Basic Clinical Pharmacology Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Verified | Updated

Basic Clinical Pharmacology Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Verified | Updated Pharmacokinetics - answerHow medicines move throughout the body (ADME) Pharmacodynamics - answerHow medicines change (Mechanism of action) generic name - answerlegal noncommercial name for a drug, the chemical name Brand name - answersimple, colloquial name for the drug What is the name of the main law used to govern the use of medications - answerThe misuse of drugs act (2001) What does the misuse of drugs act 2001 do - answerDivide medications into 5 schedules from highest to lowest abuse level GSL - answerGeneral Sales List, medications that are sold by a wide range of shops P - answerPharmacy medications POM's - answerprescription only medicines POMS exepmtions are in JRCALC, Paramedcis can adminiser if life-threatening or necessary PGD - answerpatient group directive Not nessicerily in JRCALC, Only administered by Paramedics who are trained in that drug PSD - answerpatient-specific directive Patients have their own GP letter with directions, paramedics are OBLIGED to give this PRN - answeras needed AC - answerbefore meals PC - answerafter meals QD - answerOnce daily BID/TID/QID - answertwice, three times, four times daily QHS - answerAt bedtime