Deck 1 - Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology

Question 1

PROPERTIES OF AN IDEAL DRUG:
a medication that causes the reactions it is prescribed for.

Answer 1

EFFECTIVENESS

Question 2

PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY:
The study of the movement of the drug throughout the body.

Answer 2

PHARMACOKINETICS

Question 3

Transmission of medications from the location of administration to the bloodstream.

Answer 3

ABSORPTION

Question 4

Refers to the percentage of administered drug available for activity.

Answer 4

BIOAVAILABILITY

Question 5

Transportation of medications to sites of action by bodily fluids.

Answer 5

DISTRIBUTION

Question 6

Elimination of drugs from the body.

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EXCRETION

Question 7

Study of the effects of the drugs on the body.

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PHARMACODYNAMICS

Question 8

The link between a drug’s therapeutic dose and its toxic dose is described.

Answer 8

THERAPEUTIC INDEX

Question 9

Medication that can mimic the receptor activity regulated by endogenous compounds.

Answer 9

AGONIST

Question 10

Medication that can block normal receptor activity regulated by endogenous compounds.

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ANTAGONIST

Question 11

Limited affinity to receptor sites.

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PARTIAL AGONIST

Question 12

PROPERTIES OF AN IDEAL DRUG:

a substance with effects that pass quickly.

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REVERSIBLE ACTION

Question 13

PROPERTIES OF AN IDEAL DRUG:
a medication that, even at very large dosages and for a very long time, cannot have negative side effects.

Answer 13

SAFETY

Question 14

PROPERTIES OF AN IDEAL DRUG:
a medication whose effects on a certain patient we can predict with certainty.

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PREDICTABILITY

Question 15

PROPERTIES OF AN IDEAL DRUG:
a medicine that may be administered easily and in small dosages as needed.

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EASE OF ADMINISTRATION

Question 16

PROPERTIES OF AN IDEAL DRUG:
a medication that solely causes the reaction it is intended to cause.

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SELECTIVITY

Question 17

It is any substance that can have an impact on biological functions.

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DRUG

Question 18

It is the study of drugs in human for patients and healthy volunteers.

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CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Question 19

The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease

Answer 19

PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS

Question 20

The study of medicines and how they affect living organisms includes looking at their physical, chemical, biochemical, and physiologic impacts.

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PHARMACHOLOGY