HOSA PHARMACOLOGY OVER
100 DEFINITIONS// ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. Absorption - correct answer a drug is moved from site of administration to
body fluids; first process during pharmacokinetics
2. Additive Drug Reaction - correct answer when the combined effect of two
drugs is equal to the sum of each drug given alone
3. Adverse Reaction - correct answer undesirable drug effect
4. Aggregation - correct answer clumping of blood elements
5. Agonist - correct answer a drug that binds with a receptor and stimulates
the receptor to produce a therapeutic response
6. Agonist-Antagonist - correct answer drug with both agonist and antagonist
properties
7. Allergic Reaction - correct answer immediate hypersensitive reaction by the
immune system
8. Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 - correct answer placed anabolic
steroids under umbrella of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970
9. Analgesic - correct answerdrug that relieves pain
, 10.Anaphylactic Shock - correct answersevere allergic reaction
11.Anaphylactic Shock - correct answersudden, severe hypersensitivity
reaction with symptoms that progress rapidly and may result in death if not
treated
12.Anorexia - correct answerloss of appetite
13.Antagonist - correct answersubstance that counteracts the action of
something else
14.Antagonistic Drug Reaction - correct answeroccurs when one drug
interferes with the action of another, causing neutralization or a decrease
in the effect of one of the drugs
15.Antibacterial - correct answeractive against bacteria
16.Antibiotic - correct answerterm used synonymously with antibacterial
17.Antipyretic - correct answerfever-reducing agent
18.Aplastic Anemia - correct answerblood disorder caused by damage to the
bone marrow resulting in a marked reduction in the number of red blood
cells and some white blood cells
19.Bactericidal - correct answerdrug or agent that destroys or kills bacteria
20.Bacteriostatic - correct answerdrug or agent that slows or retards the
multiplication of bacteria
21.Buccal - correct answermouth cavity between jaw and cheek
22.Candiasis - correct answerinfection of the skin or mucous membrane with
the yeast Candida albicans
23.Chemical Name - correct answerchemical structure
100 DEFINITIONS// ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. Absorption - correct answer a drug is moved from site of administration to
body fluids; first process during pharmacokinetics
2. Additive Drug Reaction - correct answer when the combined effect of two
drugs is equal to the sum of each drug given alone
3. Adverse Reaction - correct answer undesirable drug effect
4. Aggregation - correct answer clumping of blood elements
5. Agonist - correct answer a drug that binds with a receptor and stimulates
the receptor to produce a therapeutic response
6. Agonist-Antagonist - correct answer drug with both agonist and antagonist
properties
7. Allergic Reaction - correct answer immediate hypersensitive reaction by the
immune system
8. Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 - correct answer placed anabolic
steroids under umbrella of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970
9. Analgesic - correct answerdrug that relieves pain
, 10.Anaphylactic Shock - correct answersevere allergic reaction
11.Anaphylactic Shock - correct answersudden, severe hypersensitivity
reaction with symptoms that progress rapidly and may result in death if not
treated
12.Anorexia - correct answerloss of appetite
13.Antagonist - correct answersubstance that counteracts the action of
something else
14.Antagonistic Drug Reaction - correct answeroccurs when one drug
interferes with the action of another, causing neutralization or a decrease
in the effect of one of the drugs
15.Antibacterial - correct answeractive against bacteria
16.Antibiotic - correct answerterm used synonymously with antibacterial
17.Antipyretic - correct answerfever-reducing agent
18.Aplastic Anemia - correct answerblood disorder caused by damage to the
bone marrow resulting in a marked reduction in the number of red blood
cells and some white blood cells
19.Bactericidal - correct answerdrug or agent that destroys or kills bacteria
20.Bacteriostatic - correct answerdrug or agent that slows or retards the
multiplication of bacteria
21.Buccal - correct answermouth cavity between jaw and cheek
22.Candiasis - correct answerinfection of the skin or mucous membrane with
the yeast Candida albicans
23.Chemical Name - correct answerchemical structure
