HCB 102 TEST 3 FINAL PAPER 2026 EXAM Q&A
STUDY GUIDE
◉contraindication . Answer: A reason why something is not advisable
or why it should not be done
◉Drug . Answer: Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food,
used in prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease.
◉Generic Name . Answer: name assigned by the manufacturer who first
develops a drug; it is often derived from the chemical name
◉Hypersensitivity (allergy) . Answer: Abnormal sensitivity, a condition
in which there is an exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of
a foreign agents.
◉indication . Answer: The basis for initiation of a treatment for a
disease or of a diagnostic test; maybe the symptoms presenter by the
nature of the disease.
◉Maximum Dose . Answer: The largest amount of medication that can
be given without reaching the toxic effect.
◉MTF . Answer: Medical Treatment Facility
,◉Opiate . Answer: A drug derived from opium ,example: Morphine
Sulfate.
◉Opioid . Answer: Strictly speaking, pertaining to natural and synthetic
chemicals that have opium-like effects similar to morphine, though they
are not derived from opium.
◉patency . Answer: the state of being open
◉Pharmacology . Answer: The science concerned with drugs, their
sources, appearance, chemistry, actions and uses.
◉PDR (Physician's Desk Reference) . Answer: A comprehensive book
listing of drug products for medical professionals.
◉therapeutics . Answer: is the science of treating disease by any
method that will relieve pain, treat or cure disease and infections, or
prolong life.
◉Toxicology . Answer: study of poisonous substances and their effects
upon body parts
, ◉Trade/Brand Name . Answer: Name under which a manufacturer
markets a medication. It indicates the name is registered and protected
by law; its use is restricted to the company that legally owns the name
◉Usual/Therapeutic Dose . Answer: Is referred to as the normal adult
dose, usual dose, or average dose. It is the amount needed to produce the
desired therapeutic effect.
◉PDR: pink section: Section 2 . Answer: Brand and generic name index
◉PDR Blue section . Answer: therapeutic index
◉PDR yellow section . Answer: a drug, chemical, and pharmacological
index to drugs
◉PDR: white section . Answer: A list of the major products of
manufactures with information on composition, actions, uses,
administration, dosage,precautions,contraindications and supply of each
drug.
◉PDR final section . Answer: Contains full size color photographs to
aid in medication identification
◉Hospital Formulary . Answer: produced locally by each MTF, lists all
medications in a particular hospitals pharmacy
STUDY GUIDE
◉contraindication . Answer: A reason why something is not advisable
or why it should not be done
◉Drug . Answer: Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food,
used in prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease.
◉Generic Name . Answer: name assigned by the manufacturer who first
develops a drug; it is often derived from the chemical name
◉Hypersensitivity (allergy) . Answer: Abnormal sensitivity, a condition
in which there is an exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of
a foreign agents.
◉indication . Answer: The basis for initiation of a treatment for a
disease or of a diagnostic test; maybe the symptoms presenter by the
nature of the disease.
◉Maximum Dose . Answer: The largest amount of medication that can
be given without reaching the toxic effect.
◉MTF . Answer: Medical Treatment Facility
,◉Opiate . Answer: A drug derived from opium ,example: Morphine
Sulfate.
◉Opioid . Answer: Strictly speaking, pertaining to natural and synthetic
chemicals that have opium-like effects similar to morphine, though they
are not derived from opium.
◉patency . Answer: the state of being open
◉Pharmacology . Answer: The science concerned with drugs, their
sources, appearance, chemistry, actions and uses.
◉PDR (Physician's Desk Reference) . Answer: A comprehensive book
listing of drug products for medical professionals.
◉therapeutics . Answer: is the science of treating disease by any
method that will relieve pain, treat or cure disease and infections, or
prolong life.
◉Toxicology . Answer: study of poisonous substances and their effects
upon body parts
, ◉Trade/Brand Name . Answer: Name under which a manufacturer
markets a medication. It indicates the name is registered and protected
by law; its use is restricted to the company that legally owns the name
◉Usual/Therapeutic Dose . Answer: Is referred to as the normal adult
dose, usual dose, or average dose. It is the amount needed to produce the
desired therapeutic effect.
◉PDR: pink section: Section 2 . Answer: Brand and generic name index
◉PDR Blue section . Answer: therapeutic index
◉PDR yellow section . Answer: a drug, chemical, and pharmacological
index to drugs
◉PDR: white section . Answer: A list of the major products of
manufactures with information on composition, actions, uses,
administration, dosage,precautions,contraindications and supply of each
drug.
◉PDR final section . Answer: Contains full size color photographs to
aid in medication identification
◉Hospital Formulary . Answer: produced locally by each MTF, lists all
medications in a particular hospitals pharmacy
