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Pharmacology Chapter 17 Pharmacology Definition The effect of drugs on the body and the effect of the body on drugs Naming of Drugs Each drug has 3 names Its chemical name Specifies chemical structure Generic name Name used by other companies Trade names Name used by the company who received the patent for it. Naming of Drugs (example) Tylenol Chemical name N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) acetamide Generic name Acetaminophen Trade name Tylenol Classification of Drugs 3 classifications Over the counter drugs (OTC) Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Aleve Prescription drugs (Rx) Naprosyn, Amoxicillin Controlled Substances or scheduled drugs Both OTC and RX medicines fall under a schedule of drug Scheduled drugs Schedule I high abuse potential, no accepted medical use Schedule II high abuse potential, accepted medical use Schedule III Lower abuse potential, accepted medical use Scheduled drugs Schedule IV lower abuse potential than schedule 3, accepted medical use Schedule V lowest abuse potential, some non prescription Schedule drugs cont. Examples Schedule I Heroin, Marijuana, LSD Schedule II Cocaine, Codeine, Morphine, Methamphetamine, THC Schedule III Anabolic steroids, Schedule drugs cont. Schedule IV Valium, Xanax Schedule V Cough mixtures containing codeine, Antidiarrheal mixtures with opium Common Therapeutic Categories Analgesics Antibiotics Anti-hypertensives Anti-inflammatory drugs Asthma drugs Anti-fungal Analgesics Pain Reliever NSAID’s, Opioids Antibiotics Kills bacterial infections Penicillin Anti-hypertensives Decrease blood pressure, hypertension, and relaxes Beta 2- blockers, diuretics Anti-inflammatory Decrease swelling NSAID’s Asthma Drugs Helps with controlling asthma Albuterol Anti-fungal Kills fungal infections Lamisil, Tinactin, Oral Diflucan (for ring worm) Administration Drugs can be administered many different ways Oral Sublingual or buccal Rectal Topical Inhalation Injection Common Medications uses and differences Tylenol Analgesic and anti-pyretic Advil Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic Bayer Asprin Anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, anti-coagulant and analgesic Aleve Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic Drug testing Drug testing is different in many different settings. Colleges Each college usually has monthly drug tests that test for illegal/illicit drugs NCAA The NCAA does their testing once a semester for anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing agents. Olympic Test for all drugs including steroids, illegal drugs. They use the world anti-drug agency’s list of banned substances Professional Test for mainly illegal illicit drugs and steroids. They also have randomized testing that varies team to team.