Pharmacology UTC OTD Questions
and Answers (100% Pass)
Pharmacology
✓ The study of medicine and the science or study of drugs
Therapeutics
✓ The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease and
suffering
Pharmacotherapeutics
✓ The use of medicine to treat a disease
Traditional Drug Therapies
✓ Synthetically produced drugs in a laboratory; routinely
prescribed/administered by healthcare providers
Biologics
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✓ Drugs naturally produced by the body itself (animal cells,
microorganisms) that are routinely prescribed or administered by
healthcare providers
Natural Alternative Therapies
✓ Drugs that are naturally produced and include herbs, extracts,
vitamins, minerals, or dietary supplements that are recommended
depending on the healthcare provider
Prescription Drugs
✓ Drugs that require a physician's order authorizing the individual to
receive the drug; physician who determines the diagnosis can
prescribe the proper medication as well as the amount/frequency for
optimal effectiveness
OTC Drugs
✓ Drugs that may be acquired without physician prescription; have a
wide margin of safety
Pharmaceutics
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✓ A science involving the preparation of drugs/dispensing of drugs to
patients after they are examined by a licensed practitioner
Pharmacist
✓ A person who prepares drugs, dispenses drugs, and advises about
taking drugs, side effects of drugs, and drug interactions
Pharm.D.
✓ The degree requirement for a pharmacist
U.S. Pharmacopoedia
✓ The first comprehensive publication of drug standards and medical
reference summary established in 1820
USP Symbol
✓ The notation on drug labels that verifies the exact ingredients found
within the container
Biologics Control Act of 1902
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