Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology

Question 1

What do you call the study of drugs and their interaction to living things and enclose the physical , chemical properties , biochemical and physiologic effects?

A. Pharmaceutical Sciences
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacodynamics
D. Pharmacology

Answer 1

D. Pharmacology

Question 2

The two major branches of Pharmacology

A. Pharmacotherapeutics & Pharmacology
B. Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics
C. Pharmacotherapeutics & Pharmacognosy
D. Chemical properties & Biological effects

Answer 2

B. Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics

Question 3

Study of drugs in human for patients?

A. Clinical Therapeutics
B. Clinical Pharmacognosy
C. Clinical Pharmacology
D. Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Answer 3

C. Clinical Pharmacology

Question 4

What is Pharmacotherapeutics?

A. The use of drugs to diagnose , prevent or treat disease.
B. Study of drugs in human for patients and healthy volunteers.
C. Any chemical that can affect living process.
D. Refers to the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs.

Answer 4

A. The use of drugs to diagnose , prevent or treat disease.

Question 5

Give the 6 properties of an ideal drug.

A. Effectiveness , Safety , Selectivity , Reversible Action , Predictability and Ease of administration.
B. Therapeutics , Dose , Safety , Administration , Reversible Action , Selectivity
C. Patient , Drugs , Dose , Effectiveness , Health , Chemical
D. Reversible Action , Effectiveness , Selectivity , Safety , Therapeutics , Dose

Answer 5

A. Effectiveness , Safety , Selectivity , Reversible Action , Predictability and Ease of administration.

Question 6

A chemical that can affect living processes.

A. Substances
B. Chemistry
C. Medication
D. Drug

Answer 6

D. Drug

Question 7

A drug that cannot produce harmful effects even if administered in very high doses for a very long time.

Answer 7

Safety

Question 8

A drug actions that subside within an appropriate time.

Answer 8

Reversible Action

Question 9

A drug that elicits the responses for which it is given.

Answer 9

Effectiveness

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Predictability

Question 11

Give the five important rights in medication administration.

Answer 11

Right Patients , Right Route , Right Time , Right Drug , Right Dose

Question 12

What are those Three Ethical Considerations?

A. Safety , Justice , Beneficence
B. Autonomy , Safety , Respect for Person
C. Respect for Person , Beneficence , Justice
D. Consent , Safety , Autonomy

Answer 12

C. Respect for Person , Beneficence , Justice

Question 13

It is the duty to protect research subject from harm.

A. Informed Consent
B. Justice
C. Safety
D. Beneficence

Answer 13

D.Beneficence

Question 14

How many rights do we have in medication administration?

A. 8
B. 5
C. 10
D. 20

Answer 14

C. 10

Question 14

Requires that the selection of research subject to be fair.

A. Beneficence
B. Justice
C. Safety
D. Informed Consent

Answer 14

B. Justice

Question 15

Describe the drug’s chemical structure.

Answer 15

Chemical Name

Question 16

Its it the Proprietary name , chosen by the drug company and registered as trademark.

Answer 16

Trade/Brand Name

Question 17

Official , nonproprietary name , not owned by any company and universally accepted.

Answer 17

Generic Name

Question 18

What is the medical abbreviation for “ twice a day” ?

A. Ac
B. P.r.n
C. B.i.d
D. Q.d

Answer 18

C. Bid

Question 19

What is the medical abbreviation for “ as needed” ?

A. A.c
B. P.r.n
C. B.i.d
D. Q.d

Answer 19

B. P.r.n