FRANDSEN CHAPTER 1 QUALITY & SAFETY FLASHCARDS | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
the study of drugs that alter functions of living organisms. - ANS ✔✔What is pharmacology?
use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, treat signs, symptoms, disease processes and improve QOL/perform
ADLs - ANS ✔✔What is pharmacotherapy/drug therapy?
drugs given for therapeutic purposes - ANS ✔✔What are medications?
A drug which acts mainly at the site of application - ANS ✔✔What does a local effect mean?
Taken into the body via the bloodstream to the sites of action, and eventually eliminated from the body.
- ANS ✔✔What does a systemic effect mean?
Genetic inheritance (from parents) affects how body responds to certain drugs
ex: more or less susceptible to sedatives - ANS ✔✔What is pharmacogenomics?
Plants, Animals, Minerals, Synthetic compounds (most common in current practice), Semisynthetic drugs
(naturally occurring + modification) (many antibiotics), and Biotechnology (manipulation of DNA/RNA) -
ANS ✔✔What are the six sources of drugs
effects on:
-specific body systems (CNS depressant, opioid analgesic)
-therapeutic uses (antihypertensive, antidepressant)
-chemical characteristics (beta-adrenergic, benzodiazepines) - ANS ✔✔What are drug classifications
based on?
Individual drugs that represent groups of drugs
-often the first of a particular group to be developed
(morphine for opioid analgesics)
(penicillin for antibacterial drugs) - ANS ✔✔What are prototypes?
Drug with the same active ingredients as a brand-name drug, but usually is less costly - ANS ✔✔Generic
name drug
the name under which a manufacturer markets a medication; also called the brand name - ANS
✔✔Trade name drug
Prescription (written by provider like dentist, physician, or np)
Over the counter (OTC) - ANS ✔✔What are the two routes of access to therapeutic drugs?
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) - ANS ✔✔Who is responsible for ensuring new drugs are safe and
effective before allowing drugs to be marketed?
prescription , OTC - ANS ✔✔The FDA may change the status of a drug from _______ to _______
ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
the study of drugs that alter functions of living organisms. - ANS ✔✔What is pharmacology?
use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, treat signs, symptoms, disease processes and improve QOL/perform
ADLs - ANS ✔✔What is pharmacotherapy/drug therapy?
drugs given for therapeutic purposes - ANS ✔✔What are medications?
A drug which acts mainly at the site of application - ANS ✔✔What does a local effect mean?
Taken into the body via the bloodstream to the sites of action, and eventually eliminated from the body.
- ANS ✔✔What does a systemic effect mean?
Genetic inheritance (from parents) affects how body responds to certain drugs
ex: more or less susceptible to sedatives - ANS ✔✔What is pharmacogenomics?
Plants, Animals, Minerals, Synthetic compounds (most common in current practice), Semisynthetic drugs
(naturally occurring + modification) (many antibiotics), and Biotechnology (manipulation of DNA/RNA) -
ANS ✔✔What are the six sources of drugs
effects on:
-specific body systems (CNS depressant, opioid analgesic)
-therapeutic uses (antihypertensive, antidepressant)
-chemical characteristics (beta-adrenergic, benzodiazepines) - ANS ✔✔What are drug classifications
based on?
Individual drugs that represent groups of drugs
-often the first of a particular group to be developed
(morphine for opioid analgesics)
(penicillin for antibacterial drugs) - ANS ✔✔What are prototypes?
Drug with the same active ingredients as a brand-name drug, but usually is less costly - ANS ✔✔Generic
name drug
the name under which a manufacturer markets a medication; also called the brand name - ANS
✔✔Trade name drug
Prescription (written by provider like dentist, physician, or np)
Over the counter (OTC) - ANS ✔✔What are the two routes of access to therapeutic drugs?
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) - ANS ✔✔Who is responsible for ensuring new drugs are safe and
effective before allowing drugs to be marketed?
prescription , OTC - ANS ✔✔The FDA may change the status of a drug from _______ to _______
