Brody’s Human Pharmacology 6th Edition Wecker Test
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Pharmacology - ANSWER Study of drugs and how they affect the body
Drug/Medicine - ANSWER Any substance that produces a physical or chemical
change in the body
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER What drugs do to the body
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER what the body does to drugs, study of how
medications move through the body
Absorption - ANSWER converting the drug from its dose form into a form the body
can use
Distribution - ANSWER transportation of the med throughout the body
Metabolism - ANSWER breakdown of medication so the body can get rid of it,
happens in the liver and kidneys
Excretion - ANSWER removal of medication through the body, usually through urine
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER How drugs are used to treat disease
Who controls meds in the US? - ANSWER FDA, DEA
What is the purpose of the FDA? - ANSWER Sets standards for the purity, strength,
and composition of all food, cosmetic, and drug products.
What does the DEA use? - ANSWER Regulates the sale and use of controlled
drugs
Schedule I Drug - ANSWER Illegal, no medical use. Ex: Heroin
Schedule II Drug - ANSWER High potential for abuse. Ex: Narcotics
Schedule III Drug - ANSWER Moderate to Low Potential for Abuse. Ex: Anabolic
Steroids
Schedule IV Drug - ANSWER Low Potential for Abuse. Ex: Valium or Xanax
Schedule V Drug - ANSWER Has limited quantities of narcotics in them. Low
Potential for Abuse. Ex: cough syrup with codeine.
Curative Medication - ANSWER heals from a disease (ex. antibiotics)
, Diagnostic medication - ANSWER helps in the diagnosing of a disease
What is a common diagnostic medication? - ANSWER Contrast (given with CT
scans)
What is a common ingredient in IV contrast? - ANSWER Iodine
What common food has high levels of iodine in it? - ANSWER Shellfish
Before a patient receives IV contrast, what must the CCMA ask the patient? -
ANSWER If they have an allergy to shellfish
Palliative medication - ANSWER reduce the severity of symptoms, usually at end of
life care
Prophylactic medication - ANSWER prevents the effects of a disease ex: vaccines
Replacement medication - ANSWER replaces substances normally found in the
body ex: thyroid, calcium, estrogen, etc.)
Therapeutic medication - ANSWER restores the body to its presymptom state ex:
antihypertensives, analgesics, antiemetics
Meds have 3 names that help identify them. They are: - ANSWER chemical name,
generic name, trade (brand) name
therapeutic effects - ANSWER The positive effect of a medication. What we want to
happen.
Side effects - ANSWER unwanted actions by a drug, but an expected reaction
Adverse effects - ANSWER undesirable effects that may be harmful to the patient.
Usually a reason to stop a medication Ex: allergic reaction, N&V
Toxicity - ANSWER accumulation of drugs in the body that creates an unwanted
effect.
Indication - ANSWER The reason why the medication was prescribed. Ex: antibiotic
for strep throat
contraindications - ANSWER reasons why a drug (used normally in most people)
should not be prescribed to a certain patient. Ex: previous allergic reaction,
pregnancy
PDR - ANSWER Physician's Drug Reference
Define prescriptions. - ANSWER Legal documents written by a licensed Provider
giving instructions on medication use other than an OTC medication.
Bank
Pharmacology - ANSWER Study of drugs and how they affect the body
Drug/Medicine - ANSWER Any substance that produces a physical or chemical
change in the body
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER What drugs do to the body
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER what the body does to drugs, study of how
medications move through the body
Absorption - ANSWER converting the drug from its dose form into a form the body
can use
Distribution - ANSWER transportation of the med throughout the body
Metabolism - ANSWER breakdown of medication so the body can get rid of it,
happens in the liver and kidneys
Excretion - ANSWER removal of medication through the body, usually through urine
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER How drugs are used to treat disease
Who controls meds in the US? - ANSWER FDA, DEA
What is the purpose of the FDA? - ANSWER Sets standards for the purity, strength,
and composition of all food, cosmetic, and drug products.
What does the DEA use? - ANSWER Regulates the sale and use of controlled
drugs
Schedule I Drug - ANSWER Illegal, no medical use. Ex: Heroin
Schedule II Drug - ANSWER High potential for abuse. Ex: Narcotics
Schedule III Drug - ANSWER Moderate to Low Potential for Abuse. Ex: Anabolic
Steroids
Schedule IV Drug - ANSWER Low Potential for Abuse. Ex: Valium or Xanax
Schedule V Drug - ANSWER Has limited quantities of narcotics in them. Low
Potential for Abuse. Ex: cough syrup with codeine.
Curative Medication - ANSWER heals from a disease (ex. antibiotics)
, Diagnostic medication - ANSWER helps in the diagnosing of a disease
What is a common diagnostic medication? - ANSWER Contrast (given with CT
scans)
What is a common ingredient in IV contrast? - ANSWER Iodine
What common food has high levels of iodine in it? - ANSWER Shellfish
Before a patient receives IV contrast, what must the CCMA ask the patient? -
ANSWER If they have an allergy to shellfish
Palliative medication - ANSWER reduce the severity of symptoms, usually at end of
life care
Prophylactic medication - ANSWER prevents the effects of a disease ex: vaccines
Replacement medication - ANSWER replaces substances normally found in the
body ex: thyroid, calcium, estrogen, etc.)
Therapeutic medication - ANSWER restores the body to its presymptom state ex:
antihypertensives, analgesics, antiemetics
Meds have 3 names that help identify them. They are: - ANSWER chemical name,
generic name, trade (brand) name
therapeutic effects - ANSWER The positive effect of a medication. What we want to
happen.
Side effects - ANSWER unwanted actions by a drug, but an expected reaction
Adverse effects - ANSWER undesirable effects that may be harmful to the patient.
Usually a reason to stop a medication Ex: allergic reaction, N&V
Toxicity - ANSWER accumulation of drugs in the body that creates an unwanted
effect.
Indication - ANSWER The reason why the medication was prescribed. Ex: antibiotic
for strep throat
contraindications - ANSWER reasons why a drug (used normally in most people)
should not be prescribed to a certain patient. Ex: previous allergic reaction,
pregnancy
PDR - ANSWER Physician's Drug Reference
Define prescriptions. - ANSWER Legal documents written by a licensed Provider
giving instructions on medication use other than an OTC medication.
