Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology

Question 1

It is the study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, chemical properties, and biochemical and physiologic effects.
a. Pharmacotherapeutics
b. Pharmacology
c. Clinical Pharmacology

Answer 1

b. Pharmacology

Question 2

It is the study of drugs in humans for patients and healthy volunteers.
a. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
b. PHARMACOLOGY
c. PHARMACOKINETICS

Answer 2

a. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Question 3

What do you call to any chemical that can affect living process?

Answer 3

Drug

Question 4

What is Pharmacotherapeutics?
a. the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease
b. the process of drug movement to achieve drug action
c. the study of drugs in humans for patients and healthy volunteers

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Properties of an ideal drug include:
a. ease of administration, predictability, safety, active, protection, solubility
b. solubility, permeability, ease of administration, safety, selectivity, effectiveness
c. safety, effectiveness, selectivity, reversible action, predictability, ease of administration

Answer 5

c. safety, effectiveness, selectivity, reversible action, predictability, ease of administration

Question 6

Which properties states that a drug that elicits the responses for which it is given?
a. Effectiveness
b. Ease of administration
c. Safety

Answer 6

a. Effectiveness

Question 7

Which properties states that a drug that is given conveniently with low needed doses?
a. Predictability
b. Effectiveness
c. Ease of administration

Answer 7

c. Ease of administration

Question 8

What are the 5 important rights to medication administration

Answer 8

1. Right Patient
2. Right Route
3. Right Time
4. Right Drug
5. Right Dose

Question 9

What are the other five rights to medication administration?

Answer 9

6. Right Documentation
7. Right Education
8. Right to Refuse
9. Right Assessment
10. Right to Evaluation

Question 10

It is an ethical consideration that requires that the selection of research subjects be fair.
a. Autonomy
b. Beneficence
c. Justice

Answer 10

c. Justice

Question 11

What do you call to proprietary name, chosen by the drug company and registered as trademark?
a. Generic Name
b. Trade/Brand Name
c. Chemical Name

Answer 11

b. Trade/ Brand Name

Question 12

It describes the drug’s chemical structure
a. Generic Name
b. Trade/Brand Name
c. Chemical Name

Answer 12

c. Chemical Name

Question 13

Which is the GENERIC NAME?
acetylsalicylic acid - aspirin - St. Joseph

Answer 13

aspirin

Question 14

It is the kind of drug that is found to be safe and appropriate for use without direct supervision of the HCP.

Answer 14

Over the Counter Drugs (OTC)

Question 15

PRN stands for?

Answer 15

pro re nata

Question 16

Enumerate the 4 processes in pharmacokinetics.

Answer 16

1. Absorption
2. Distribution
3. Metabolism
4. Excretion

Question 17

What is a Standing prescription?
a. one-time prescription
b. written for specific circumstances
c. medications are given on a regular schedule with or without a termination date.

Answer 17

b. written for specific circumstances

Question 18

Enumerate the Components of a Prescription Order:

Answer 18

1. Client’s Name
2. Date and time of prescription
3. Name of medication
4. Dossage of medication
5. Route of administration
6. Time and frequency of medication
7. Signature of prescriber

Question 19

It is the kind of drug effect that is usually expected and inevitable when a medication is given at a therapeutic dose.
a. Side Effects
b. Therapeutic Effect
c. Adverse Effect
d. Toxic Effect

Answer 19

a. Side Effects

Question 20

It is the kind of drug that affect multiple receptor sites.
a. Nonspecific Drug
b. Nonselective Drug
c. Over-the-Counter Drug

Answer 20

a. Nonspecific Drug