Pharmacy/Pharmacokinetics (15% of exam)

Which Act controls the use of Veterinary Medicines

Which governing body oversee the legislation for Veterinary Medicines on behalf of DEFRA?

Which Act controls the use of controlled drugs?

Tablets which aren't digested before they have an effect are:

Choose the one disadvantage of the parenteral route of administration among the advantages

Intramuscular injections are given at

At what angle are subcutaneous injections given

Two injections sites commonly used in the bird

Which route can you NOT use in birds

Max amount in mls you can administer i/m in a dog

max amount in mls you can administer i/m to a cat

[blank_start]Pharmacodynamics[blank_end]: the way in which the functions of the body are affected by the drugs [blank_start]Pharmacokinetics[blank_end]: the way in which drugs are absorbed, metabolised and excreted by the body

Drugs are primarily metabolised in the [blank_start]liver[blank_end]. Drugs are primarily excreted through the [blank_start]kidney[blank_end]. Oral drugs are primarily absorbed through the [blank_start]digestive tract[blank_end].

Bioavailability is...

The therapeutic index of a drug is:

Which drug has the widest therapeutic index

Which ectoparasiticide must NOT be administered to cats

Which medication must NOT be used to treat ringworm in pregnant animals

What is the meat withdrawal period following administration of drugs into the food chain

Metacam is the...

Who is responsible for inspecting Veterinary Practice Premises in relation to the use of pharmaceuticals?

The ambient temperature of a pharmacy should not exceed

Which piece of legislation sets out the legal categories of veterinary drugs in the UK?

Which of the following is a Schedule 2 drug

For how long is a prescription for a controlled drug valid?

For how long is prescription for a general prescription drug valid?

In the UK, the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005

Regarding categories of drugs, which ones must be supplied from registered premises?

A suspected adverse reaction to a veterinary medicine must be reported to:

A POM-V medicine:

Which of the following is true regarding an AVM-GSL medicine?

Regarding the dispensing of medicines, the abbreviation q8h means:

A dog weighs 10kg and needs ampicillin twice a day for 5 days, the dose rate is 20mg/kg/day. the tablets available are 100mg. how many tablets should be dispensed?

A cat weighing 4kg needs an anaesthetic to repair a small laceration, the anaesthetic to be administered is ketamine hydrochloride. the dose rate is 1.5mg/kg i/m and the vial labelled is 100mg/ml. how many mg should be administered to the cat? how many mls would you administer?

Schedule [blank_start]3[blank_end]: e.g. methadone - locked cabinet, bound book, records kept for 2 yrs, signed for when ordered Schedule [blank_start]2[blank_end]: e.g. buprenorphine - signed for when ordered but don't need to record use

A fluted bottle indicates:

What special precautions are given to clients when dispensing prednisolone?

What route of administration has a bioavailability of 1?

What is the term used to describe the time for 50% of the drug to be metabolised and excreted?

tick the legal requirements for a drug label

Tick everything that applies to tablets

Heroin, cannabis, cocaine - schedule [blank_start]1[blank_end] buprenorphine, butorphanol, tramadol - schedule [blank_start]3[blank_end] diazepam, anabolic steroids - schedule [blank_start]4[blank_end] pethidine, morphine, methadone - schedule [blank_start]2[blank_end]

o.d., S.i.d, u.i,d - [blank_start]once daily[blank_end] o.m - [blank_start]every morning[blank_end] o.n - [blank_start]every night[blank_end] b.d - [blank_start]twice per day[blank_end] t.d.s - [blank_start]3x daily[blank_end] q.d.s - [blank_start]4x daily[blank_end] q.q.h - [blank_start]every 4 hours[blank_end] a.c - [blank_start]before food[blank_end] p.c - [blank_start]post food[blank_end] p.r.n - [blank_start]as required[blank_end] stat - [blank_start]STAT[blank_end] q.h - [blank_start]hourly[blank_end] q.8.h - [blank_start]every 8 hours[blank_end]

The Therapeutic effects is [blank_start]desired[blank_end], the Side effects are [blank_start]expected[blank_end], the Adverse Effects are [blank_start]unexpected[blank_end]

Order of the pharmacokinetic pathway: [blank_start]A - Absorption[blank_end][blank_start]D - Distribution[blank_end] [blank_start]M - Metabolism[blank_end][blank_start]E - Excretion[blank_end]

[blank_start]Hydrophilic[blank_end] drugs are more readily absorbable via i/v route, stay in the blood and tissue fluids [blank_start]Lipophilic[blank_end] drugs are distributed through all body tissues and can be deposited in fats, cell membranes are mostly phospholipids, so this is useful

Which is more likely to enter the brain by crossing the blood brain barrier? (and placental barrier)