Ch. 1 Intro and History

Question 1

Pharmacology

Answer 1

study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms and human beings
“study of medicines or drugs”

Question 2

drug

Answer 2

nonfood chemical substance that affects the mind or body.

Question 3

medicine

Answer 3

a drug that is deliberately administered for its medicinal value as a preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic agent.

Question 4

Preventive use

Answer 4

prevent the occurrence of disease

Question 5

prophylaxis

Answer 5

administration of a preventive drug

Question 6

Diagnostic use

Answer 6

drugs used by themselves or in conjunction with radiologic procedures and other types of laboratory and medical tests to provide evidence that disease is present.

Question 7

Therapeutic use

Answer 7

drugs used to control, improve, or cure symptoms, signs, and diseases of a physiologic or psychological nature

Question 8

Rx

Answer 8

to take.

Latin word “recipere”

Question 9

belladonna plant

Answer 9

atropine used to dilate pupils
scopolamine used to treat motion sickness
Italian root for beautiful lady

Question 10

poppy plant

Answer 10

producing the addicting drug opium, which is smoked.
source of illegal drug heroin
legal prescription drug to treat severe pain, morphine.

Question 11

colchicine

Answer 11

drug used to treat gout

Question 12

ephedrine

Answer 12

Chinese used to treat respiratory ailments.

present in OTC drugs that dilate the bronchioles to increase air flow in the lungs

Question 13

daffodil bulbs

Answer 13

galantamine, used to treat Alzheimer’s disease

Question 14

drugs contain:

Answer 14

soybean oil, sesame seed oil, or olive oil

Question 15

Thyroid supplement drugs

Answer 15

composed of dried thyroid gland tissue taken from animals

Question 16

premarin

Answer 16

female hormone replacement used to relieve menopause symptoms
derived from pregnant mares’ urine

Question 17

lanolin

Answer 17

common ingredient in skin drugs

obtained from purified fat of processed sheeps’ wool.

Question 18

exenatide (Byetta)

Answer 18

derived from the saliva of the Gila monster

oral antidiabetic drug

Question 19

Mineral gold (Au)

Answer 19

used in drug auranofin (Riduara) to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Question 20

Potassium

Answer 20

given as a drug in conjunction with some diuretic drugs that caused increased excretion of potassium (and water) in urine

Question 21

prescription drug

Answer 21

those drugs that are not safe to use except under professional medical supervision

Question 22

legend drugs

Answer 22

drug company and pharmacist add one of two legends (inscriptions) to the drug package and to filled prescription bottle.

Question 23

over-the-counter OTC drugs

Answer 23

one that can be purchased without a prescription and is generally considered safe for consumers to use if the label’s directions are followed carefully.

Question 24

schedule drugs / controlled substances

Answer 24

a classification of drugs based on their potential for abuse and dependence (addiction)

Question 25

Schedule I Drug

Answer 25

• extremely high potential for abuse and addiction
• no currently accepted medical use
• not available under any circumstances, even with a prescription

Question 26

Schedule II Drug

Answer 26

• high potential for abuse and addiction
• currently accepted medical users
• requires an official prescription form
• severe physical and psychological dependence may result

Question 27

Schedule III Drug

Answer 27

• less potential for abuse and addiction that Schedule II drugs
• currently accepted medical uses
• moderate physical and psychological dependence may result

Question 28

Schedule IV Drug

Answer 28

• less potential for abuse and addiction than S III D
• currently accepted medical uses
• limited-to-moderate physical and psychological dependence may result

Question 29

Schedule V Drug

Answer 29

• limited potential abuse

- currently accepted medical uses

Question 30

Designer Drugs

Answer 30

drugs created by doing a small molecular modification of an existing illegal Schedule I or Schedule II drug

Question 31

Orphan Drugs

Answer 31

drug that is specifically developed to treat rare diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people