition: A bar code is a small image o lines !bars and spaces that

is aHxed to retail store items identifcation cards and postal mail to identiya particular product number person or location.



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NET CONTENT:

Defnition: An actual computed or estimated weight o a good without

its container and&or packaging. 8ross weight less tare weight e>uals netweight.


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