PHARMACOLOGY CLEAR AND SIMPLE
WATKINS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ -dine.
Answer: Antiulcer agents
◉ -done.
Answer: opioid analgesics
◉ -ide.
Answer: oral hypoglycemics
◉ -iam.
Answer: antianxiety agents
◉ -mide.
Answer: diuretics
◉ -nium.
Answer: neuromuscular blocking agents
,◉ -olol.
Answer: beta blockers (cardiovascular)
◉ -oxacin.
Answer: antibiotics
◉ -pam.
Answer: antianxiety agent
◉ -pril.
Answer: ACE inhibitors
◉ -statin.
Answer: antilipemics
◉ -vir.
Answer: antivirals
◉ Teratogenic.
Answer: Literally, monster producing
, ◉ -zide.
Answer: diuretics
◉ Pharmacokinetics.
Answer: study of metabolism and action of drugs with particular
emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action,
distribution in the body, and method of excretion.
◉ Pharmacodynamics.
Answer: study of drugs and their action in living organisms.
◉ Palliative.
Answer: relieving or alleviating without curing
◉ idiosyncratic.
Answer: relating to idiosyncracy; how a person differs from another.
◉ Half-life.
Answer: length of time required for the concentration of a drug to
decrease by one-half in the plasma.
◉ distribution.
WATKINS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ -dine.
Answer: Antiulcer agents
◉ -done.
Answer: opioid analgesics
◉ -ide.
Answer: oral hypoglycemics
◉ -iam.
Answer: antianxiety agents
◉ -mide.
Answer: diuretics
◉ -nium.
Answer: neuromuscular blocking agents
,◉ -olol.
Answer: beta blockers (cardiovascular)
◉ -oxacin.
Answer: antibiotics
◉ -pam.
Answer: antianxiety agent
◉ -pril.
Answer: ACE inhibitors
◉ -statin.
Answer: antilipemics
◉ -vir.
Answer: antivirals
◉ Teratogenic.
Answer: Literally, monster producing
, ◉ -zide.
Answer: diuretics
◉ Pharmacokinetics.
Answer: study of metabolism and action of drugs with particular
emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action,
distribution in the body, and method of excretion.
◉ Pharmacodynamics.
Answer: study of drugs and their action in living organisms.
◉ Palliative.
Answer: relieving or alleviating without curing
◉ idiosyncratic.
Answer: relating to idiosyncracy; how a person differs from another.
◉ Half-life.
Answer: length of time required for the concentration of a drug to
decrease by one-half in the plasma.
◉ distribution.