Drug Classification Exam 5 George C Wallace State Community
College-Hanceville BIO 202 Questions with 100% Verified Answers
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Question: Answer:
What are the two classifications of drugs? -therapeutic
-pharmacologic
Question: Answer:
-broad categories based on therapeutic intent therapeutic classification
-what the medication does and what the medication treats
-Ex: antianginals, sedatives, analgesics
Question: Answer:
Drugs grouped by therapeutic class are NOT _____ similar and have -chemically
DIFFERENT _____. -mechanisms of action
Question: Answer:
What is the similarity between drugs grouped in the same both drugs treat the same disease/symptoms
therapeutic class?
Question: Answer:
Can two drugs be in the same therapeutic class, but have different Yes
pharmacologic
classifications?
Question: Answer:
-drugs are grouped based on mechanism of action pharmacologic classification
-how the drug works in the body and how the drug works to treat
symptoms/disease
, Question: Answer:
What similarities do drugs in the same pharmacologic group have? -indications
-mechanism of action
-contraindications and precautions
-drug and food interactions
-adverse reactions and side effects
Question: Answer:
What differences do drugs in the same pharmacologic group have? -dosages
-time action profile
-availability
Question: Answer:
Generic names of drugs in the same pharmacologic class often have prefix/suffix
the same _____.
Question: Answer:
-Action: relieves mild to moderate pain, fever, and inflammation Nonopioid Analgesics
-Side effects: gastric distress, prolonged bleeding, bruising, liver and
renal toxicity
-Ex: Acetaminophen (Tylenol); Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil);
Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)
Question: Answer:
-Action: neutralizes stomach acid by either decreasing acid, Antacids
strengthening muscle tone in
the stomach or forming gas that can be expelled
-Side effects: constipation, diarrhea, poor appetite
-Ex: Calcium Carbonate (Tums)
College-Hanceville BIO 202 Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Latest Update
Question: Answer:
What are the two classifications of drugs? -therapeutic
-pharmacologic
Question: Answer:
-broad categories based on therapeutic intent therapeutic classification
-what the medication does and what the medication treats
-Ex: antianginals, sedatives, analgesics
Question: Answer:
Drugs grouped by therapeutic class are NOT _____ similar and have -chemically
DIFFERENT _____. -mechanisms of action
Question: Answer:
What is the similarity between drugs grouped in the same both drugs treat the same disease/symptoms
therapeutic class?
Question: Answer:
Can two drugs be in the same therapeutic class, but have different Yes
pharmacologic
classifications?
Question: Answer:
-drugs are grouped based on mechanism of action pharmacologic classification
-how the drug works in the body and how the drug works to treat
symptoms/disease
, Question: Answer:
What similarities do drugs in the same pharmacologic group have? -indications
-mechanism of action
-contraindications and precautions
-drug and food interactions
-adverse reactions and side effects
Question: Answer:
What differences do drugs in the same pharmacologic group have? -dosages
-time action profile
-availability
Question: Answer:
Generic names of drugs in the same pharmacologic class often have prefix/suffix
the same _____.
Question: Answer:
-Action: relieves mild to moderate pain, fever, and inflammation Nonopioid Analgesics
-Side effects: gastric distress, prolonged bleeding, bruising, liver and
renal toxicity
-Ex: Acetaminophen (Tylenol); Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil);
Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)
Question: Answer:
-Action: neutralizes stomach acid by either decreasing acid, Antacids
strengthening muscle tone in
the stomach or forming gas that can be expelled
-Side effects: constipation, diarrhea, poor appetite
-Ex: Calcium Carbonate (Tums)
