Pharmacotherapy quiz 1 Study Guide
questions with answers
prevent, diagnose, treat - correct answer ✔✔ Name the three medical uses of drugs in regard to
disease
pharmacotherapy - correct answer ✔✔ The study of the uses of drugs to prevent, diagnose and
treat disease is called ______________
pharmacotherapy - correct answer ✔✔ using drugs to affect the body therapeutically
pharmacokinetics - correct answer ✔✔ how drugs move through the body in the processes of
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
pharmacodynamics - correct answer ✔✔ the mechanisms of action by which drugs produce
their effects (desired or undesired) based on time and dose
pharmacogenetics - correct answer ✔✔ how the genetic makeup of different people affects
their responses to certain drugs
pharmacogenomics - correct answer ✔✔ using genome technology to discover new drugs
prophylaxis - correct answer ✔✔ use of a drug to prevent potential for infection of a person at
risk
recipe - correct answer ✔✔ Rx comes from the latin word meaning__________
questions with answers
prevent, diagnose, treat - correct answer ✔✔ Name the three medical uses of drugs in regard to
disease
pharmacotherapy - correct answer ✔✔ The study of the uses of drugs to prevent, diagnose and
treat disease is called ______________
pharmacotherapy - correct answer ✔✔ using drugs to affect the body therapeutically
pharmacokinetics - correct answer ✔✔ how drugs move through the body in the processes of
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
pharmacodynamics - correct answer ✔✔ the mechanisms of action by which drugs produce
their effects (desired or undesired) based on time and dose
pharmacogenetics - correct answer ✔✔ how the genetic makeup of different people affects
their responses to certain drugs
pharmacogenomics - correct answer ✔✔ using genome technology to discover new drugs
prophylaxis - correct answer ✔✔ use of a drug to prevent potential for infection of a person at
risk
recipe - correct answer ✔✔ Rx comes from the latin word meaning__________
