L1-Introduction

Question 1

What is pharmacology?

Answer 1

The study of the effect of different chemical substances on the function of living systems.

Question 2

Define drugs.

Answer 2

A chemical substance of known structure, other than nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient , which when administrated to a living organism, produces a biological effect.

Question 3

Drugs can be made from…

Answer 3

synthetic chemicals, chemicals from plants/animals, product of genetic engineering.

Question 4

Therapeutics

Answer 4

> 3000 B.C., Magical potions and herbal remedies

Question 5

Commerce

Answer 5

~1600 A.D., Apothecaries, Pharmaceutical industry, synthetic drugs

Question 6

Chemistry

Answer 6

~1800 A.D., Natural products, Chemical structures, synthetic chemistry

Question 7

Biomedical sciences

Answer 7

Pharmacology

Question 8

Chemical communication

Answer 8

Interaction between chemicals and proteins

Question 9

Majority of pharmacology research is based on…

Answer 9

receptors

Question 10

Biopharmaceuticals

Answer 10

Antibodies, enzymes, regulatory proteins

Question 11

Regulatory proteins

Answer 11

Hormones, growth factors, cytokines

Question 12

Pharmacogenetics

Answer 12

The study of genetic influences on
responses to drugs. Variation of drugs depend on genetics.

Question 13

Pharmacogenomics

Answer 13

Individual genetic information guides the choice of drug therapy.

Question 14

Pharmacoepidemiology

Answer 14

The study of the drug effects at the population level.

Question 15

Pharmacoeconomics

Answer 15

A branch of health economics that aims to quantify in economic terms the cost and benefits of drugs used therapeutically.