NURS 251 PORTAGE LEARNING PHARMACOLOGY
MODULE 7 (2026) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT!!
The study of how chemicals and biological systems interact - ANSWER Pharmacology
Where all is Pharmacology included? - ANSWER Toxicology, Food sciences,
agriculture, and medicine
What are the three main sources of drugs today? - ANSWER Natural Sources
Chemical Synthesis
Biotechnology
From the roots of belladonna plant - ANSWER Atropine
From the leavew of the purple foxglove - ANSWER Digitalis
From the seeds of the opium poppy - ANSWER Morphine
What category drug is Atropine - ANSWER Anticholinergic
What category drug is Cocaine - ANSWER Local Anesthetic
What category drug is Digoxin - ANSWER Cardiac Agent
What category drug is Ephedrine - ANSWER Sympathomimetic
What category drug is Morphine - ANSWER Analgesic
What category drug is Papaverine - ANSWER Smooth Muscle Relaxant
What category drug is Pilocarpine - ANSWER Paraymphathomimetic
What Plant produces Atropine - ANSWER Atropa Belladonna
What drug is used to treat Breast Cancer? - ANSWER Paclitaxel (Taxol)
,What is Paclitaxel (Taxol) derived from? - ANSWER Taxus baccata
What do animals provide to drugs? - ANSWER Hormones
Drugs derived from Hogs/Pigs - ANSWER Porcine
Drugs derived from cattle - ANSWER Bovine
Minerals contained in some drugs - ANSWER Calcium
Magnesium
Silver Salts
Two antacids that contain Calcium and Magnesium Hydroxides. - ANSWER Tums and
Mylanta
Antimicrobial agent used in dressings for burn patients that contain silver salts -
ANSWER Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
Drugs that are synthesized from laboratory chemicals - ANSWER Synthetic Drug
Drugs that start with a natural substance that is extracted, purified, and altered by
chemical processes - ANSWER Semisynthetic Drugs
What is an example of a Synthetic Drug. - ANSWER Meperidine (Demerol)
What is an example of a semisynthetic drug? - ANSWER Amoxicillin
Used to refer to the concepts of genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology.
- ANSWER Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a process that allows scientists to produce _________ from
_________ _________ that were previously available only from animals. - ANSWER
Proteins; Bacteria Proteins
What are some drugs produced by biotechnology - ANSWER Human Insulin (Humulin)
Human Growth Hormone (Nutropin)
Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (Thyrogen)
Thrombolytic Agent Alterplase (Activase)
How do we classify drugs? - ANSWER What they do
, What they affect
What they are
Relieve Pain - ANSWER Analgesics
Block histamine production. - ANSWER Histamine Receptor Antagonist
Affect the heart and circulatory system. - ANSWER Cardiovascular Agents
A drug that relieves pain - ANSWER Analgesics
A drug that delays or prevents blood coagulation - ANSWER Anticoagulant
Drug that prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting - ANSWER Antiemetic
Drug that opposes the action of histamine (H-Receptors.) These drugs treat allergies,
hives, and other local and systemic hypersensitivity reaction. - ANSWER Antihistamine
A drug that prevents or controls high blood pressure - ANSWER Antihypertensive
A drug that counteracts inflammation - ANSWER Anti-Inflammatory
A drug that prevents the development, growth, or proliferation of malignant cells -
ANSWER Antineoplastic
What Plant produces Cocaine - ANSWER Erythroxylum Coca
What Plant produces Digoxin - ANSWER Digitalis Purpurea
What Plant produces Ephedrine - ANSWER Ephedra Sinica
What Plant produces Morphine - ANSWER Papaver Somniferum
What Plant produces Papaverine - ANSWER Papaver Somniferum
What plant produces Pilocarpine - ANSWER Pilocarpus Jaborandi
Drug that increases urine output - ANSWER Diuretic
MODULE 7 (2026) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT!!
The study of how chemicals and biological systems interact - ANSWER Pharmacology
Where all is Pharmacology included? - ANSWER Toxicology, Food sciences,
agriculture, and medicine
What are the three main sources of drugs today? - ANSWER Natural Sources
Chemical Synthesis
Biotechnology
From the roots of belladonna plant - ANSWER Atropine
From the leavew of the purple foxglove - ANSWER Digitalis
From the seeds of the opium poppy - ANSWER Morphine
What category drug is Atropine - ANSWER Anticholinergic
What category drug is Cocaine - ANSWER Local Anesthetic
What category drug is Digoxin - ANSWER Cardiac Agent
What category drug is Ephedrine - ANSWER Sympathomimetic
What category drug is Morphine - ANSWER Analgesic
What category drug is Papaverine - ANSWER Smooth Muscle Relaxant
What category drug is Pilocarpine - ANSWER Paraymphathomimetic
What Plant produces Atropine - ANSWER Atropa Belladonna
What drug is used to treat Breast Cancer? - ANSWER Paclitaxel (Taxol)
,What is Paclitaxel (Taxol) derived from? - ANSWER Taxus baccata
What do animals provide to drugs? - ANSWER Hormones
Drugs derived from Hogs/Pigs - ANSWER Porcine
Drugs derived from cattle - ANSWER Bovine
Minerals contained in some drugs - ANSWER Calcium
Magnesium
Silver Salts
Two antacids that contain Calcium and Magnesium Hydroxides. - ANSWER Tums and
Mylanta
Antimicrobial agent used in dressings for burn patients that contain silver salts -
ANSWER Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
Drugs that are synthesized from laboratory chemicals - ANSWER Synthetic Drug
Drugs that start with a natural substance that is extracted, purified, and altered by
chemical processes - ANSWER Semisynthetic Drugs
What is an example of a Synthetic Drug. - ANSWER Meperidine (Demerol)
What is an example of a semisynthetic drug? - ANSWER Amoxicillin
Used to refer to the concepts of genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology.
- ANSWER Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a process that allows scientists to produce _________ from
_________ _________ that were previously available only from animals. - ANSWER
Proteins; Bacteria Proteins
What are some drugs produced by biotechnology - ANSWER Human Insulin (Humulin)
Human Growth Hormone (Nutropin)
Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (Thyrogen)
Thrombolytic Agent Alterplase (Activase)
How do we classify drugs? - ANSWER What they do
, What they affect
What they are
Relieve Pain - ANSWER Analgesics
Block histamine production. - ANSWER Histamine Receptor Antagonist
Affect the heart and circulatory system. - ANSWER Cardiovascular Agents
A drug that relieves pain - ANSWER Analgesics
A drug that delays or prevents blood coagulation - ANSWER Anticoagulant
Drug that prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting - ANSWER Antiemetic
Drug that opposes the action of histamine (H-Receptors.) These drugs treat allergies,
hives, and other local and systemic hypersensitivity reaction. - ANSWER Antihistamine
A drug that prevents or controls high blood pressure - ANSWER Antihypertensive
A drug that counteracts inflammation - ANSWER Anti-Inflammatory
A drug that prevents the development, growth, or proliferation of malignant cells -
ANSWER Antineoplastic
What Plant produces Cocaine - ANSWER Erythroxylum Coca
What Plant produces Digoxin - ANSWER Digitalis Purpurea
What Plant produces Ephedrine - ANSWER Ephedra Sinica
What Plant produces Morphine - ANSWER Papaver Somniferum
What Plant produces Papaverine - ANSWER Papaver Somniferum
What plant produces Pilocarpine - ANSWER Pilocarpus Jaborandi
Drug that increases urine output - ANSWER Diuretic
