Zusammenfassung der Ressource
FACTORS THAT MAY INFLUENCE DRUG ACTIONS
- Disease
- may have to reduce amount
- Certain medications may not be allowed or tolerated
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Class A
- Studies HAVE NOT been done on animals or humans
- Pregnancy class B
- Human and animal studies HAVE NOT shown a risk
- Pregnancy class C
- Human and animal studies HAS shown risks
- Pregnancy class D
- Evidence shows risks to human fetus
- Pregnancy class x
- Reports of fetal anamolies
- Other Medications
- Drug interactions
- Drug allergies
- Route of administration
- Oral
- Slowest route
- Subcutaneous (SQ)
- Intramuscular (IM)
- Intervenous
- Quickest route
- Drug tolerence
- Response to certain medications
- weight
- children
- Elderly
- Teens
- If taken on an empty stomach
- Age
- Children
- Elderly
- Is the body able to excrete the medication appropriately
- Cumulative drug effect
- Sex
- Male
- Female
- Idiosyncrasy
- Unusual or abnormal reaction