Module 1 - Unit 2 - Forms of Drugs and How They Act Questions and Answers Fully Solved Graded A+
What are 5 sources for medical drugs? - Answers1. Plants
2. Animals
3. Minerals
4. Synthetic drugs
5. Genetically engineered
Example of a drug from a plant source - Answersdigoxin from fox glove plant
example of a drug from animal source - Answersheparin from animal organ tissue, used as a blood
thinner
what was the first genetically engineered medication? - Answerssynthetic human insulin
Drug Prototype - Answersthe original and well studied model form which other medications in a
pharmacological class have been developed
Give an example of a drug that was a prototype for other versions ? - AnswersLovastatin -- used to treat
high cholesterol
What are the 5 medical uses for drugs - Answers1. therapeutic
2. diagnostic
3. curative
4. replacement
5. Preventative or prophylactic
Therapeutic use of a drug and an example - Answersto provide relief from symptoms or ailments
nitroglycerine --> vasodilated used to treat angina pectoris
diagnostic use of a drug and an example - Answersuse of a medicine to assist in the diagnosis of a
disease
Persantine --> vasodilator used in nuclear stress testing
Curative use of a drug and an example - Answersuse of a medicine to cure an illness/disease
, Amoxicillin --> antibiotic used to treat an infection
Replacement use of a drug and and example - Answersuse of a medication to supply a substance lacking
in or lost from the body
Levothyroxine --> thyroid hormone replacement
Preventative/Prophylactic use of a drug and an example - Answersuse of a medication to prevent the
onset or recurrence of a condition
Penicillin --> an antibiotic used to prevent infection
What are the 2 drug classes? - Answers1. Therapeutic class
2. Pharmacological class
Therapeutic class - Answerswhat the drug is intended to do
pharmacological class - AnswersDescribing a drug using the mechanism of action
looks at how they produce their effects
describe therapeutic and pharmacological classes in respect to each other - AnswersTherapeutic classes
is the overarching umbrella term while the pharmacological class gets more specific
what are the 7 therapeutic drug classes we discussed in class? - Answers1.
Antiarrhythmics/antidysrhythmic
2. Antihyperlipidemic/antilipemic
3. Antihypertensives
4. antianginals
5. Anticoagulants
6. Analgesics
7. Anesthetics
Antiarrhythmics/Antidysrhythmic class - Answersused to treat abnormal heart rhythm
What are 5 sources for medical drugs? - Answers1. Plants
2. Animals
3. Minerals
4. Synthetic drugs
5. Genetically engineered
Example of a drug from a plant source - Answersdigoxin from fox glove plant
example of a drug from animal source - Answersheparin from animal organ tissue, used as a blood
thinner
what was the first genetically engineered medication? - Answerssynthetic human insulin
Drug Prototype - Answersthe original and well studied model form which other medications in a
pharmacological class have been developed
Give an example of a drug that was a prototype for other versions ? - AnswersLovastatin -- used to treat
high cholesterol
What are the 5 medical uses for drugs - Answers1. therapeutic
2. diagnostic
3. curative
4. replacement
5. Preventative or prophylactic
Therapeutic use of a drug and an example - Answersto provide relief from symptoms or ailments
nitroglycerine --> vasodilated used to treat angina pectoris
diagnostic use of a drug and an example - Answersuse of a medicine to assist in the diagnosis of a
disease
Persantine --> vasodilator used in nuclear stress testing
Curative use of a drug and an example - Answersuse of a medicine to cure an illness/disease
, Amoxicillin --> antibiotic used to treat an infection
Replacement use of a drug and and example - Answersuse of a medication to supply a substance lacking
in or lost from the body
Levothyroxine --> thyroid hormone replacement
Preventative/Prophylactic use of a drug and an example - Answersuse of a medication to prevent the
onset or recurrence of a condition
Penicillin --> an antibiotic used to prevent infection
What are the 2 drug classes? - Answers1. Therapeutic class
2. Pharmacological class
Therapeutic class - Answerswhat the drug is intended to do
pharmacological class - AnswersDescribing a drug using the mechanism of action
looks at how they produce their effects
describe therapeutic and pharmacological classes in respect to each other - AnswersTherapeutic classes
is the overarching umbrella term while the pharmacological class gets more specific
what are the 7 therapeutic drug classes we discussed in class? - Answers1.
Antiarrhythmics/antidysrhythmic
2. Antihyperlipidemic/antilipemic
3. Antihypertensives
4. antianginals
5. Anticoagulants
6. Analgesics
7. Anesthetics
Antiarrhythmics/Antidysrhythmic class - Answersused to treat abnormal heart rhythm
