PAT 201 WEEK ONE (1) CONCEPT
ONE (1) PHARMACOLOGY KEY
CONCEPTS EXAM QUESTIONS15
C1: What is Pharmacology? - ANSWERS-Pharmacology is the study of drugs
more specifically the effective use of drugs by healthcare providers
C1: What is a drug? - ANSWERS-A drug is any substance capable of producing a biological
response in the body
C1: What is the main goal of drugs in pharmacotherapy? - ANSWERS-The main goal os drugs in
pharmacotherapy is to produce a therapeutic effect in the body
C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
What are the two main ways drugs can be classified? - ANSWERS-The two main ways drugs can
be classified include
a. therapeutic classification
&
b. pharmacologic classification
C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
, What is therapeutic classification? - ANSWERS-Therapeutic Classification is the way of
describing drugs by the condition they are treating
the condition they are treating will be stated in the drug class name
EX: antihypertensive
condition being treated: hypertension
C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
Give 5 examples of therapeutic classifications of drugs - ANSWERS-1) antihypertensive
2) antidiabetic
3) antidepressant
4) antiepileptic
5) anticoagulant
C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
What is pharmacologic classification of drugs? - ANSWERS-Pharmacologic classification of drugs
is when we group drugs and name them by thier "mechanism of action" --> so the action they
create in the body
ex: diuretic (meaning to pee) is the action diuretic drugs take in the body
C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
ONE (1) PHARMACOLOGY KEY
CONCEPTS EXAM QUESTIONS15
C1: What is Pharmacology? - ANSWERS-Pharmacology is the study of drugs
more specifically the effective use of drugs by healthcare providers
C1: What is a drug? - ANSWERS-A drug is any substance capable of producing a biological
response in the body
C1: What is the main goal of drugs in pharmacotherapy? - ANSWERS-The main goal os drugs in
pharmacotherapy is to produce a therapeutic effect in the body
C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
What are the two main ways drugs can be classified? - ANSWERS-The two main ways drugs can
be classified include
a. therapeutic classification
&
b. pharmacologic classification
C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
, What is therapeutic classification? - ANSWERS-Therapeutic Classification is the way of
describing drugs by the condition they are treating
the condition they are treating will be stated in the drug class name
EX: antihypertensive
condition being treated: hypertension
C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
Give 5 examples of therapeutic classifications of drugs - ANSWERS-1) antihypertensive
2) antidiabetic
3) antidepressant
4) antiepileptic
5) anticoagulant
C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
What is pharmacologic classification of drugs? - ANSWERS-Pharmacologic classification of drugs
is when we group drugs and name them by thier "mechanism of action" --> so the action they
create in the body
ex: diuretic (meaning to pee) is the action diuretic drugs take in the body
C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS