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Unit V - Medication Safety
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The process by which a drug is transferred from its site of entry into the body to the bloodstream.
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"This area focuses on safety in the administration of medications to patients across the life span." - EC Content Guide (2013) Key terms and definitions from Taylor Chapter 29 and Kee Chapters 3, 4, 5, 11, and 12.
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absorption
The process by which a drug is transferred from its site of entry into the body to the bloodstream.
adverse drug effect
Undesirable effects other than the intended therapeutic effect of a drug.
allergic effect
An immune system response that occurs when the body interprets the administered drug as a foreign substance and forms antibodies against the drug.
ampule
A glass flask that contains a single dose of medication for parenteral administration.
anaphylactic reaction
The most serious allergic effect. See anaphylaxis.