Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology

Question 1

The Distribution of drugs is affected by these 3

Answer 1

Travel to Site of Action
Plasma protein binding and free drugs
Blood Brain barrier and other barriers

Question 2

In what ORGANS does metabolism usually occur?

Answer 2

LIVER
KIDNEYS
LUNGS

Question 3

This is when you administer a large starting dose to the patient so a steady state is reached while also achieving the therapeutic effect

Answer 3

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Question 4

What is the MAIN organ involved in Excretion?

Answer 4

KIDNEYS

Question 5

This is the amount of drug that produces specific responses

Answer 5

Potency

Question 6

What does MEC stand for in Pharmacodynamics

Answer 6

Minimum Effective Concentration

Question 7

This property of an ideal drug pertains to the ability of a drug to produce a response only for what it is given for.

Answer 7

SELECTIVITY

Question 8

This property of an ideal drug pertains to the ability of a drug to not elicit harmful effects when given in high doses or for a long duration.

Answer 8

SAFETY

Question 9

This property of an ideal drug pertains to the ability of a drug to have an action that alleviates at the time it is supposed to.

Answer 9

REVERSIBLE ACTION

Question 10

GIve the 5 Important Rights to Medication Administration

Answer 10

PATIENT
ROUTE
TIME
DRUG
DOSE

Question 11

Ethical consideration that requires fair and unbiased choice for research subjects

Answer 11

Justice

Question 12

A consideration that aims to shield the subjects of the study from any maltreatments

Answer 12

Beneficence

Question 13

The science of substances used to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases

Answer 13

Pharmacotherapeutics

Question 14

What does BID stand for in Latin?

Answer 14

Bis In Die

Question 15

What does AC stand for in Latin?

Answer 15

Antecibum

Question 16

These are controlled substances that have no accepted medical use with high abuse potential.

Answer 16

Schedule 1

Question 17

Give At least 2 Schedule II substances

Answer 17

Morphine, Codeine, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Methadone, oxycodone, fentanyl, methylphenidate, pentobarbital

Question 18

These are inadvertent and unexpected dangerous effects of a drug medication

Answer 18

Adverse effects

Question 19

This blocks the inhibition of receptors that prevents it from eliciting an effect.

Answer 19

Antagonist

Question 20

This is a phenomenon in which the drug’s potency and purity is partially purged due to taking it enterally

Answer 20

First Pass Effect