Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology

Question 1

What do you called to the duty to protect research
subjects from harm?

Answer 1

Beneficence

Question 2

It is the study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, and chemical properties , biochemical and physiologic effects. What do you called this study?

Answer 2

Pharmacology

Question 3

These are undesired, inadvertent, and unexpected dangerous effect of the medication.

Answer 3

Adverse effects

Question 4

What do you called to the compound that is metabolized into an active pharmacologic substance?

Answer 4

Prodrug

Question 5

These are drugs found to be safe and appropriate for use without direct supervision of the HCP.

Answer 5

Over the counter drugs (OTC)

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Pharmacotherapeutics

Question 7

What do you called to any chemical that can affect living processes?

Answer 7

Drug

Question 8

PRN medication order in which the nurse has discretion regarding when to give the drug and in some case, how much to give. What does PRN stands for in Latin which means as needed?

Answer 8

Pro re nata

Question 9

What medication prescription is written for specific circumstance?

Answer 9

Standing Prescription

Question 10

It refers to the percentage of administered drug available for activity.

Answer 10

Bioavailability

Question 11

What do you called to the drug reaction that results to organ toxicities?

Answer 11

Hepatotoxic/Ototoxicity/Nephrotoxicity

Question 12

What property of an ideal drug actions that subside
within an appropriate time?

Answer 12

Reversible action

Question 13

It describes the relationship between the therapeutic dose of the drug and the toxic dose of a drug.

Answer 13

Therapeutic index

Question 14

Patience adherence is defined as the extent to which a patient’s behavior coincides with medical advice. What is the other term in which patience adherence is also known for?

Answer 14

Compliance

Question 15

What do you called to the amount of drug required for drug effect?

Answer 15

Minimum Effective Concentration (MEC)

Question 16

What is the word that refers to the amount of drug to elicit a specific response to a drug?

Answer 16

Potency

Question 17

What are the two Greek words in which Pharmacokinetics derived from?

Answer 17

Pharmakon (drug or poison) and kinesis (motion)

Question 18

A cancer-causing drug reaction.

Answer 18

Carcinogenic

Question 19

What is the process that changes medications into less active/ inactive form by the action of enzymes?

Answer 19

Metabolism / Biotransformation

Question 20

What do you called to the reaction where disease caused by drugs?

Answer 20

Iatrogenic disease