Chapter 1

Question 1

Pharmacology

Answer 1

Is the study of drugs

Question 2

Drug

Answer 2

“any substance that, when taken into a living organism, may modify one or more functions.”

Question 3

Pharmacotherapeutics

Answer 3

is the area of pharmacology that refers to the use of specific drugs to prevent, treat, or diagnose a disease.

Question 4

Pharmacokinetics

Answer 4

is the study of how the body absorbs, distributes, and eliminates the drug

Question 5

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 5

is the analysis of what the drug does to the body, including the mechanism by which the drug exerts its effect

Question 6

Toxicology

Answer 6

is the study of the harmful effects of chemicals

Question 7

Pharmacy

Answer 7

Deals with the preparation and dispensing of medications

Question 8

Pharmacogenetics

Answer 8

is a relatively new area of pharmacology. It deals with the genetic basis for drug responses, especially variation in drug response from person to person.

Question 9

Chemical name

Answer 9

Refers to the specific compound’s structure and are usually fairly long and cumbersome

Question 10

Generic Name

Answer 10

Also know as the official or nonproprietary
tends to be somewhat shorter
is often derived from the chemical name

Question 11

Trade name

Answer 11

Also know as brand name, is assigned to the compound by the pharmaceutical company and may or may not bear any reference to the chemical and generic terminology