Chapter 2

Question 0

What is the chemical name of a drug?

Answer 0

Assigned using standard nomenclature.
Established by the International Union of. Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
A drug has only one chemical name which is helpful in predicting a substances physical and chemical properties.
Ex: lithium carbonate, calcium gluconate, sodium chloride.

Question 1

What is a drugs mechanism of action?

Answer 1

How a drug produces its physiological effect on the body.

Question 2

What is the generic name of a drug?

Answer 2

Usually less complicated and easier to remember. There is one generic name for each drug, there is values in using the name and students must memorize it.

Question 3

What is a drugs trade name?

Answer 3

It’s assigned by the company marketing the drug.

Question 4

What is a combination drug?

Answer 4

It contains more than one active generic ingredient.

Question 5

Are there differences between a trade name drug and its generic equivalent?

Answer 5

The answer is unclear. However, drug formulations are not the same and the two drugs might have different inert ingredients.