Basic Pharmacology for Nurses questions
and answers 25/2026
pharmacology - Answer study of drugs and their action on living organisms
drugs - Answer chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms
therapeutic drugs - Answer medicines for treatment and prevention of diseases, have several names
chemical, generic, official, trademark - Answer drug names
official - Answer FDA name of drug
trademark or brad name - Answer used only by manufacturer, more simple than generic, capitalized
generic - Answer common name, more simple, not capitalized, can be used by an manufacturer in any
country
body system affected, therapeutic or clinical indications, physiologic or chemical action - Answer drug
classification according to:
CNS, CVS, GI - Answer body systems:
antacids, ATB's, antihypertensives - Answer therapeutic or clinical indications:
calcium channel blockers, betablockers, anticholinergics - Answer physiologic or chemical action:
prescription - Answer require order by health professional who is licensed to prescribe
nonprescription - Answer sold without prescription in stores (OTC)
, illegal or recreational - Answer used for nontherapeutic purposes
drug standards - Answer to ensure uniformly pure and potent drugs by different manufacturers or even
different batches
US Pharmacopeia - Answer National Formulary of the USA, revised annually
US Pharmacopeia, purity, quality, strength - Answer an authoritative book sets forth standards of
identity for drugs and methods to determine ______, _______, and _______
American Drug Index - Answer index of medicines available in the US
American Hospital Formulary Service - Answer contains monographs about virtually every single-entity
drug available in the US, describes therapeutic uses of drugs, including approved and unapproved uses,
comprehensive reference book
Drug Interaction Facts - Answer currently considered the most comprehensive book available about
drug interactions, evidence research, how to manage interactions
Drug Facts and Comparisons - Answer contains drug monographs that describe all drugs in a therapeutic
class, monographs are formatted as tables to allow comparison of similar products, brand names,
manufacturers, cost indices, and available dosage forms
Handbook on Injectable Drugs - Answer collection of monographs about 332 injectable drugs with
sections on available concentrations, compatibility with other drugs, dosage, and rate of administration,
stability, pH, and other useful information
Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs (OTC drugs) - Answer most comprehensive text available about
over-the-counter medications that can be purchased in the US
and answers 25/2026
pharmacology - Answer study of drugs and their action on living organisms
drugs - Answer chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms
therapeutic drugs - Answer medicines for treatment and prevention of diseases, have several names
chemical, generic, official, trademark - Answer drug names
official - Answer FDA name of drug
trademark or brad name - Answer used only by manufacturer, more simple than generic, capitalized
generic - Answer common name, more simple, not capitalized, can be used by an manufacturer in any
country
body system affected, therapeutic or clinical indications, physiologic or chemical action - Answer drug
classification according to:
CNS, CVS, GI - Answer body systems:
antacids, ATB's, antihypertensives - Answer therapeutic or clinical indications:
calcium channel blockers, betablockers, anticholinergics - Answer physiologic or chemical action:
prescription - Answer require order by health professional who is licensed to prescribe
nonprescription - Answer sold without prescription in stores (OTC)
, illegal or recreational - Answer used for nontherapeutic purposes
drug standards - Answer to ensure uniformly pure and potent drugs by different manufacturers or even
different batches
US Pharmacopeia - Answer National Formulary of the USA, revised annually
US Pharmacopeia, purity, quality, strength - Answer an authoritative book sets forth standards of
identity for drugs and methods to determine ______, _______, and _______
American Drug Index - Answer index of medicines available in the US
American Hospital Formulary Service - Answer contains monographs about virtually every single-entity
drug available in the US, describes therapeutic uses of drugs, including approved and unapproved uses,
comprehensive reference book
Drug Interaction Facts - Answer currently considered the most comprehensive book available about
drug interactions, evidence research, how to manage interactions
Drug Facts and Comparisons - Answer contains drug monographs that describe all drugs in a therapeutic
class, monographs are formatted as tables to allow comparison of similar products, brand names,
manufacturers, cost indices, and available dosage forms
Handbook on Injectable Drugs - Answer collection of monographs about 332 injectable drugs with
sections on available concentrations, compatibility with other drugs, dosage, and rate of administration,
stability, pH, and other useful information
Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs (OTC drugs) - Answer most comprehensive text available about
over-the-counter medications that can be purchased in the US
