BIOD 102 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS BUNDLED FULL SOLUTION
STUDY SHEET
●● Pharmaceutics
Answer: The science of pharmacy, that is, the discipline of dispensing
drugs by a pharmacist
●● Therapeutics
Answer: Discipline of science that is concerned with the treatment of
disease and suffering
●● Pharmacotherapeutics
Answer: Branch of science that studies the use of medication to treat or
prevent disease
●● Drugs: Three Main Angents
Answer: 1. Traditional drug therapies
2. Biologics
3. Natural alternative therapies
●● Traditional Drug Therapies
,Answer: Synthetic substances manufactured in a laboratory
●● Biologics
Answer: Agents that are produced naturally by the cells of animal,
humans or microorganisms. Ex. Vaccines, hormones, insulin
●● Natural alternative therapies
Answer: Naturally grown and harvested and may include vitamins, herbs
and various dietary supplements
●● 4 phases of drug developement
Answer: 1. Preclinical Investigation
2. Clinical investigation
3. Formal submission of a new drug application (NDA)with review
4. Post-marketing studies
●● Preclinical Phase
Answer: 1-3 years
Cells are grown in culture, candidate drug is tested to look for potential
harms
Animal testing, though less common, happens in this phase.
,This test offers a basic analysis of which drugs should not be further
tested becasue if any potential harm to humans that is immediate and
apparent.
●● Clinical investigation Phase
Answer: 2-10 years to complete (avg 5)
Important for identifying adverse side effects and the possibility that the
drug under evaluation may worsen other conditions.
Clinical trials occur during this phase
●● Clinical trials
Answer: Rigorous time consuming experiments used to assess a drug's
safety and effectiveness
●● New Drug Approval (NDA)
Answer: 2 months - 7 years
Clinal data from trials are examined. If the drug seems to have
reasonable benefit, the trial can continue into post-marketing studies.
Scientists and practictioners are given a chance to remediate concerns,
and then the developement process can begin.
●● Post-Marketing Phase
Answer: Begins after the completion of clinical trials and an NDA.
Covers expansive groups of people with diverse medical backgrounds.
, ●● Therapeutic Classification
Answer: Refers to how a drug affects a particular body system.
Anticoagulants - interfere with clotting cascade
Anti inflammatory - reduce swelling
●● Therapeutic Usefulness
Answer: Refers to a particular ailment that a drug is intended to treat
●● Antidiarrheal
Answer: Therapeutic usefulness - diarrhea
●● Antianxiety
Answer: Therapeutic usefulness - anxiety
●● Antacids
Answer: Stomach acid (excess)
●● Antibiotics
Answer: Microorganisms
●● Antifungal
ANSWERS BUNDLED FULL SOLUTION
STUDY SHEET
●● Pharmaceutics
Answer: The science of pharmacy, that is, the discipline of dispensing
drugs by a pharmacist
●● Therapeutics
Answer: Discipline of science that is concerned with the treatment of
disease and suffering
●● Pharmacotherapeutics
Answer: Branch of science that studies the use of medication to treat or
prevent disease
●● Drugs: Three Main Angents
Answer: 1. Traditional drug therapies
2. Biologics
3. Natural alternative therapies
●● Traditional Drug Therapies
,Answer: Synthetic substances manufactured in a laboratory
●● Biologics
Answer: Agents that are produced naturally by the cells of animal,
humans or microorganisms. Ex. Vaccines, hormones, insulin
●● Natural alternative therapies
Answer: Naturally grown and harvested and may include vitamins, herbs
and various dietary supplements
●● 4 phases of drug developement
Answer: 1. Preclinical Investigation
2. Clinical investigation
3. Formal submission of a new drug application (NDA)with review
4. Post-marketing studies
●● Preclinical Phase
Answer: 1-3 years
Cells are grown in culture, candidate drug is tested to look for potential
harms
Animal testing, though less common, happens in this phase.
,This test offers a basic analysis of which drugs should not be further
tested becasue if any potential harm to humans that is immediate and
apparent.
●● Clinical investigation Phase
Answer: 2-10 years to complete (avg 5)
Important for identifying adverse side effects and the possibility that the
drug under evaluation may worsen other conditions.
Clinical trials occur during this phase
●● Clinical trials
Answer: Rigorous time consuming experiments used to assess a drug's
safety and effectiveness
●● New Drug Approval (NDA)
Answer: 2 months - 7 years
Clinal data from trials are examined. If the drug seems to have
reasonable benefit, the trial can continue into post-marketing studies.
Scientists and practictioners are given a chance to remediate concerns,
and then the developement process can begin.
●● Post-Marketing Phase
Answer: Begins after the completion of clinical trials and an NDA.
Covers expansive groups of people with diverse medical backgrounds.
, ●● Therapeutic Classification
Answer: Refers to how a drug affects a particular body system.
Anticoagulants - interfere with clotting cascade
Anti inflammatory - reduce swelling
●● Therapeutic Usefulness
Answer: Refers to a particular ailment that a drug is intended to treat
●● Antidiarrheal
Answer: Therapeutic usefulness - diarrhea
●● Antianxiety
Answer: Therapeutic usefulness - anxiety
●● Antacids
Answer: Stomach acid (excess)
●● Antibiotics
Answer: Microorganisms
●● Antifungal
