Unit 1 - Chapter 21 - Pharmacology

Question 1

what are drugs

Answer 1

substances that are used to prevent or treat a disease or condition

Question 2

what are 3 ways that drugs are obtained from

Answer 2

• plants
• molds
• animals

Question 3

what happens to most drugs

Answer 3

they are synthesized (made) for commercial purposes in a lab

Question 4

what are vitamins

Answer 4

drugs that occur naturally in plant/animal sources and are contained in foods

Question 5

what does a pharmacist do

Answer 5

prepares and dispenses drugs through a pharmacy on a written order from a doctor

Question 6

what is a pharmD

Answer 6

a degree that stands for doctor of pharmacy

Question 7

what does a pharmacy technician do

Answer 7

helps pharmacists provide medications to patients

Question 8

what is pharmacology

Answer 8

the study of the discovery, properties, and uses of drugs

Question 9

what is a pharmacologist

Answer 9

a MD or someone with a PhD who specialized in the study of medicines

Question 10

what are the subdivisions of pharmacology

Answer 10

medicinal chemistry
pharmacodynamics
pharmacokinetics
molecular pharmacology
chemotherapy
toxicology

Question 11

what is medical chemistry

Answer 11

the study of new drug synthesis and the relationship between chemical structure and biologic effects

Question 12

what is pharmacodynamics

Answer 12

the study of a drugs effect on its target in the body

Question 13

what is pharmacokinetics

Answer 13

study of a drugs absorption, distribution into body compartments, metabolism and excretion over a period of time

Question 14

what is molecular pharmacology

Answer 14

the interaction of drugs and subcellular entities, such as DNA, RNA and enzymes

Question 15

what is chemotherapy

Answer 15

the study of drugs that destroy infectious microorganisms

Question 16

what is toxicology

Answer 16

the study of harmful effects of drugs and chemicals on the body

Question 17

what are antidotes

Answer 17

substances that prevent or reverse the unwanted effects of drugs

Question 18

explain what the chemical name of a drug means

Answer 18

the exact chemical makeup of the drug

Question 19

explain what the generic name of a drug means

Answer 19

the shorter and less complicated name that identifies the drug legally and scientifically

Question 20

what is unique about the generic name of a drug

Answer 20

• it becomes public property after 17 years of use by the public manufacturer
• there is only one generic name for each drug

Question 21

explain what the brand name of a drug means

Answer 21

it’s a name that private property of the individual drug manufacturer and no competitor can use it
- usually has a subscript behind the name

Question 22

what does the fda stand for and what do they do

Answer 22

• stands for food and drug administration
• they set standards and decide/approve what drugs can be sold/distributed

Question 23

what does the USP stand for and what do they do

Answer 23

• stands for united stated pharmacopie
• they review drugs and reappraise their effectiveness in medical conditions

Question 24

what is the hospital formulary

Answer 24

• a reference found in a hospital/library of drugs
• gives characteristics and their usage