Pharmacotherapeutics Exam 1
questions with correct answers
Biotechnology - correct answer ✔✔ process that may involve manipulating deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) and recombining genes into hybrid molecules that can be
inserted into living organisms (often Escherichia coli bacteria) and repeatedly reproduced
pharmacotherapeutics - correct answer ✔✔ the use of drugs to prevent, Dx, or treat signs,
symptoms, and disease processes
pharmacology
pharmacotherapeutics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacoeconomics - correct answer ✔✔ cost of drug therapy
pharmacogenomics - correct answer ✔✔ study how a person's genetic heritage leads to
variable responses to drugs. Example- BiDil - a drug for heart failure approved for African
American
pharmocology
pharmacotherapeutics
pharmacogenomics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics - correct answer ✔✔ drug movement through the body to reach sites of
action, metabolism, and excretion
,pharmocology
pharmacotherapeutics
pharmacogenomics
pharmacokinetics
bioavailability - correct answer ✔✔ the portion of a dose that reaches the systemic circulation
and is available to act on body cells. IV is always 100%
Brand (trade) name - correct answer ✔✔ manufacturer's chosen name for a drug, which is
protected by a patent
Brand (trade) name - correct answer ✔✔ Amoxil and Tylenol are examples of a ____ name
generic name - correct answer ✔✔ chemical or official name of the drug that is independent of
the manufacturer and often indicates the drug group
prototype - correct answer ✔✔ a drug _______ is often the first drug of a particular drug class
to be developed; usually the standard against which newer, similar drugs are compared
first-pass effect - correct answer ✔✔ when drugs given orally are absorbed from the GI tract
and carried to the liver through the hepatal portal vein. Some drugs are extensively metabolized
in the liver so only a portion of the drug reaches systemic circulation for distribution. this
describes the _____
Controlled substances - correct answer ✔✔ drugs that are categorized by federal law according
to therapeutic usefulness and potential for abuse; also known as scheduled drugs
, Drug classifications - correct answer ✔✔ groups of medications that are classified according to
their effects on particular body systems, their therapeutic uses, and their chemical
characteristics
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs - correct answer ✔✔ medications available for purchase without
a prescription
Prodrugs - correct answer ✔✔ initially inactive drugs that exert no pharmacologic effects until
they are metabolized
Serum drug level - correct answer ✔✔ laboratory measurement of the amount of a drug in the
blood at a particular time
Pharmacotherapy - correct answer ✔✔ use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat signs,
symptoms, and disease processes
Placebo - correct answer ✔✔ inert substance containing no medication and given to reinforce a
person's expectation to improve
Agonist - correct answer ✔✔ drug that produces effects similar to those produced by naturally
occurring hormones, neurotransmitters, and other substances
Antagonist - correct answer ✔✔ drug that inhibits cell function by occupying receptor sites
Pharmacology - correct answer ✔✔ study of drugs and their action/effects on living organisms.
pharmacology
pharmacotherapuetics
pharmacokinetics
questions with correct answers
Biotechnology - correct answer ✔✔ process that may involve manipulating deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) and recombining genes into hybrid molecules that can be
inserted into living organisms (often Escherichia coli bacteria) and repeatedly reproduced
pharmacotherapeutics - correct answer ✔✔ the use of drugs to prevent, Dx, or treat signs,
symptoms, and disease processes
pharmacology
pharmacotherapeutics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacoeconomics - correct answer ✔✔ cost of drug therapy
pharmacogenomics - correct answer ✔✔ study how a person's genetic heritage leads to
variable responses to drugs. Example- BiDil - a drug for heart failure approved for African
American
pharmocology
pharmacotherapeutics
pharmacogenomics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics - correct answer ✔✔ drug movement through the body to reach sites of
action, metabolism, and excretion
,pharmocology
pharmacotherapeutics
pharmacogenomics
pharmacokinetics
bioavailability - correct answer ✔✔ the portion of a dose that reaches the systemic circulation
and is available to act on body cells. IV is always 100%
Brand (trade) name - correct answer ✔✔ manufacturer's chosen name for a drug, which is
protected by a patent
Brand (trade) name - correct answer ✔✔ Amoxil and Tylenol are examples of a ____ name
generic name - correct answer ✔✔ chemical or official name of the drug that is independent of
the manufacturer and often indicates the drug group
prototype - correct answer ✔✔ a drug _______ is often the first drug of a particular drug class
to be developed; usually the standard against which newer, similar drugs are compared
first-pass effect - correct answer ✔✔ when drugs given orally are absorbed from the GI tract
and carried to the liver through the hepatal portal vein. Some drugs are extensively metabolized
in the liver so only a portion of the drug reaches systemic circulation for distribution. this
describes the _____
Controlled substances - correct answer ✔✔ drugs that are categorized by federal law according
to therapeutic usefulness and potential for abuse; also known as scheduled drugs
, Drug classifications - correct answer ✔✔ groups of medications that are classified according to
their effects on particular body systems, their therapeutic uses, and their chemical
characteristics
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs - correct answer ✔✔ medications available for purchase without
a prescription
Prodrugs - correct answer ✔✔ initially inactive drugs that exert no pharmacologic effects until
they are metabolized
Serum drug level - correct answer ✔✔ laboratory measurement of the amount of a drug in the
blood at a particular time
Pharmacotherapy - correct answer ✔✔ use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat signs,
symptoms, and disease processes
Placebo - correct answer ✔✔ inert substance containing no medication and given to reinforce a
person's expectation to improve
Agonist - correct answer ✔✔ drug that produces effects similar to those produced by naturally
occurring hormones, neurotransmitters, and other substances
Antagonist - correct answer ✔✔ drug that inhibits cell function by occupying receptor sites
Pharmacology - correct answer ✔✔ study of drugs and their action/effects on living organisms.
pharmacology
pharmacotherapuetics
pharmacokinetics
