Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals 5th Edition by Turley.

Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals 5th Edition by Turley. 1 This study source was downloaded by 100000838401522 from CourseHero.com on 03 -10-2022 21:24:46 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/f ile/57640191/Chp -1-SGdocx/ Chapter 1 Turley, 5th edition Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology and the History of Drugs 1. Define the following terms: a. Pharmacology: The study of medicines/drugs and how they work with a living organism. b. Drug: Nonfood chemical substance. (dried herbs, plants, etc.) c. Medicine: drugs used to prevent, control, improve, or cure symptoms, conditions, or diseases. d. Orphan drug s: act providing special incentives to grant offset drug development costs, and a tax credit that allows up to 75% deduction or the cost of clinical trials. This allows the development of drugs for rare diseases to be available due to it being more cost ef fective. e. Prophylaxis: To prevent - motion sickness, pregnancy, illness, diseases, etc. f. Compounding: Customizing a medication to meet a patient’s needs. Customizing the strength/dose, flavoring a medication, reformulating, changing form of medication. g. Rx: prescription that combines more than one ingredient to form the drug. h. Apothecary: Person in charge of the storehouse (Storehouse -dried plants and herbs.) Apothecary shop is a system for measuring precise amounts of small quantities of drugs and herbs. i. Pharmacopeia: list of all drugs used in apothecary, individual ingredients, strengths and purity, and how to prepare them. Basically, a drug guide. j. Legend drugs: Same as a prescription drug. k. OTC drugs: over the counter drug, can be found in medicine aisl es of stores. l. DEA number: DEA - drug enforcement administration, a pharmacy must have a DEA certificate and number in order to dispense scheduled drugs. m. Designer drugs: Created by molecular modification of existing illegal schedule I or II drug. 2. Describe the 3 medical uses for drugs: a. preventative b. diagnose