Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
It is the study of medicines and their interactions with living organisms, including their physical and chemical qualities, as well as their biochemical and physiologic impacts.
a. Pharmacology
b. Pharmacokinetics
c. Pharmacotherapeutics
d. Clinical Pharmacology
a. Pharmacology
It is the study of drugs in humans for patients and healthy volunteers
a. Pharmacology
b. Pharmacokinetics
c. Pharmacotherapeutics
d. Clinical Pharmacology
d. Clinical Pharmacology
Which of the following describes pharmacotherapeutics?
a. It is the study of drugs in humans for patients and healthy volunteers
b. It is the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease
c. It is the study of medicines and their interactions with living organisms
d. It is an official, nonproprietary name, not owned by any company, and universally accepted
B. It is the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease
this is any chemical that can affect living processes
Drugs
It is a properties of ideal drug that elicits only the response for which it is given
Selectivity
Property of an ideal drug wherein a drug actions that subside within an appropriate time
Reversible Action
a drug that we can know with certainty how a given patient will respond
Predicability
It is a drug that is given conveniently with low needed doses
Ease of Administration
It is an ethical consideration that treated as independent persons capable of making decisions in their own best interests, right to self-determination
Autonomy
This includes mutual sharing of information expressing respect to persons, gaining active involvement in care, and respecting the right to self-determination
Informed Consent
It is physical, psychological, and social risks that must be identified and weighed against the benefits
Risk-benefit ratio
A term that describes the drug’s chemical structure
a. Chemical Name
b. Generic Name
c. Brand/Trade Name
a. Chemical Name
It is an official, nonproprietary name, not owned by any company, and universally accepted
a. Chemical Name
b. Generic Name
c. Brand/Trade Name
b. Generic Name
what do call the proprietary name, chosen by the drug company and registered as a trademark
a. Chemical Name
b. Generic Name
c. Brand/Trade Name
c. Brand/Trade Name
Kind of Drugs found to be safe and appropriate for use without direct supervision of the HCP
Over-the-Counter Drugs
