Portage Pharmacology Module 1
Revision Test Papers Answered
Correct (2025-2026) Updated.
4 different drug interactions - Answer 1) incompatibility
2) additive effect
3) synergism
4) antagonism
Pharmacology - Answer study or science of drugs
Drug - Answer chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism
medication that is used for diagnosing, curing, or treating disease
Name the 4 effects that drugs have on the body? - Answer 1) therapeutic effect
2) side effect
3) adverse effect
4) toxic effect
Therapeutic effect - Answer desired drug effect to alleviate some condition or symptom of
disease
Side effect - Answer drug effect other than the therapeutic effect that are usually undesirable
but not harmful
Adverse effect - Answer general term for undesirable and potentially harmful drug effects
Toxic effect - Answer undesirable drug effects that implies the drug is poisoning the body and
can be harmful or even life-threatening
risk vs benefit assessment - Answer the benefits and risks need to be assessed when the
medication has adverse side effects
, site of action - Answer location within the body where a drug exerts its therapeutic effect on a
specified drug receptor
receptors - Answer specific cellular structures that a drug binds to in order to produce a
physiologic effect
can be found inside the cell or on the surface
Agonist - Answer activates a physiologic response of drug effect
Antagonist - Answer interferes with other drugs or substances from producing a drug effect
dose-dependent relationship - Answer basic principle of pharmacology which states that the
response to any drug depends on the amount of drug given
dose - Answer exact amount of drug that is given
onset of action - Answer time from the drug administration to the first observable effect
duration of action - Answer length of time that the drug continues to produce its effect
therapeutic range - Answer drug concentration is above the minimum effective concentration
and below maximum tolerated concentration
chemical name - Answer defines the chemical composition of the drug
generic name - Answer nonproprietary name
trade name - Answer drugs are marketed under a brand name by pharmaceutical companies
under a patented proprietary name specific to that manufacturer
there can be multiple trade names for a drug
drug classes - Answer represent a group of drugs that all work by a common general
Revision Test Papers Answered
Correct (2025-2026) Updated.
4 different drug interactions - Answer 1) incompatibility
2) additive effect
3) synergism
4) antagonism
Pharmacology - Answer study or science of drugs
Drug - Answer chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism
medication that is used for diagnosing, curing, or treating disease
Name the 4 effects that drugs have on the body? - Answer 1) therapeutic effect
2) side effect
3) adverse effect
4) toxic effect
Therapeutic effect - Answer desired drug effect to alleviate some condition or symptom of
disease
Side effect - Answer drug effect other than the therapeutic effect that are usually undesirable
but not harmful
Adverse effect - Answer general term for undesirable and potentially harmful drug effects
Toxic effect - Answer undesirable drug effects that implies the drug is poisoning the body and
can be harmful or even life-threatening
risk vs benefit assessment - Answer the benefits and risks need to be assessed when the
medication has adverse side effects
, site of action - Answer location within the body where a drug exerts its therapeutic effect on a
specified drug receptor
receptors - Answer specific cellular structures that a drug binds to in order to produce a
physiologic effect
can be found inside the cell or on the surface
Agonist - Answer activates a physiologic response of drug effect
Antagonist - Answer interferes with other drugs or substances from producing a drug effect
dose-dependent relationship - Answer basic principle of pharmacology which states that the
response to any drug depends on the amount of drug given
dose - Answer exact amount of drug that is given
onset of action - Answer time from the drug administration to the first observable effect
duration of action - Answer length of time that the drug continues to produce its effect
therapeutic range - Answer drug concentration is above the minimum effective concentration
and below maximum tolerated concentration
chemical name - Answer defines the chemical composition of the drug
generic name - Answer nonproprietary name
trade name - Answer drugs are marketed under a brand name by pharmaceutical companies
under a patented proprietary name specific to that manufacturer
there can be multiple trade names for a drug
drug classes - Answer represent a group of drugs that all work by a common general
