Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology

Question 1

Is the study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, and chemical properties, biochemical and physiologic change.

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Pharmacology

Question 2

Is the study of drugs in human for patients and healthy volunteers.

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Clinical Pharmacology

Question 3

Is the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease.

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Pharmacotherapeutics

Question 4

Is any chemical that can affect living processes.

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Drug

Question 5

Is a property of an ideal drug that elicits the responses for which it is given.

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Effectiveness

Question 6

Is a property of an ideal drug that subside within an appropriate time.

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Reversible Action

Question 7

Is a property of an ideal drug that cannot produce harmful effects even if administered in very high doses and for a very long time.

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Safety

Question 8

Is an ethical considerations that is treated as independent persons capable of making decisions in their own best interests, right to self determination.

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Respect for person/Autonomy

Question 9

A drug’s name that is official, nonproprietary name, not owned by any company and universally accepted.

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Generic Name

Question 10

A drug’s name that is proprietary name, chosen by the drug company and registered as trademark.

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Trade or Brand Name

Question 11

These are drugs that are found to be safe and appropriate for use without direct supervision of the health care provider.

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OTC or Over The Counter drugs

Question 12

Is the transmission of medications from the location of administration to the bloodstream.

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Absorption

Question 13

This is the preferred and expected effect for which the medication is administered to a specific client.

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Therapeutic Effect

Question 14

These are undesired, inadvertent, and unexpected dangerous effects of the medication.

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Adverse Effects

Question 15

Is the study of the effects of the drugs on the body.

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Pharmacodynamics

Question 16

This effect reduces the amount of active drug available to exert a pharmacologic effect.

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First Pass Effect

Question 17

Are medications given on a regular schedule with or without a termination date.

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Standard Prescription

Question 18

A prescription that is only given once and given immediately.

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Stat Prescription

Question 19

The study of the movement of the drug throughout the body.

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Pharmacokinetics

Question 20

Describes the relationship between the therapeutic dose of the drug and the toxic dose of a drug.

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Therapeutic Index