Drugs and their administration
Drugs administration Purpose of drug administration To prevent illness. To treat illness. To restore bodily functions. Effects of drugs Therapeutic effects: this is the action of the drug to act selectively on an organ or body tissue or on disease caused by organisms and to restore normal body function. Side effects: along with the useful effects on body, the drugs sometimes produce some side effects which are not required for body and may cause discomfort to the patient. Allergic reaction: some drugs produce some undesirable effect to some group of persons causing minor or severe damage or intolerance to the person.they are known as sensitive persons to a particular drug which will not produce the same undesirable effect to other persons.the allergy may be mild,moderate or severe and sometimes may cause very alarming situations or even death.the body tissue does not accept the drug.it acts as a foreign body and reach to discard it in form of allergic reaction.immediate m...