Pharmacology Chapter 1

Question 1

Pharmacology

Answer 1

Science that studies the effects of the drugs on the body

Question 2

Pharmacopeias

Answer 2

Are the total of all authorized drugs available within the country

Question 3

Medication

Answer 3

a substance administered for diagnosis, cure, treatment, mitigation, or prevention

Question 4

Prescription

Answer 4

the written direction of the preparation and the administration of drugs

Question 5

The Therapeutic affect

Answer 5

The primary affect intended from a certain drug

example: Morphine Sulfate: Analgesia

Question 6

Side Effect

Answer 6

Secondary effect of a drug that is unintended

Question 7

Drug Interaction

Answer 7

Occurs when administration of two or more drugs affect metabolism of one to all medications

Question 8

Drug Misuse

Answer 8

The improper use of common medication leading to acute and/or chronic toxicity or dependancy

Question 9

Drug Abuse

Answer 9

Is an appropriate intake of substance either continually or periodically

Question 10

Drug Dependance

Answer 10

A person’s reliance on or need to take a drug or substance there are two type of dependance: Physiological or psychological

Question 11

Drug Habituation

Answer 11

denotes a mild form of psychological depadance .

Question 12

Illicit Drug

Answer 12

Also Called Street drug are those sold illegally

Question 13

Dose

Answer 13

The aim to give a patient a the correct amount of a drug without causing a harmful side effect

Question 14

Therapeutic Index

Answer 14

A measure of the danger of poisoning

The higher it is the safer

Aspirin (3.5), digoxin (2), Lithium (1.5)

Question 15

Bioavailability

Answer 15

Proportion of a drug which enters circulation when introduced into the body to have an active affect

Question 16

Tolerance

Answer 16

A decreasing response to repetitive drug doses

Question 17

PHARMA

• kinetics
• dynamics
• theraputics
• cognosy

Answer 17

Movement through the body

Effect of a drug on a body via mechanism of action

Use/Purpose

Origin (Study of natural plant/animal drug sources)

Question 18

Generic Name

Answer 18

given for the drug to being official name

Question 19

Official Name

Answer 19

the name under which the drug is listed in the official publication

Question 20

Chemical Name

Answer 20

name by which a chemist knows the drug

Question 21

The trademark or Brandname

Answer 21

(Proprietary Name) Name given by a drug manufacture

Question 22

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Comirnaty

BNT162b

Answer 22

(Official)

(Brand name)

(Chemical name)