introduction

Question 1

pharmacology

Answer 1

science that studies effect of drugs in the body

Question 2

pharmacopeias

Answer 2

total of all authorized drugs available within the country

Question 2

pharmacopeias

Answer 2

total of all authorized drugs available within the country

Question 3

medication

Answer 3

substance admistered for diagnosis, cure, imitigation, treatment or prevention

Question 4

prescription

Answer 4

written direction for preparatory and administartion of drugs

Question 5

therapeutic effects

Answer 5

primary effect that reason drug is prescribed

Question 6

side effect

Answer 6

secondary effect that is unintended

Question 7

drug toxicity

Answer 7

harmful effect of drugs result from overdose or external use

Question 8

drug allergy

Answer 8

immunology reaction to drugs

Question 9

drug interaction

Answer 9

occurs when administration of drug alter effect of one or both drugs

Question 10

drug misuse

Answer 10

improper use of common medication that can lead to harm

Question 11

drug abuse

Answer 11

inappropriate intake of substance either continually or periodically

Question 12

drug dependence

Answer 12

reliance on drugs can be physiological [due to biochemical changes] or psychological [due to emotional reliance]

Question 13

drug habituation

Answer 13

a mild form of psychological habituation

Question 14

illicit drugs

Answer 14

sold illegally [street drugs]

Question 15

dose

Answer 15

required amount

Question 16

measure of danger of poisoning by which the higher it is the safer the drug

Answer 16

therapeutic index
aspirin is 3,5

Question 17

bioavailability

Answer 17

drug has reached the circulation and available for all the tissues
eg asprin 600mg

Question 18

decrease response to repetitive drug doses

Answer 18

tolerance

Question 19

clinical using of drugs

Answer 19

pharmacotherapeuties

Question 20

study of drugs origin

Answer 20

pharmacognosis

Question 21

toxicology

Answer 21

side effects

Question 22

toxicology

Answer 22

side effects

Question 23

pharmacodynamics

Answer 23

what drugs does to the body/effects

Question 24

division of pharmacology

Answer 24

pharmacokinetics
pharmacodynamics
pharamacogenitics

Question 25

chemical agent that produce biological effects

Answer 25

drugs

Question 26

drug naming

Answer 26

generic eg aspirin
chemical name eg Acetylsalicylic
trademark eg Ecotrin

Question 27

sources of drugs

Answer 27

animal and humans eg insulin
plants eg digitalis
minerals eg iron
synthetic and chemicals eg sodium bicarbonate

Question 28

classification of drugs

Answer 28

pharmacologic
therapeutics

Question 29

pharmacologic drugs

Answer 29

have similar chx
chemical makeup
ex penicillin

Question 30

therapeutic

Answer 30

used for similar effects
sometimes have same chemical makeup
ex antibiotics