Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology Questions with Answers
How are most drugs made today? - correct answers>>Synthetically (in a lab)
Pharmacology - correct answers>>the biomedical study of interaction of chemical substances with living
systems, including cells, tissues, and organs
(study of drugs)
Drugs - correct answers>>• substances or chemical agents that affect biologic or living systems
• alter normal processes either by stimulating or depressing the function of the cell
Synthetic - correct answers>>man-made
Biologics - correct answers>>agents naturally produced in animal cells, by microorganisms, or by the
body itself
examples: vaccines, blood and blood components, antibodies, and interferon
Alternative Drug Therapy - correct answers>>includes herbs, vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements
and natural extracts
What are the five major subgroups of pharmacology? - correct answers>>• pharmacokinetics
• pharmacodynamics
• pharmacotherapeutics
• pharmacogenetics
• toxicology
Pharmacokinetics - correct answers>>the way the body affects the drug
(ADME)
, What does ADME mean? - correct answers>>absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
Pharmacodynamics - correct answers>>the action a drug has on a specific target of action in the body
Posology - correct answers>>study of dosages of medicines and drugs
Therapeutics - correct answers>>the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of disease
• prevent
• diagnose
• treat
Pharmacotherapeutics - correct answers>>study of the use of drugs in treating disease
Pharmacogenetics - correct answers>>the study of the interrelation of hereditary constitution and
response to drugs
Toxicology - correct answers>>study of poisonous substances and their effects upon the body
Why should a dental hygienist be familiar with pharmacology? - correct answers>>A majority of the
older adult population takes several drugs... meaning your patients could be taking them.
What term refers to a patient taking multiple medications? - correct answers>>Polypharmacy
Assessment in pharmacology - correct answers>>assess all medication taken by your pt and consider
drugs that could be prescribed during tx, med history and med list should be reviewed at each appt,
disease risk assessment will include side effects of the meds
Planning in pharmacology - correct answers>>the names, dosages, mechanisms of action, and
interactions with other drugs and herbal supplements are all critical
How are most drugs made today? - correct answers>>Synthetically (in a lab)
Pharmacology - correct answers>>the biomedical study of interaction of chemical substances with living
systems, including cells, tissues, and organs
(study of drugs)
Drugs - correct answers>>• substances or chemical agents that affect biologic or living systems
• alter normal processes either by stimulating or depressing the function of the cell
Synthetic - correct answers>>man-made
Biologics - correct answers>>agents naturally produced in animal cells, by microorganisms, or by the
body itself
examples: vaccines, blood and blood components, antibodies, and interferon
Alternative Drug Therapy - correct answers>>includes herbs, vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements
and natural extracts
What are the five major subgroups of pharmacology? - correct answers>>• pharmacokinetics
• pharmacodynamics
• pharmacotherapeutics
• pharmacogenetics
• toxicology
Pharmacokinetics - correct answers>>the way the body affects the drug
(ADME)
, What does ADME mean? - correct answers>>absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
Pharmacodynamics - correct answers>>the action a drug has on a specific target of action in the body
Posology - correct answers>>study of dosages of medicines and drugs
Therapeutics - correct answers>>the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of disease
• prevent
• diagnose
• treat
Pharmacotherapeutics - correct answers>>study of the use of drugs in treating disease
Pharmacogenetics - correct answers>>the study of the interrelation of hereditary constitution and
response to drugs
Toxicology - correct answers>>study of poisonous substances and their effects upon the body
Why should a dental hygienist be familiar with pharmacology? - correct answers>>A majority of the
older adult population takes several drugs... meaning your patients could be taking them.
What term refers to a patient taking multiple medications? - correct answers>>Polypharmacy
Assessment in pharmacology - correct answers>>assess all medication taken by your pt and consider
drugs that could be prescribed during tx, med history and med list should be reviewed at each appt,
disease risk assessment will include side effects of the meds
Planning in pharmacology - correct answers>>the names, dosages, mechanisms of action, and
interactions with other drugs and herbal supplements are all critical
