Fitzgerald Study Guide Latest Update 2024-2025 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
50% rule - CORRRECT ANSWER: Expiration date is half way to the stock bottle date or max 1 year
Absorption - CORRRECT ANSWER: Drug gets absorbed into the blood stream
Active medications - CORRRECT ANSWER: Listed first in the patient profile
Buccal tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Between check and gum
Buccal tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Drug is dissolved slowly over a period of time
Capsules - CORRRECT ANSWER: After 10-30 minutes within the stomach the gelatin
capsule dissolved and the drug is released
Capsules - CORRRECT ANSWER: Drug enclosed within a gelatin shell
Capsules - CORRRECT ANSWER: Eliminates bad tastes and odors of the drug
Chewable tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: 1. Chewed and dissolved in the mouth prior
to swallowing
- Can also be swallowed whole
Dissolution - CORRRECT ANSWER: Must be dissolved in the stomach before it can
elicit it's pharmacological effect
Distribution - CORRRECT ANSWER: Drug goes to where it is needed
Effervescent tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Active ingredient + sodium bicarbonate + citric acid
Acid/base reaction causes a release of CO2 gas = effervescence
Effervescent tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Masks the taste of unpleasant, salty, or bitterness of medication
Elements of a prescription - CORRRECT ANSWER: Patient name, drug name (generic
or brand), route of administration, dosage form, dose, strength, quantity & frequency of administration, prescriber's name & signature, prescriber's DEA number, date written, & refills
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