Introduction to Pharmacology

Question 1

Official, non-proprietary name, not owned by any company, and universally accepted

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DRUG’S GENERIC NAME

Question 2

Drugs found to be safe and appropriate for use, without supervision of health care providers

Answer 2

OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) DRUGS

Question 3

Study of the movement of drugs throughout the body

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PHARMACOKINETICS

Question 4

Undesired, inadvertent, and unexpected dangerous effects of a medication

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ADVERSE EFFECTS

Question 5

Medication prescriptions given in through telephone calls

Answer 5

TELEPHONE ORDER

Question 6

Medication that mimics the receptor activity regulated by endogenous compunds

Answer 6

AGONIST

Question 7

The preferred and expected effect of medications

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THERAPEUTIC EFFECT

Question 8

Drugs that affect more than one receptors

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NON-SELECTIVE

Question 9

Study of the effects of the drugs on the body

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PHARMACODYNAMICS

Question 10

Elimination of drugs from the body

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EXCRETION

Question 11

Sensitization of the immune system

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ALLERGIC REACTION

Question 12

Usually expected and inevitable when a medication is given at a therapeutic dose

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SIDE EFFECTS

Question 13

Study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, chemical properties, biochemical, and physiologic effects

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PHARMACOLOGY

Question 14

Medications given only once and given immediately

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STAT PRESCRIPTION

Question 15

Any chemical that can affect living processes

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DRUG

Question 16

The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease

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PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS

Question 17

On time prescriptions

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SINGLE PRESCRIPTION

Question 18

Study of drugs in human for patients and healthy volunteers

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CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Question 19

Also known as compliance, this is defined as the extend to which a patient’s behavior coincides with medical advice

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PATIENT ADHERENCE

Question 20

Medications are given on a regular schedule with or without a termination

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STANDARD PRESCRIPTION