Pharmacology Exam 1 2025 Questions
and Answers
Pharmaceutics - ANSWER✔✔-The science of preparing and dispensing drugs, including dosage
form design.
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER✔✔-what the body does to the drug
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER✔✔-what the drug does to the body
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER✔✔-study of the use of drugs in treating disease
Pharmacognosy - ANSWER✔✔-The study of drugs that are obtained from natural plant and animal
sources.
Pharmacoeconomics - ANSWER✔✔-The study of economic factors impacting the cost of drug
therapy.
Biotransformation - ANSWER✔✔-One or more biochemical reactions involving a parent drug;
occurs mainly in the liver and produces a metabolite that is either inactive or active. Also known as
metabolism.
Half-life - ANSWER✔✔-the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its
original value.
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, first pass effect - ANSWER✔✔-The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from the
gastrointestinal tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through the bloodstream.
synergistic effect - ANSWER✔✔-interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater
effect than when the medicines are taken alone
high alert medications - ANSWER✔✔--Medications that have a high risk of causing patient harm
when used in error
-The five high-alert medications are insulin, opiates and narcotics, injectable potassium chloride (or
phosphate) concentrate, intravenous anticoagulants (heparin), and sodium chloride solutions above
0.9%.
Hypertonic - ANSWER✔✔-Having a higher concentration of solute than another solution.
Hypotonic - ANSWER✔✔-Having a lower concentration of solute than another solution
Isotonic - ANSWER✔✔-when the concentration of two solutions is the same
Acute therapy - ANSWER✔✔-more intensive drug treatment; sustain life or treat disease
Maintenance therapy - ANSWER✔✔-Drug therapy used for the treatment of chronic illnesses
supplemental therapy - ANSWER✔✔-supplies the body with a substance needed to maintain
normal function
Palliative therapy - ANSWER✔✔-treatment designed to reduce the intensity of painful symptoms,
but does not produce a cure
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and Answers
Pharmaceutics - ANSWER✔✔-The science of preparing and dispensing drugs, including dosage
form design.
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER✔✔-what the body does to the drug
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER✔✔-what the drug does to the body
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER✔✔-study of the use of drugs in treating disease
Pharmacognosy - ANSWER✔✔-The study of drugs that are obtained from natural plant and animal
sources.
Pharmacoeconomics - ANSWER✔✔-The study of economic factors impacting the cost of drug
therapy.
Biotransformation - ANSWER✔✔-One or more biochemical reactions involving a parent drug;
occurs mainly in the liver and produces a metabolite that is either inactive or active. Also known as
metabolism.
Half-life - ANSWER✔✔-the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its
original value.
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, first pass effect - ANSWER✔✔-The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from the
gastrointestinal tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through the bloodstream.
synergistic effect - ANSWER✔✔-interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater
effect than when the medicines are taken alone
high alert medications - ANSWER✔✔--Medications that have a high risk of causing patient harm
when used in error
-The five high-alert medications are insulin, opiates and narcotics, injectable potassium chloride (or
phosphate) concentrate, intravenous anticoagulants (heparin), and sodium chloride solutions above
0.9%.
Hypertonic - ANSWER✔✔-Having a higher concentration of solute than another solution.
Hypotonic - ANSWER✔✔-Having a lower concentration of solute than another solution
Isotonic - ANSWER✔✔-when the concentration of two solutions is the same
Acute therapy - ANSWER✔✔-more intensive drug treatment; sustain life or treat disease
Maintenance therapy - ANSWER✔✔-Drug therapy used for the treatment of chronic illnesses
supplemental therapy - ANSWER✔✔-supplies the body with a substance needed to maintain
normal function
Palliative therapy - ANSWER✔✔-treatment designed to reduce the intensity of painful symptoms,
but does not produce a cure
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