NURS 251 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Pharmacology
The study of how chemicals and biological systems interact
Toxicology, Food sciences, agriculture, and medicine
Where all is Pharmacology included?
Natural Sources
Chemical Synthesis
Biotechnology
What are the three main sources of drugs today?
Atropine
From the roots of belladonna plant
Digitalis
From the leavew of the purple foxglove
Morphine
From the seeds of the opium poppy
Anticholinergic
What category drug is Atropine
Local Anesthetic
What category drug is Cocaine
Cardiac Agent
What category drug is Digoxin
Sympathomimetic
What category drug is Ephedrine
Analgesic
What category drug is Morphine
Smooth Muscle Relaxant
What category drug is Papaverine
Paraymphathomimetic
What category drug is Pilocarpine
Atropa Belladonna
What Plant produces Atropine
, Erythroxylum Coca
What Plant produces Cocaine
Digitalis Purpurea
What Plant produces Digoxin
Ephedra Sinica
What Plant produces Ephedrine
Papaver Somniferum
What Plant produces Morphine
Papaver Somniferum
What Plant produces Papaverine
Pilocarpus Jaborandi
What plant produces Pilocarpine
Paclitaxel (Taxol)
What drug is used to treat Breast Cancer?
Taxus baccata
What is Paclitaxel (Taxol) derived from?
Hormones
What do animals provide to drugs?
Porcine
Drugs derived from Hogs/Pigs
Bovine
Drugs derived from cattle
Calcium
Magnesium
Silver Salts
Minerals contained in some drugs
Tums and Mylanta
Two antacids that contain Calcium and Magnesium Hydroxides.
Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
Antimicrobial agent used in dressings for burn patients that contain silver salts
Synthetic Drug
Pharmacology
The study of how chemicals and biological systems interact
Toxicology, Food sciences, agriculture, and medicine
Where all is Pharmacology included?
Natural Sources
Chemical Synthesis
Biotechnology
What are the three main sources of drugs today?
Atropine
From the roots of belladonna plant
Digitalis
From the leavew of the purple foxglove
Morphine
From the seeds of the opium poppy
Anticholinergic
What category drug is Atropine
Local Anesthetic
What category drug is Cocaine
Cardiac Agent
What category drug is Digoxin
Sympathomimetic
What category drug is Ephedrine
Analgesic
What category drug is Morphine
Smooth Muscle Relaxant
What category drug is Papaverine
Paraymphathomimetic
What category drug is Pilocarpine
Atropa Belladonna
What Plant produces Atropine
, Erythroxylum Coca
What Plant produces Cocaine
Digitalis Purpurea
What Plant produces Digoxin
Ephedra Sinica
What Plant produces Ephedrine
Papaver Somniferum
What Plant produces Morphine
Papaver Somniferum
What Plant produces Papaverine
Pilocarpus Jaborandi
What plant produces Pilocarpine
Paclitaxel (Taxol)
What drug is used to treat Breast Cancer?
Taxus baccata
What is Paclitaxel (Taxol) derived from?
Hormones
What do animals provide to drugs?
Porcine
Drugs derived from Hogs/Pigs
Bovine
Drugs derived from cattle
Calcium
Magnesium
Silver Salts
Minerals contained in some drugs
Tums and Mylanta
Two antacids that contain Calcium and Magnesium Hydroxides.
Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
Antimicrobial agent used in dressings for burn patients that contain silver salts
Synthetic Drug