Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology

Question 1

What is the study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, chemical properties, biochemical and physiologic effects?

Answer 1

Pharmacology

Question 2

What is the study of drugs in humans for patients and healthy volunteers?

Answer 2

Clinical Pharmacology

Question 3

This is the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease

Answer 3

Pharmacotherapeutics

Question 4

It is any chemical that can affect living processes

Answer 4

Drug

Question 5

This is one of the properties of an ideal drug which is a drug that elicits the responses for which it is given.

Answer 5

Effectiveness

Question 6

A 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 7

A drug that elicits only the response for which it is given

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Selectivity

Question 8

A drug actions that subside within an appropriate time

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Reversible Action

Question 9

A drug that we can know with certainty how a given patient will respond

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Predictability

Question 10

A drug that is given conveniently with low needed doses

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Ease of Administration

Question 11

An ethical consideration which treated as independent persons capable of making decisions in their own best interests, the right to self-determination

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Respect for Persons/ Autonomy

Question 12

It is the duty to protect research subjects from harm

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Beneficence

Question 13

An ethical consideration that requires that the selection of research subjects be fair

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Justice

Question 14

It describes the drug’s chemical structure.

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Chemical name

Question 15

This is the official, nonproprietary name, not owned by any company, and universally accepted.

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Generic name

Question 16

This is the proprietary name, chosen by the drug company and registered as trademark.

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Trade/Brand name

Question 17

These are the drugs found to be safe and appropriate for use without direct supervision of the HCP. It may also be purchased without a prescription.

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Over The Counter Drugs (OTC)

Question 18

Also known as compliance and is defined as the extent to which a patient’s behavior coincides with medical advice

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Patient Adherence

Question 19

The study of the movement of the drug throughout the body. It is derived from two greek words “Pharmakon” means drug and “kinesis” means motion

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Pharmacokinetics

Question 20

It reduces the amount of active drug available to exert pharmacologic effects

Answer 20

First Pass Effect