answered graded A+
Medication name categories - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Chemical
2. Generic
3. Trade
Chemical name of drug - correct answer ✔✔ Describes the drug's chemical composition
Generic name of drug - correct answer ✔✔ Name assigned by the manufacturer that first
developed the drug; this name goes in the U.S Pharmacopeia
Trade name of drug - correct answer ✔✔ Name under which a manufacturer markets a
medication; also called the brand or proprietary name
Medication classification - correct answer ✔✔ Indicates:
1. The effect of the medication on a body system
2. The symptoms the medication relieves
3. And/or its desired effect
,Medication forms - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Solid
2. Liquid
(other oral forms)
3. Topical
4. Parenteral
5. Forms for instillation into body cavities
Absorption of medication - correct answer ✔✔ The passage of medication molecules into the
blood from the site of administration
Factors influencing medication absorption - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Route of administration
2. Ability of medication to dissolve
3. Blood flow to the site of administration
4. Body surface area
5. Lipid solubility (tendency of a medication to dissolve in fat, as opposed to water)
Methods of medication distribution following absorption - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Circulation
, 2. Membrane permeability
3. Protein binding
During metabolization, medication is... - correct answer ✔✔ Metabolized into a less potent or
an inactive form
Biotransformation of medication occurs when... - correct answer ✔✔ Enzymes detoxify,
breakdown, and remove active chemicals
Excretion of medication occurs through... - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Kidneys
2. Liver
3. Bowels
4. Lungs
5. Exocrine glands
A medication's organ of secretion is dictated by its... - correct answer ✔✔ Chemical make-up
Therapeutic affect of medication - correct answer ✔✔ Expected or predicted physiological
response to the medication
Adverse affect of medication - correct answer ✔✔ Unintended or undesirable response to a
medication; often unpredictable