Focus on Nursing Pharmacology - Amy M. Karch - Chapter 1 questions and answers well illustrated.

Focus on Nursing Pharmacology - Amy M. Karch - Chapter 1 questions and answers well illustrated. Adverse Effects - correct answers.The undesired, unpleasant, or even dangerous results some drugs produce. Brand Name - correct answers.The name given to a drug by the pharmaceutical company that developed it. Chemical Name - correct answers.The name that reflects the chemical structure of a drug. Drugs - correct answers.Chemicals that are introduced into the body to bring about some sort of change. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) - correct answers.The federal agency responsible for drug regulation, enforcement, evaluation, and distribution policies. Generic Drugs - correct answers.Drugs sold by their chemical name rather than the brand (trade) name. Generic Name - correct answers.The name given when the drug company that develops it applies for the approval process. Genetic Engineering - correct answers.The process of altering DNA, usually of bacteria, to produce a chemical to be used as a drug. Orphan Drugs - correct answers.Drugs that have been discovered but would not be profitable for a drug company to develop; usually drugs that would treat only a small number of people; these orphans can be adopted by drug companies to be developed. Over the Counter (OTC) - correct answers.Drugs available without a prescription for self treatment of a variety of complaints and deemed to be safe if used as directed. Pharmacology - correct answers.The study of the biological effects of chemicals. Pharmacotherapeutics - correct answers.The branch of pharmacology that deals with drugs and chemicals for use in medicine for the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of disease in humans (aka, clinical pharmacology). Phase One Study - correct answers.A pilot study of a potential drug done with a small number of selected healthy human volunteers. Phase Two Study - correct answers.A clinical study of a proposed drug by selected physicians using actual patients who have the disorder the drug for which the drug is designed to treat and for which patients must provide informed consent. Phase Three Study - correct answers.A clinical study of a proposed drug on a wide scale in the clinical setting with patients who have the disorder and for which the drug is designed to treat. Phase Four Study - correct answers.The continual evaluation of a drug after it has been released by the FDA for marketing. Preclinical Trials - correct answers.The initial trial of a chemical thought to have therapeutic potential; uses laboratory animals not human subjects, and is used to evaluate the effects on living tissue and adverse effects. Teratogenic - correct answers.Drugs that have adverse effects on the fetus. Drugs - correct answers.Chemicals that are introduced into the body to bring about some sort of change. Sources of drugs - correct answers.Plants, animals, inorganic elements (and the synthetic preparations that can be derived from them). Clinical trials - correct answers.The initial process that involves testing potential drugs on laboratory animals to determine their therapeutic and adverse effects. Phase 2 clinical trial - correct answers.The study of drugs in patients who have the disease that the drug is designed to treat; it's performed in hospitals, clinics, and doc- tors' offices. FDA pregnancy categories... - correct answers.Ranks the potential for a systemically absorbed drug to cause birth defects.