Unitek Quiz 1 Principles of Pharmacology Questions And Answers A+ 2024/2025

Unitek Quiz 1 Principles of Pharmacology Questions And Answers A+ 2024/2025 At what age in children does the rate of drug metabolism reach that of an adult? - ANS-✔✔ 12 years old What term describes the official name given t o a drug by the pharmaceutical company that developed it? - ANS-✔✔ Generic name What term best describes the commercial name given to a drug by the company that is producing and marketing it? - ANS-✔✔ Brand or Trade name The movement of a drug from the sit e of administration to various tissues of the body is what kind of pharmacokinetic action? - ANS-✔✔ Absorption What term describes the intended effects of a drug? - ANS-✔✔ Therapeutic effect In what organ does the majority of a drugs biotransformation occu r? - ANS-✔✔ Liver Altered version of a drug after biotransformation occurs? - ANS-✔✔ Metabolite Unintended effects of a drug? - ANS-✔✔ Side effects and Adverse effects drugs able to be purchased "over the counter" ? - ANS-✔✔ Nonprescription drugs The time it takes a medication in the body to decrease in amount by half? - ANS-✔✔ Half-life