Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
it is the study of medicine and its interactions with organisms, including its physical and chemical qualities, as well as its biochemical and physiological effects.
A. Pharmacology
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacotherapeutics
D. Clinical Pharmacology
A. Pharmacology
It is a study of drugs in humans for healthy patients and volunteers
A. Pharmacology
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacotherapeutics
D. Clinical Pharmacology
D. Clinical Pharmacology
A term that describes drugs in chemical structure
A. Chemical Name
B. Generic Name
C. Brand/Trade Name
A. Chemical Name
it is a non-proprietary official name, not owned by any company and widely accepted
A. Chemical Name
B. Generic Name
C. Brand/Trade Name
B. Generic Name
What is the brand name chosen and registered by the pharmaceutical company?
A. Chemical Name
B. Generic Name
C. Brand/Trade Name
C. Brand/Trade Name
It is the chemical that can affect living process
Drug
A drug that we can know with certainly how given patient will respond
Predictability
it is a properties of ideal drug that elicits only the response for which it is given
Selectivity
It is a drug that is given conveniently with low needed doses
Ease of administration
Property of an ideal drug wherein a drug actions that subside within an appropriate time
Reversible action
It is an ethical consideration that treated as independent people capable of making decision in their own interest and right to self determination.
Informed consent
It is physical psychological and social risk that must be identified and weighed against the benefits.
Risk benefit ratio
What does PRN means
pro re nata (as needed)
B.I.D means
bis in die (twice daily)
Q.D means
quaque die (every day)
Q.I.D means
quarter in die (four times a day)
Q.O.D means
every other day
Q.Q.H means
quarter quaque hora (every four hours)
A.C means
ante cibum (before meals)
P.C means
post cibum (after meals)
