Chapter 1

Question 1

Chemical name

Answer 1

Gives the exact chemical makeup of the drug and placing of the atoms or molecular structure
The chemical name is not capitalized

Question 2

Ibuprofen

Answer 2

Generic name, official or non proprietary name, name given to drug before it becomes official, may be used in all countries, by manufacturers, the generic name is non capitalized

Question 3

Trade name

Answer 3

Brand name, Claritin or Tylenol, name that is registered by the manufacturer and is followed by the trademark symbol, the name can be used only by the manufacturer, a drug may have several trade names depending on the number of manufacturer, the first letter of the trade name is capitalized.

Question 4

Absorption

Answer 4

A drug is moved from site of administration to body fluids, first process during pharmacokinetics

Question 5

Adverse reaction

Answer 5

Undesirable drug effect

Question 6

Allergic reaction

Answer 6

Immediate hypertension reaction by the immune system, it presents as itching, hives, swelling, and difficulty breathing

Question 7

Anaphylactic shock

Answer 7

Sudden, several hypersensitivity reaction with symptoms that rapidly and may result in death if not treated

Question 8

Angioedema

Answer 8

Localized wheals or swellings in subcutaneous tissues or mucous membranes, which may be caused by allergic response

Question 9

Controlled substances

Answer 9

Drugs that have the potential for abuse and dependency both physical and psychological

Question 10

Cumulative drug effect

Answer 10

When the body is unable to metabolize and excrete one dose of a drug before the next is given

Question 11

Complementary/alternative medicine

Answer 11

Group of diverse medical practices or products not presently part of conventional medicine

Question 12

Distribution

Answer 12

Drug moves from circulation to body tissue or a target site

Question 13

Drug idiosyncrasy

Answer 13

Any unusual or abnormal response that differs from the response normally expected to a specific drug and dosage

Question 14

Drug tolerance

Answer 14

Decreased response to a drug requiring an increase in dosage to achieve the desired effect

Question 15

Excretion

Answer 15

Elimination of drug from the body

Question 16

First pass effect

Answer 16

Action by which an oral drug is absorbed and carried directly to the liver where is is inscribed by enzymes before it enters the general bloodstream

Question 17

Half life

Answer 17

Time required for the body to eliminate 50% of a drug

Question 18

Herbal medicine

Answer 18

Type of complementary/alternative therapy that uses plants or herbs to treat various disorders

Question 19

Hypersensitivity

Answer 19

Undesirable reaction produced by a normal immune system

Question 20

Metabolism

Answer 20

Drug is changed to a form that can be excreted

Question 21

Metabolite

Answer 21

Inactive form of the original drug

Question 22

Non prescription drugs

Answer 22

Drugs designated by the US food and drug administration to be safe and obtainable without a prescription

Question 23

Pharmaceutic

Answer 23

Pertaining to the phase during which a drug dissolved in the body

Question 24

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 24

Study of the drug mechanisms that produce biochemical or physiologic changes in the body

Question 25

Pharmacokinetics

Answer 25

Study of drug transit after administration

Question 26

Physical dependency

Answer 26

Habitual use of a drug where negative physical withdrawal symptoms result from abrupt discontinuation

Question 27

Prescription drugs

Answer 27

Drugs the federal government has designated as potentially harmful unless their use is supervised by a licensed healthcare provider such as a nurse practitioner physician or dentist

Question 28

Psychological dependency

Answer 28

Compulsion or craving to use a substance to obtains pleasurable experience

Question 29

Receptor

Answer 29

In pharmacology a reactive site on the surface of a cell when a drug binds to and interacts with the receptor a pharmacological response occurs

Question 30

Risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS)

Answer 30

Program of the FDA designed to monitor drugs that have a high risk compared to benefit ratio

Question 31

Teratogen

Answer 31

Drug or substance that causes abnormal development to the fetus leading tondeformities

Question 32

Toxic

Answer 32

Poisonous or harmful

Question 33

Additive drug reaction

Answer 33

Occurs when the combined effect of two drugs is equal to the sum of each drug given alone. Example 1 + 1 = 2

Question 34

Synergistic drug reaction

Answer 34

Occurs when drugs interact with each other and produce an effect that is greater than the sum of their separate actions. Example 1 + 1 = 3

Question 35

Antagonistic drug reaction

Answer 35

Occurs when one drug interferes with the action of another, causing neutralization or a decrease in the effect of one of the drugs. Example 1 - 1 = 0