NURS 351 Study Guide - Boxed Warning, Therapeutic Index, Furosemide
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Review questions: regarding drug use and cost in the u. s. , identify the following, average number of prescriptions per person per year in the u. s. : 2005 data says 11. 3 (page 5: average number of prescriptions per person per year in tennessee: According to 2006 data, west virginia is first and tennessee is. 2006 data says that west virginia is #1, and we are #2. The united states and new zealand are the only two countries that allow dtca. 2006 data shows a ~9% increase from the previous year. Studies have been done proving points for both sides of the argument: differentiate between the terms pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pharmacokinetics: the study of drug absorption, distribution, special tissue binding or affinity, metabolism and excretion (adme). Pharmacodynamics: the study of drug interactions within body tissue and how these effects are produced. (page 24: explain the term therapeutic index as relates to the toxicity of a drug.
