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RAD1125 Exam 3 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Pharmacology
⼀Answer:- Science concerned with the origin, nature, effects, and uses
of drugs
Pharmacokinetics
⼀Answer:- The study of the metabolism and action of drugs with
emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action,
distribution in body, and method of excretion
Chemical name
⼀Answer:- chemical formula for a drug
Generic name
⼀Answer:- simpler than chemical name; name when it becomes
commercially available
Brand name
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⼀Answer:- manufactured by a specific company
What is a contraindication?
⼀Answer:- Conditions that render the administration of some drug or
some line of treatment improper or undesirable
laxatives
⼀Answer:- promote passing and elimination of feces
analgesics
⼀Answer:- relieve pain without loss of consciousness
antibiotics
⼀Answer:- kill/inhibit growth of microorganisms
antiemetics
⼀Answer:- treats anemia
anesthetics
RAD1125 Exam 3 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Pharmacology
⼀Answer:- Science concerned with the origin, nature, effects, and uses
of drugs
Pharmacokinetics
⼀Answer:- The study of the metabolism and action of drugs with
emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action,
distribution in body, and method of excretion
Chemical name
⼀Answer:- chemical formula for a drug
Generic name
⼀Answer:- simpler than chemical name; name when it becomes
commercially available
Brand name
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⼀Answer:- manufactured by a specific company
What is a contraindication?
⼀Answer:- Conditions that render the administration of some drug or
some line of treatment improper or undesirable
laxatives
⼀Answer:- promote passing and elimination of feces
analgesics
⼀Answer:- relieve pain without loss of consciousness
antibiotics
⼀Answer:- kill/inhibit growth of microorganisms
antiemetics
⼀Answer:- treats anemia
anesthetics