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Nature & Sources of Drugs Flashcards

1
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study of biological effects of drugs

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Pharmacology

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study of drugs and their origin, nature properties and effects on living organisms

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Pharmacology

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3
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Branch of pharmacology that uses drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease

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Clinical Pharmacology

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4
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a chemical substance of known structure, other than a nutrient of an essential dietary ingredient which when administered to a living organism produces a biological effect.

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Drug

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5
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True or false.
Tablets are 100% drug.

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False

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6
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Fillers and inert substances, generally called ____ are used in drug preparation to allow the drug to take on a particular size and shape to enhance drug dissolution.

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Excipients

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7
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True or False.
Pharmacological Drug is also called Medicine.

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True

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8
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Division of Drugs

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Medicinal and Non-medicinal

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9
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Six Major Sources of Drugs

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Plant
Animal
Mineral/Earth
Microbiological
Semi synthetic/Synthetic
Recombinant DNA Technology

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10
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Oldest source of drugs

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Plant sources

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11
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Leaves of this are the source of Digitoxin and Digoxin which are cardiac glycosides

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Digitalis Purpurea

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Leaves of this give oil to ___ which is important for couch syrup

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Eucalyptus

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13
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___ leaves gives nicotine.

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Tobacco

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14
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___ leaves gives atropine

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Atropa Belladonna

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15
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___ root gives ____, used to induce vomiting as in accidental poisoning. It has amoebicidal properties.

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Ipecacuanha, Emetine

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16
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Roots of ___ gives ___, a hypotensive agent.

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Rauwolfia serpentina, reserpine

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17
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___ was used for hypertension treatment

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Reserpine

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18
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____ gives quinine and quinidine, which are antimalarial drugs. ___ also has anti-arrhythmic properties.

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Cinchona bark, quinidine

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19
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___ gives atropine, which is anticholinergic
___ gives hyosine, which is also anticholinergic

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Atropa belladonna, Hyoscyamis Niger

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20
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___ gives tuboqurarine, skeletal muscle relaxant used in general anesthesia.

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Chondrodendron tomentosum

21
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Source of insulin in animals, used in treatment of Diabetes

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Pancreas

22
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Urine of pregnant woman

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gives human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) used for the treatment of infertility

23
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A source of thyroxin, used in hypertension.

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Sheep thyroid

24
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Is used as source of vitamin A and D

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Cod liver

25
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source of pituitary gonadotropins, used in treatment of infertility.

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Anterior Pituitary

26
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Used in preparation of vaccines

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Blood of animals

27
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contains pepsin and trypsin, digestive juices used in treatment of peptic diseases in the past. Nowadays better drugs have replaced them.

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Stomach tissue

28
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Used in treatment of iron deficiency anemia

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Iron

29
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Used in syphilis

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Mercurial salts

30
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Used in wounds and in eczema

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Zinc oxide paste

31
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3 sources with antiseptic properties

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Iodine, Fluorine, Borax

32
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Used in anti dandruff shampoo

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Selenium as selenium sulphide

33
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used in preparation of liquid paraffin

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Petroleum

34
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Type of drug source where nucleus and chemical structure is altered

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Synthetic

35
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Example of synthetic source

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Emetine Bismuth Iodide

36
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Type of drug source when nucleus of drug obtained from natural source is retained but chemical structure is altered.

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Semi-synthetic

37
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Examples of Semi-synthetic

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Apomorphine, Diacetyl morphine, Ethinyl Estradiol, Homatropine, Ampicillin and Methyl testosterone

38
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Most of the drugs used nowadays (such as anti anxiety drugs, anti convulsants) are ___ forms.

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Semisynthetic

39
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Fungus which gives penicillin

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Penicillium notatum

40
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___ give Streptomycin

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Actinobacteria

41
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___ such as gentamicin and tobramycin are obtained from streptomycis and micromonosporas.

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Aminoglycosides

42
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Involves cleavage of DNA by enzyme restriction endonucleases

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Recombinant DNA Technology

43
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More than thirty vaccines are being distributed, though highly effective ___ vaccines have become the most sought after worldwide.

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mRNA vaccines

44
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3 types of vaccines

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mRNA
Viral vector
Protein subunit

45
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Medicinal drugs are used for

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Prevention, treatment, and diagnosis

46
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Non-medicinal drugs are used for

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Recreational purposes

47
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Used in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

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Gold salts

48
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True or false. Drug can be obtained in pure form is an advantage of Recombinant DNA technology.

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True

49
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True or false. In using Recombinant DNA technology, drug is less antigenic which is an advantage.

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False. It is a disadvantage.

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