Terminologies in Introduction in Pharmacology

Question 1

The study of drugs and their interaction with living organism.

Answer 1

Pharmacology

Question 2

Healthcare professionals that are focused on developing and understanding new drug therapies.

Answer 2

Clinical Pharmacologists

Question 3

Most of their work are done through a trial and error of observing the effects of drugs.

Answer 3

Clinical Pharmacology

Question 4

The administration where all of the pharmacological information tackles about the knowledge, disease and its prevention about the certain type of drugs.

Answer 4

Pharmacotherapeutics

Question 5

Type of substance (other than food) in chemical that can affect how the rest of the body works.

Answer 5

Drugs

Question 6

6 types of properties of an ideal drug.

Answer 6

Effectiveness
Safety
Selectivity
Reversible Action
Predictability
Ease of Administration

Question 7

A consideration where pharmacist are promoting a confidential manner and providing support with the help of professional practice.

Answer 7

Ethical Consideration

Question 8

It is a scientific name based on the compound’s chemical structure.

Answer 8

Chemical Name

Question 9

A drug name that is not owned by the company

Answer 9

Generic Name

Question 10

A drug name that is registered as trademark of a certain drug.

Answer 10

Brand Name

Question 11

What is the term used in giving a drugs or medicine “before meals”?

Answer 11

ac

Question 12

What is the term used in giving a drugs or medicine “twice a day”?

Answer 12

bid

Question 13

this type of terminology is defined as taking the medicine “as needed”

Answer 13

PRN

Question 14

Patients behavior concur together with the medical advice of healthcare professional.

Answer 14

Patient Adherence

Question 14

Patients behavior concur together with the medical advice of healthcare professional.

Answer 14

Patient Adherence

Question 15

This indicates the activity of the drugs in the body including the process of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excertion.

Answer 15

Pharmacokinetics

Question 16

This describes the intensity of a drug effect in the body.

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Pharmacodynamics

Question 17

This describes the range of doses at which a medication is effective without unacceptable adverse events.

Answer 17

Therapeutic Index

Question 18

Mainly the term called for standard, single, stat, PRN, standing prescriptions in drugs.

Answer 18

Medication Prescriptions

Question 19

What do you indicate in the prescription order?

Answer 19

Client’s name, date and time, name of medication, dosage, time and route, and the signature of the prescriber.