Pharmacology 1 Exam 1 Study Guide
Pharmacology I (Arizona College of Nursing)
, Pharmacology 1 Exam 1 Study Guide
This study guide for exam one is not to replace your responsibility of understanding the
concepts in Module 1 and 2. You must read your chapters, study, and understand the
pathophysiology and concepts that are presented in the chapters.
Exam 1 covers chapters 1, some info from 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 18, 19, and 33. This study guide is
not all inclusive of what may be on the exam. KNOW your material and information. Be
confident in yourself and that confidence will come from being confident in knowing your
material. Don’t focus on the worry and what you don’t know, that solves nothing. So, instead
of worry and fear, study the material/information you are not confident in to better prepare
yourself of knowing the information. “Effort reveals its’ own rewards” …Jean Luc Picard, Capt.
Starship Enterprise.
*Difference between generic names and trade names
Chemical name: Assigned using standard nomenclature established by the IUPAC
EX: diazepam, lorazepam, Alprazolam
Generic name: Less complicated ans easier to remember
EX: Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Diphenhydramine
Trade name: Assigned by the company
EX: Bayer, Advil, Motrin
*Definitions from Chapters 1, Chapter 2: (dependence, withdrawal).
Biologics: agents naturally produced in animal cells by microorganism, or by the body
itself EX: Hormones, vaccines
Therapeutics: The prevention of disease and treatment of suffering
Pharmacotherapy (pharmacotherapeutics): the application of drugs of the purpose pf
treating disease and alleviating human suffering.
CAM therapies: involve natural plant extracts, herbs, vitamins, minerals dietary
supplements, and additional techniques outside of the realm of conventional therapeutics.
Combination drugs: contains more than one active generic ingredient.
Bioavailability: the physiological ability of the drug to reach its target cells and produce
its effect.
Black box warning: Primary alerts for identifying extreme adverse drug reactions
discovered during and after the review process.
Dependence: physiological or psychological need for a substance.
Physical dependence: an altered physical condition caused by the adaptation of the
nervous system to repeated drug use
Withdrawal: when the drug is no longer available, the individual expresses physical
signs of discomfort.
Physical dependent: individual feels an intense compelling desire to continue drug use.
Pharmacology I (Arizona College of Nursing)
, Pharmacology 1 Exam 1 Study Guide
This study guide for exam one is not to replace your responsibility of understanding the
concepts in Module 1 and 2. You must read your chapters, study, and understand the
pathophysiology and concepts that are presented in the chapters.
Exam 1 covers chapters 1, some info from 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 18, 19, and 33. This study guide is
not all inclusive of what may be on the exam. KNOW your material and information. Be
confident in yourself and that confidence will come from being confident in knowing your
material. Don’t focus on the worry and what you don’t know, that solves nothing. So, instead
of worry and fear, study the material/information you are not confident in to better prepare
yourself of knowing the information. “Effort reveals its’ own rewards” …Jean Luc Picard, Capt.
Starship Enterprise.
*Difference between generic names and trade names
Chemical name: Assigned using standard nomenclature established by the IUPAC
EX: diazepam, lorazepam, Alprazolam
Generic name: Less complicated ans easier to remember
EX: Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Diphenhydramine
Trade name: Assigned by the company
EX: Bayer, Advil, Motrin
*Definitions from Chapters 1, Chapter 2: (dependence, withdrawal).
Biologics: agents naturally produced in animal cells by microorganism, or by the body
itself EX: Hormones, vaccines
Therapeutics: The prevention of disease and treatment of suffering
Pharmacotherapy (pharmacotherapeutics): the application of drugs of the purpose pf
treating disease and alleviating human suffering.
CAM therapies: involve natural plant extracts, herbs, vitamins, minerals dietary
supplements, and additional techniques outside of the realm of conventional therapeutics.
Combination drugs: contains more than one active generic ingredient.
Bioavailability: the physiological ability of the drug to reach its target cells and produce
its effect.
Black box warning: Primary alerts for identifying extreme adverse drug reactions
discovered during and after the review process.
Dependence: physiological or psychological need for a substance.
Physical dependence: an altered physical condition caused by the adaptation of the
nervous system to repeated drug use
Withdrawal: when the drug is no longer available, the individual expresses physical
signs of discomfort.
Physical dependent: individual feels an intense compelling desire to continue drug use.
