Pharmacology- Exam 1, chapters 1, 2, and 3
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Drug - CORRECT ANSWER - any substance capable of producing biologic responses
within body
pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of medicines
pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT ANSWER - (pharmacotherapy) clinical application of
drugs to prevent and treat diseases. alleviates human suffering and improves quality of life
What is the therapeutic classification of drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER - clinical use (what
specific issue is being treated by drug)
ex: antidiarrheals treat diarrhea
what is the pharmacologic classification of drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER - mechanism of
action (how the drug acts within the body)
ex: antidiarrheals slow peristalsis; allow more fluid and electrolyte absorption in large intestine
Drug prototype - CORRECT ANSWER - agent to which all other drugs in its
representative class are compared.
ex: by knowing actions and adverse effects of penicillin, this knowledge can be extended to all
other drugs in the same class of antibiotics
what is the chemical drug name - CORRECT ANSWER - -only one name, often
complicated and difficult to pronounce/remember
-clear, concise meaning about nature of drug
-exact make-up of drug
atom placement or molecular structure
, what is the generic drug name - CORRECT ANSWER - -less complicated and easier to
remember than chemical names
-only one name, recognizable by certain components
-written in lowercase
-usually less expensive than brand names
what is the brand or trade drug name - CORRECT ANSWER - -assigned by
pharmaceutical company marketing drug and followed by trademark symbol
-short and easy to remember, but more than one name
-first letter capitalized (this is unique from generic)
pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER - study of drug movement in body
-what body does to drug after its administration
-how drug is altered as it travels through the body
what are the 4 processes of pharmacokinetics? - CORRECT ANSWER - -absorption
-distribution
-metabolism
-excretion
drug absorption - CORRECT ANSWER - movement of drug from administration site into
the blood
higher dose=_______ absorption - CORRECT ANSWER - quicker
lower dose=________ - CORRECT ANSWER - takes longer to be absorbed
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Drug - CORRECT ANSWER - any substance capable of producing biologic responses
within body
pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of medicines
pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT ANSWER - (pharmacotherapy) clinical application of
drugs to prevent and treat diseases. alleviates human suffering and improves quality of life
What is the therapeutic classification of drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER - clinical use (what
specific issue is being treated by drug)
ex: antidiarrheals treat diarrhea
what is the pharmacologic classification of drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER - mechanism of
action (how the drug acts within the body)
ex: antidiarrheals slow peristalsis; allow more fluid and electrolyte absorption in large intestine
Drug prototype - CORRECT ANSWER - agent to which all other drugs in its
representative class are compared.
ex: by knowing actions and adverse effects of penicillin, this knowledge can be extended to all
other drugs in the same class of antibiotics
what is the chemical drug name - CORRECT ANSWER - -only one name, often
complicated and difficult to pronounce/remember
-clear, concise meaning about nature of drug
-exact make-up of drug
atom placement or molecular structure
, what is the generic drug name - CORRECT ANSWER - -less complicated and easier to
remember than chemical names
-only one name, recognizable by certain components
-written in lowercase
-usually less expensive than brand names
what is the brand or trade drug name - CORRECT ANSWER - -assigned by
pharmaceutical company marketing drug and followed by trademark symbol
-short and easy to remember, but more than one name
-first letter capitalized (this is unique from generic)
pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER - study of drug movement in body
-what body does to drug after its administration
-how drug is altered as it travels through the body
what are the 4 processes of pharmacokinetics? - CORRECT ANSWER - -absorption
-distribution
-metabolism
-excretion
drug absorption - CORRECT ANSWER - movement of drug from administration site into
the blood
higher dose=_______ absorption - CORRECT ANSWER - quicker
lower dose=________ - CORRECT ANSWER - takes longer to be absorbed
