Terminologies in Introduction to pharmacology

Question 1

The study of drugs.

Answer 1

Pharmacology

Question 2

the investigation of how medicine affects the body. (study of a drug’s potency and effects on the body

Answer 2

Pharmacodynamics

Question 3

The study of what the body does to the drug.
(The study of how drugs are introduced into the body and then absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted out of the body)

Answer 3

Pharmacokinetics

Question 4

The study of how drugs are used to treat disease.

Answer 4

Pharmacotherapeutics

Question 5

Abbreviation for ‘every evening’

Answer 5

QPM

Question 6

Abbreviation for ‘every morning’

Answer 6

QAM

Question 7

The time it takes for a drug to get from the administration site to the active site.
(for a pill – the time from the mouth to the site of pain.)

Answer 7

Distribution

Question 8

Converting a drug to a form the body can use.
(from pill form to a dissolved form)

Answer 8

Absorption

Question 9

Abbreviation for an ‘hour of sleep’

Answer 9

HS

Question 10

Study of harmful substances (poisons) and their effects on the body.

Answer 10

Toxicology

Question 11

The drug is eliminated from the body.
(usually eliminated in the urine)

Answer 11

Excretion

Question 12

The study of drugs that are obtained from natural plant and animal sources.

Answer 12

Pharmacognosy

Question 13

AKA: pharmacotherapeutics

Answer 13

Clinical pharmacology

Question 14

The breakdown of a drug into a simpler form.
(usually metabolized in the liver)

Answer 14

Metabolism

Question 15

The reason for using a drug.

Answer 15

Indication

Question 16

The ability of a drug to reach its target cells and produce its effect

Answer 16

Bioavailability

Question 17

Where are intradermal drugs absorbed?

Answer 17

In the skin

Question 18

Where are intramuscular drugs absorbed?

Answer 18

In the Muscle

Question 19

Reduced responsiveness to a medication administered over time

Answer 19

Drug tolerance

Question 20

A drug produces effects that are more pronounced than those produced by the first dose

Answer 20

Cumulative drug effects