Unit 1 Introduction to Drugs and Pharmacy Flashcards
1
Q
What is a drug?
A
- Article recognized in the official Pharmacopoeia and Formularies
- Article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals
- Article other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the human body or animals
- Article intended for use as a component of any articles specified in clauses not including devices or their components, parts, or accessories
- Herbal and/or traditional drugs which are articles of plant or animal origin used in folk medicine
2
Q
Sources of drugs
A
- PLANT SOURCES
- AS BY-PRODUCTS OF MICROBIAL GROWTH
- CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS
- MOLECULAR MODIFICATION
- BIOTECHNOLOGY
3
Q
Digoxin
A
Digitalis lanata
4
Q
Camphor
A
Cinnamomum camphora
5
Q
Penicillin
A
Penicillium chrysogenum
6
Q
Gentamicin
A
Micromonospora purpurea
7
Q
CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS
A
Cyclophosphamide
8
Q
MOLECULAR MODIFICATION
A
Cephalosporins
9
Q
BIOTECHNOLOGY
A
Epoetin alfa
10
Q
What is a Dosage Form?
A
- The physical form, in which a drug is produced, manufactured and dispensed to a patient.
- The physical form of a dose of a chemical compound used as a drug or medication intended for administration or consumption by a patient.
11
Q
Common Dosage Form
A
SYRUPS
CAPSULES
TABLETS
SUPPOSITORIES
12
Q
Camphor Therapeutic Use
A
rubefacient
13
Q
Cyclophosphamide Therapeutic Use
A
Antineoplastic
14
Q
Epoetin alfa indication
A
Treatment for anemia
15
Q
Stimulate the cardiac muscle.
A
Digoxin
16
Q
Stimulate the CNS
A
alfetamine
17
Q
Stimulate the Gastrointestinal Tract
A
metoclopramide
domperidone
bisacodyl
(Prokinetics)