Straighterline Pharmacology Topic 1 questions with answers for practice

Straighterline Pharmacology Topic 1 |\ |\ |\ |\




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Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔what the drug does |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


to the body
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Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔what the body does |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


to the drug
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Pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The treatment of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


pathologic conditions through the use of drugs
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pharmacy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The practice or profession of
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preparing and dispensing drugs. |\ |\ |\




Posology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔study of the amount of drug
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that is required to produce therapeutic effects
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Toxicology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The study of the damaging
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side effects of substances on living organisms.
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Brand name vs. Generic name - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-The
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brand name carries a U.S. patent, and its beginning letter is
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always uppercase. |\

,-Generic names usually begin with a lowercase letter
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Agonist vs. Antagonist - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Agonist:
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medication binds to the same site as an endogenous substance
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(e.g., neurotransmitter) to produce similar response
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-Antagonist: Medication binds to a receptor and thus, prevents
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the binding and action of an agonist
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Schedule 1 drugs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the highest potential
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for abuse; no accepted medical use
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Schedule 2 drugs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔High potential for
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abuse and have accepted medical use
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Schedule 3 drugs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Less potential for
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abuse and currently accepted medical use
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Schedule 4 drugs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔• Lower abuse
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potential than schedule 3 drugs |\ |\ |\ |\




• Accepted medical uses
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• Limited physical or psychological dependence
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Schedule 5 drugs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔low abuse potential;
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no prescription needed for adults over the age of 18
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, Toxic Affect - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔POISONOUS EFFECT OF A
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DRUG


Adverse Affect - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔negative effects that
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outweigh the benefit of taking a medication and require the
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patient to discontinue its use |\ |\ |\ |\




Side Affects - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔reactions to medicine other
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than the one intended
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therapeutic affect - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The desired or |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


intended effect of a particular medication. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




LD50 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔lethal dose (of a toxin) for 50% of
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the test population
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halflife - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the time it takes for a drug level
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to fall to one-half its highest level.
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ED50 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the point at which 50 percent of
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the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.
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Bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The percentage of an |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ingested drug that is in the bloodstream and acting on the body
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Organogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔organ formation that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


takes place during the first two months of prenatal development
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