EXAMS 1 Flashcards
what is pharmacology
study of uses, effects and modes of actions of drugs.
includes the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in addition to physical and chemical properties of drug
science of pharm draws multiple disciples including
anatomy physiology psych chemistry microbiology
what is a drug
any chemical that can affect living processes. can be man made or naturally occuring
what is clinical pharmacology
the study of drugs in humans. this can be applied to both patients and healthy volunteers in medical studies
pharmacotherapy
the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy
historically sources of drugs
animals
plants
minerals
modern day sources of drugs
- synthetic compounds manufactured in labs
- natural molecules that are altered
- biotechnology
prototype of opioid analgesics
morphine
what are prototype drugs
individual drugs that represent a group of drugs. also the standard to which new drugs are compared
Every drug has 3 names. what are they
- chemical
- Generic (non-proprietary)
- Brand (proprietary, trade)
How many generic names per drug
only 1 generic name per drug
who assigns generic names of drugs
assigned by United States Adopted Names Council
who creates brand names of drugs
created by drug companies
What names should you use for drugs. chemical, generic or brand
Always use GENERIC
a single drug can have multiple brand names. true or false
true. example ibuprofen can come in the from of advil, motrin, tylenol
products with the same brand name may have different ingredients internationally. true or false
True.
Allegra in the US is an allergy medication but in germany, its a migrane medication
generic names of drugs indicates what
indicates drug class
what is the pharmacologic class of drugs that ends in (-cillin)
penicillin antibiotic
what is the therapeutic use of drugs that ends in (-cillin)
bacterial infection
what is the pharmacologic class of drugs that ends in (-statin)
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
what is the therapeutic use of drugs that ends in (-statin)
high cholesterol
what is the pharmacologic class of drugs that ends in (-olol)
beta-blocker
what is the therapeutic use of drugs that ends in (-olol)
hypertension, astrial fibrillation
what is the pharmacologic class of drugs that ends in (-pril)
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor