Pharmacology For The DC Part 1

Question 1

A painful injection
Relief from pain
A handful of capsules
A big payment at the drug store
A street corner exchange

Answer 1

Drug images that get brought up in mind

Question 2

Drugs that affect the body in similar ways are listed in the same ____ ; I.e. laxatives, antihistamines

Answer 2

Classification

Question 3

Drugs in a classification have 5 characteristics

Answer 3

Therapeutic uses
Side effects
Precautions
Contraindications
Interactions with other drugs

Question 4

Historically ___ controlled medical treatment (remedies)

Answer 4

Religious leaders

Question 5

Religious leaders knew healing power of

Answer 5

Natural substances

Question 6

Concept of drugs came about in early Greek records (pharmakon) meaning

Answer 6

Magic spell, remedy, or poison

Question 7

Clay tablets from Babylonia, from the 18th century list more than ___ medicinal remedies

Answer 7

500

Question 8

Hippocrates favored

Answer 8

Education and began dissection

Question 9

During the 18th century, some immigrants to the colonies were

Answer 9

Apothecaries (pharmacists)

Question 10

Pharmacopoeia of the US in 1820

Answer 10

First official listing of drugs in US

Question 11

After civil war (1865) boundaries were established between

Answer 11

Physicians and pharmacists

Question 12

At the time of civil war ______ were the most common drugs adn available everywhere

Answer 12

Morphine
Opium
Cocaine

Question 13

1923 - banting-insulin extracted from

Answer 13

Pancreas to treat diabetes

Question 14

1925 - domagk

Answer 14

Sulfa drug

Question 15

1935 - fleming

Answer 15

Penicillin

Question 16

Required truth in labeling

Could not make false claims

Answer 16

Food and drug act of 1906

Question 17

Narcotic drug act of 1914 aka

Answer 17

Harrison narcotic act

Question 18

Taxed the production, importation and distribution of narcotics

Answer 18

Narcotic drug act of 1914

Question 19

1970

Answer 19

Comprehensive drug abuse prevent and control act

Question 20

This act categorized controlled substances according to a schedule based on potential for abuse

Answer 20

Comprehensive drug abuse prevent and control act

Question 21

Concepts about drugs

Answer 21

Drug action

Drug effect

Question 22

Drugs work by

Answer 22

A variety of chemical actions

Question 23

Drugs can be used to maintain or restore

Answer 23

Homeostasis

Question 24

Drugs act like chemical messengers to perform their specific actions in the body by

Answer 24

Binding with receptors in cells

Question 25

Drugs can exert ___ actions in the body

Answer 25

Powerful and specific actions

Question 26

Pharacokinetics

Answer 26

``` ADME Absorption Distribution Metabolism Elimination ```

Question 27

Drugs come from

Answer 27

Plants Animals Minerals Chemicals

Question 28

Plants

Answer 28

Morphine from opium poppy

Question 29

Animals

Answer 29

Thyroid

Question 30

Minerals

Answer 30

Silver nitrate

Question 31

Chemicals

Answer 31

Aspirin

Question 32

Plants have been used for centuries as

Answer 32

Natural remedies

Question 33

Pharma companies harvest these plants and manufacture

Answer 33

Drugs

Question 34

Digitalis (treats CHF) is made from

Answer 34

Leaves of foxglove plant

Question 35

Animal and human hormones are reclaimed and given to patients to maintain

Answer 35

Homeostasis

Question 36

Permarin is a drug that contains estrogen from

Answer 36

Mare

Question 37

Premarin manages

Answer 37

Menopausal symptoms

Question 38

Part of US department of health and human services; controls all drugs for legal use

Answer 38

Food and drug administration (FDA)

Question 39

Part of the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) enforces controlled substance laws

Answer 39

Drug enforcement administration (DEA)

Question 40

Drug names

Answer 40

Chemical Generic Brand/trade

Question 41

Identifies chemical elements and compounds found in the drug | Important to chemists and pharmacists

Answer 41

Chemical name

Question 42

N-acetyl-p-aminophenol

Answer 42

Chemical name

Question 43

Universally accepted name and considered the official proprietary name

Answer 43

Generic name

Question 44

Listed on labels and in PDR

Answer 44

Generic name

Question 45

Acetaminophen

Answer 45

Generic name

Question 46

Copyrighted name Many brand names may exist for the same drug

Answer 46

Brand/trade name

Question 47

Tylenol

Answer 47

Brand/trade name

Question 48

OTCs

Answer 48

No Rx | Change ingredients or dosages