PHARMACOLOGY_CONNECTIONS_TO_NURSING_PRACTICE_5TH_EDITION_MICHAEL (5)

PHARMACOLOGY CONNECTIONS TO
NURSING PRACTICE 5TH EDITION
MICHAEL ADAMS CAROL URBAN WITH
ANSWERS FINAL PAPER 2026 FULL
ANSWERS GRADED A+

⩥ Therapeutic Classification. Answer: Classification that describes what
a drug treats.


⩥ Pharmacologic Classification. Answer: Classification that describes
how the drug acts.


⩥ name ending in -lol. Answer: used in generic name of beta-adrenergic
blockers


⩥ name ending -statin. Answer: denotes a lipid-lowering drug


⩥ Chemical Name. Answer: Standardized nomenclature of drugs
established by International union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
(IUPAC). Each Drug only has one chemical Name.


⩥ Generic Name. Answer: Name assigned by United States Adopted
Name Council. Each drug only has one Generic Name.

, ⩥ Trade Name (Brand Name). Answer: Name given to a proprietary
drug.


⩥ Exclusivity. Answer: Time used by a company to recoup costs in
R&D where competing drug companies may not manufacture a generic
form of a drug.


⩥ Combination Drugs. Answer: Drugs with more than one active
ingredient.


⩥ Bioavailability. Answer: The rate and extent to which a drug's active
ingredient is absorbed from the drug product to the site of drug action.


⩥ medication reconcilliation. Answer: comparing the patient's
medication orders to all medications the patient is and has been taking.


⩥ root cause analysis. Answer: determine why an error occurred and not
the person responsible.


⩥ Pregnant Drug Categories:
A
B
C