HCB 102 A Pharmacology and
Toxicology Exam-Graded A
Chemical Name - correct Answer-Chemical and molecular structure.
Meaningful to chemist but rarely used because of its complexity.
Contraindication - correct Answer-Any condition which makes a particular treatment or
procedure inadvisable.
Drug - correct Answer-Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in
prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease.
Generic Name - correct Answer-Often derived from the chemical name.
All medication has only one generic name regardless of the manufacturer.
The generic name is the common name of the medication.
Hypersensitivity (allergy) - correct Answer-Abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which
there is an exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agents.
Indication - correct Answer-The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a
diagnostic test.
Maximum dose - correct Answer-The largest amount of medication that can be given
without reaching the toxic effect.
MTF - correct Answer-Military Treatment Facility
Opiate - correct Answer-A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any
several semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity.
Opioid - correct Answer-Pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have opium-
like effects similar to morphine although they are not derived from opium.
Note #1 - correct Answer-Opiate contains opium
Note #2 - correct Answer-Opioid does not contain opium
Patency - correct Answer-The state of being freely open or exposed.
Pharmacology - correct Answer-The science concerned with drugs, their sources,
appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses.
, Pharmacy - correct Answer-The brunch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation,
dispensing, and proper use of medications.
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) - correct Answer-A comprehensive book listing of
drug products for medical professionals
Therapeutics - correct Answer-The science of treating disease by any method that will
relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolong life.
Toxicology - correct Answer-Study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the
treatment of the conditions produced by them.
Trade/Brand name - correct Answer-Proprietary name given by manufacturer.
Usual/Therapeutic dose - correct Answer-Is referred to as the normal adult dose, usual
dose, or average dose. It is the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic
effect.
Information sources - correct Answer-A # of sources containing info on drug actions,
uses, and specific indications, contraindications, adverse reactions and dosages are
available in the MTFs.
Examples of Info sources - correct Answer-1. Physician's Desk Reference
2. Hospital Formulary
3. Nursing Drug Handbook
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) - correct Answer-Published annually
Listing of drugs arranged in 5 sections;
1. Pink section: alphabetic listing of brand name
products with their manufacturers.
2. Blue section: a therapeutic index.
3. Yellow section: a drug, chemical, and
pharmacological index to drugs.
4. White section: List of major products of
manufacturers with info on
composition, action,
uses, administration, dosage,
precautions,
contraindications and supply of
each drugs.
Toxicology Exam-Graded A
Chemical Name - correct Answer-Chemical and molecular structure.
Meaningful to chemist but rarely used because of its complexity.
Contraindication - correct Answer-Any condition which makes a particular treatment or
procedure inadvisable.
Drug - correct Answer-Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in
prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease.
Generic Name - correct Answer-Often derived from the chemical name.
All medication has only one generic name regardless of the manufacturer.
The generic name is the common name of the medication.
Hypersensitivity (allergy) - correct Answer-Abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which
there is an exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agents.
Indication - correct Answer-The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a
diagnostic test.
Maximum dose - correct Answer-The largest amount of medication that can be given
without reaching the toxic effect.
MTF - correct Answer-Military Treatment Facility
Opiate - correct Answer-A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any
several semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity.
Opioid - correct Answer-Pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have opium-
like effects similar to morphine although they are not derived from opium.
Note #1 - correct Answer-Opiate contains opium
Note #2 - correct Answer-Opioid does not contain opium
Patency - correct Answer-The state of being freely open or exposed.
Pharmacology - correct Answer-The science concerned with drugs, their sources,
appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses.
, Pharmacy - correct Answer-The brunch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation,
dispensing, and proper use of medications.
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) - correct Answer-A comprehensive book listing of
drug products for medical professionals
Therapeutics - correct Answer-The science of treating disease by any method that will
relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolong life.
Toxicology - correct Answer-Study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the
treatment of the conditions produced by them.
Trade/Brand name - correct Answer-Proprietary name given by manufacturer.
Usual/Therapeutic dose - correct Answer-Is referred to as the normal adult dose, usual
dose, or average dose. It is the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic
effect.
Information sources - correct Answer-A # of sources containing info on drug actions,
uses, and specific indications, contraindications, adverse reactions and dosages are
available in the MTFs.
Examples of Info sources - correct Answer-1. Physician's Desk Reference
2. Hospital Formulary
3. Nursing Drug Handbook
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) - correct Answer-Published annually
Listing of drugs arranged in 5 sections;
1. Pink section: alphabetic listing of brand name
products with their manufacturers.
2. Blue section: a therapeutic index.
3. Yellow section: a drug, chemical, and
pharmacological index to drugs.
4. White section: List of major products of
manufacturers with info on
composition, action,
uses, administration, dosage,
precautions,
contraindications and supply of
each drugs.
