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PAT 201 WEEK ONE (1) CONCEPT ONE (1) PHARMACOLOGY KEY CONCEPTS EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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PAT 201 WEEK ONE (1) CONCEPT
ONE (1) PHARMACOLOGY KEY
CONCEPTS EXAM QUESTIONS15

C1: What is Pharmacology? - ANSWERS-Pharmacology is the study of drugs



more specifically the effective use of drugs by healthcare providers



C1: What is a drug? - ANSWERS-A drug is any substance capable of producing a biological
response in the body



C1: What is the main goal of drugs in pharmacotherapy? - ANSWERS-The main goal os drugs in
pharmacotherapy is to produce a therapeutic effect in the body



C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS



What are the two main ways drugs can be classified? - ANSWERS-The two main ways drugs can
be classified include



a. therapeutic classification



&



b. pharmacologic classification



C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS

, What is therapeutic classification? - ANSWERS-Therapeutic Classification is the way of
describing drugs by the condition they are treating



the condition they are treating will be stated in the drug class name



EX: antihypertensive

condition being treated: hypertension



C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS



Give 5 examples of therapeutic classifications of drugs - ANSWERS-1) antihypertensive

2) antidiabetic

3) antidepressant

4) antiepileptic

5) anticoagulant



C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS



What is pharmacologic classification of drugs? - ANSWERS-Pharmacologic classification of drugs
is when we group drugs and name them by thier "mechanism of action" --> so the action they
create in the body



ex: diuretic (meaning to pee) is the action diuretic drugs take in the body



C2: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS

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