Intro to Pharmacology

Question 1

What are the two things PTs are looking for for in regards to pharmacology?

Answer 1

1. Drug’s effect on the body

2. The body’s response to the drug

Question 2

How many phases of human studies are there in developing/approving therapeutic agents?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

This phase looks for what happens when the drug gets administered, obvious side effects and uses a small group of healthy people?

Answer 3

Phase I

Question 4

This phase uses a small group of people who have the condition that the drug is attempting to treat; looks at drug levels, how it gets metabolized, adverse effects, safety

Answer 4

Phase II

Question 5

This phase uses a large group of people who have the condition that the drug is attempting to treat; looks at drug levels, how it gets metabolized, adverse effects, safety

Answer 5

Phase III

Question 6

Drug is for people with serious illnesses, so it may move through approval stages faster

Answer 6

Fast track

Question 7

When drug is used to treat something it’s not intended for

Answer 7

off-market

Question 8

Name some potential problems with OTC medications

Answer 8

• Prices may be lower, but cost to pt may be higher
• Emphasis on self-care (some may misdiagnose)
• Lack of recognition by consumer that these are real drugs with potential adverse effects, interxns w/ prescriptions, may delay use of more effective prescription drugs

Question 9

Controlled substance: highest potential for abuse, no recognized medical benefits

Answer 9

Schedule I

Question 10

Controlled substance: high potential for abuse, but some medical benefits

Answer 10

Schedule II

Question 11

Controlled substance: Lower abuse potential, mild to moderate physical dependence

Answer 11

Schedule III

Question 12

Controlled substance: Potential abuse

Answer 12

Schedule IV

Question 13

Controlled substance: No potential for abuse

Answer 13

Schedule V

Question 14

Categories of drugs

Answer 14

Drug class

Question 15

Tells what a drug is used for

Answer 15

Indication

Question 16

If a condition exists, you DO NOT want to take that drug

Answer 16

Contraindication

Question 17

If condition exists, you may not want to take that drug; Pt may be at higher risk, but there may be reasons you want that person to take a drug

Answer 17

Caution

Question 18

Bad things that happen to people who receive a drug

Answer 18

Adverse effects

Question 19

Happens when drugs combine with other things in the body; drugs can magnify/inhibit each other; may have effects due to diet

Answer 19

Interactions

Question 20

What are the PT’s responsibilities when it comes to a patient’s medication?

Answer 20

• Medication administration
• Assessment of medication’s effects
• Intervention to increase tolerance of medication regimen
• Providing patient reaching about medications and the medication regimen

Question 21

Measures the effect of the drug on the body

Answer 21

Biophysiological labs

Question 22

Utilization of drugs to prevent, treat, or diagnose disease

Answer 22

Pharmacotherapeutics

Question 23

How the body deals with the drug with respect to absorption, distribution, and elimination

Answer 23

Pharmokinetics

Question 24

What effects the drug as on the body including the mechanism in which it exerts its effects

Answer 24

Pharmacodynamics