HOSA Pharmacology Practice test 2024-
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1. Pharmaceutic the drug is dissolved. Drugs must be a soluble liquid to be absorbed by the body.
Phase
2. Pharmacokinetic The transportation activity of drugs in the body after administration.
Phase
3. Pharmacodynam- The drug's action and ettect in the body.
ic Phase
4. Absorption A drug is moved from the site of administration to body fluids; first process during
pharmacokinetics.
5. Allergic reaction Immediate hypersensitive reaction by immune system
6. Anaphylactic Sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction with symptoms that progress rapidly and
shock may result in death if not treated.
7. Angioedema Localized wheals or swellings in subcutaneous tissues or mucous membranes,
which may be caused by an allergic response.
8. Controlled sub- Drugs that have the potential for abuse and dependency, both physical and
stances psychological
9. Cumulative drug When the body is unable to metabolize and excrete one dose of a drug before the
effect next is given.
10. Complemen- Group of diverse medical practices not presently part of medical convention
tary/alternative
medicine(CAM)
11. Distribution Drug moves from circulation to body tissue or a target site
12. Drug idiosyn- any unusual or abnormal response that ditters from the response normally expect-
crasy ed to a specific drug and dosage
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, 13. Drug tolerance Decreased response to a drug, requiring an increase in dosage to achieve the
desired ettect
14. Excretion The elimination of a drug from the body
15. First-pass effect Action by which an oral drug is absorbed and carried directly to the liver, where it
is inactivated by enzymes before it enters the general bloodstream
16. Half-life Time required for the body to eliminate 50% of a drug
17. Herbal medicine Type of complementary/alternative therapy that uses plants or herbs to treat
various disorders; also called herbalism
18. Hypersensitivity Undesirable reaction produced by a normal immune system
19. Metabolism Drug is changed to a form that can be excreted
20. Metabolite Inactive form of the original drug
21. Nonprescription Drugs designated by the FDA to be safe and obtainable without a prescription; also
drug called over-the-counter(OTC) drugs
22. Physical depen- Habitual use of a drug, where negative physical withdrawal symptoms result from
dency abrupt discontinuation
23. Prescription drugs the federal government has designated as potentially harmful unless their
drugs use is supervised by a licensed health care provider, such as a nurse practitioner,
physician, or dentist
24. Psychological de- compulsion or craving to use a substance to obtain a pleasurable experience
pendency
25. Receptor In pharmacology, a reactive site on the surface of a cell; when a drug binds to and
interactions with the receptor, a pharmacologic response occurs
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1. Pharmaceutic the drug is dissolved. Drugs must be a soluble liquid to be absorbed by the body.
Phase
2. Pharmacokinetic The transportation activity of drugs in the body after administration.
Phase
3. Pharmacodynam- The drug's action and ettect in the body.
ic Phase
4. Absorption A drug is moved from the site of administration to body fluids; first process during
pharmacokinetics.
5. Allergic reaction Immediate hypersensitive reaction by immune system
6. Anaphylactic Sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction with symptoms that progress rapidly and
shock may result in death if not treated.
7. Angioedema Localized wheals or swellings in subcutaneous tissues or mucous membranes,
which may be caused by an allergic response.
8. Controlled sub- Drugs that have the potential for abuse and dependency, both physical and
stances psychological
9. Cumulative drug When the body is unable to metabolize and excrete one dose of a drug before the
effect next is given.
10. Complemen- Group of diverse medical practices not presently part of medical convention
tary/alternative
medicine(CAM)
11. Distribution Drug moves from circulation to body tissue or a target site
12. Drug idiosyn- any unusual or abnormal response that ditters from the response normally expect-
crasy ed to a specific drug and dosage
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, 13. Drug tolerance Decreased response to a drug, requiring an increase in dosage to achieve the
desired ettect
14. Excretion The elimination of a drug from the body
15. First-pass effect Action by which an oral drug is absorbed and carried directly to the liver, where it
is inactivated by enzymes before it enters the general bloodstream
16. Half-life Time required for the body to eliminate 50% of a drug
17. Herbal medicine Type of complementary/alternative therapy that uses plants or herbs to treat
various disorders; also called herbalism
18. Hypersensitivity Undesirable reaction produced by a normal immune system
19. Metabolism Drug is changed to a form that can be excreted
20. Metabolite Inactive form of the original drug
21. Nonprescription Drugs designated by the FDA to be safe and obtainable without a prescription; also
drug called over-the-counter(OTC) drugs
22. Physical depen- Habitual use of a drug, where negative physical withdrawal symptoms result from
dency abrupt discontinuation
23. Prescription drugs the federal government has designated as potentially harmful unless their
drugs use is supervised by a licensed health care provider, such as a nurse practitioner,
physician, or dentist
24. Psychological de- compulsion or craving to use a substance to obtain a pleasurable experience
pendency
25. Receptor In pharmacology, a reactive site on the surface of a cell; when a drug binds to and
interactions with the receptor, a pharmacologic response occurs
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