Pharmacology Principles

Question 1

3 Types of Drug Names

Answer 1

Chemical, Generic, Trade

Question 2

7 Pharmacological Principles

Answer 2

Pharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmacoeconomics, Toxicology

Question 3

What is pharmaceutics

Answer 3

Study of how various drug forms in influence the way a drug affects the body to find the optimal design

Question 4

What is Pharmacokinetics

Answer 4

Study of what the body does to the drug (ADME)

Question 5

Absorption

Answer 5

Bioavailability: Percentage of drug that’s left after it has been digested
First-pass effect: Reduces bioavailability
Enteral, Parenteral, Topical

Question 6

Distribution

Answer 6

Transport of a drug via the bloodstream to the drug’s site of action

Question 7

Albumin

Answer 7

Most common blood protein. Inactive when a drug binds to it

Question 8

Metabolism

Answer 8

The liver is the most responsible for metabolizing. (skeletal muscle, kidneys, lungs, plasma, intestinal mucosa)

Question 9

Excretion

Answer 9

Elimination of drugs from the body. The primary organ responsible is the kidney. The liver and Bowel also play a role.

Question 10

Steady State

Answer 10

Amount of drug removed via elimination = amount absorbed with each dose

Question 11

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 11

Study of what the drug does to the body

Question 12

Pharmacotherapeutics

Answer 12

Clinical Use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases

Question 13

7 types of drug therapy

Answer 13

Acute, Maintenance, Supplemental, Palliative, Supportive, Prophylactic, Empirical

Question 14

Pharmacoeconomics

Answer 14

Study of economic factors influencing the cost of drug therapy

Question 15

Pharmacogenomics

Answer 15

Surveys the entire genome for determinants of drug response

Question 16

Toxicology

Answer 16

Science of poison and unwanted responses to both drugs and chemicals

Question 17

Trough (Peak is opposite)

Answer 17

Lowest Blood level of a drug