Principles of Pharmacology
What is the study of how various substances interact with or alter the function of living
organisms - ANSWERS-Pharmacology
What term isi used for a drug that is used for a purpose not approved by the FDA -
ANSWERS-Off Label
What schedule medication is not prescribed, dispensed, used, or administered for
medical use. - ANSWERS-Schedule 1
What schedule drugs require locked storage, and significant record keeping. -
ANSWERS-Schedule 2
What type of drugs are made in laboratory setting - ANSWERS-Synthetic
What kind of drug is made partly from plants, minerals, animals that have been
modified. - ANSWERS-Semisynthetic
Which name of the drug is proposed by the manufacturer and must be approved by the
United States Adopted Names Council. - ANSWERS-Generic Name
What part of a drug name links a medication to other medications of its class -
ANSWERS-A Stem
Which drug name is chosen by the manufacturer and approved by the FDA -
ANSWERS-Brand name
When a drug alters a function or process within the body is called. - ANSWERS-
pharmocodynamics
What is the action of the body on a drug medication called - ANSWERS-
pharmacokinetics
What type of drug alters cellular activity by attaching itself to receptor sites. -
ANSWERS-Agonist
What type of drug prevent endogenous or exogenous agonist chemicals from reaching
cell receptor sites - ANSWERS-Antagonist
What is known as the ability of a medication to bind with a particular receptor site -
ANSWERS-Affinity
What is known as the ability for a medication to initiate or alter cell activity in a
therapeutic manner - ANSWERS-Efficacy
What medication temporarily binds with cellular receptor sites, displacing agonist
chemicals. - ANSWERS-Competitive antagonists
What kind of medications permanently bind with receptor sites. - ANSWERS-
Noncompetitive antagonist
What may be designed to target specific substances present in the cell walls of a
particular bacterium or fungus - ANSWERS-Antimicrobials
What kind of medication creates and osmotic change in the body that alters fluid
distribution and electrolytes. - ANSWERS-Diuretics
What kind of medication reactions involve abnormal susceptibility to a medication -
ANSWERS-Idiosyncratic
What is the study of how various substances interact with or alter the function of living
organisms - ANSWERS-Pharmacology
What term isi used for a drug that is used for a purpose not approved by the FDA -
ANSWERS-Off Label
What schedule medication is not prescribed, dispensed, used, or administered for
medical use. - ANSWERS-Schedule 1
What schedule drugs require locked storage, and significant record keeping. -
ANSWERS-Schedule 2
What type of drugs are made in laboratory setting - ANSWERS-Synthetic
What kind of drug is made partly from plants, minerals, animals that have been
modified. - ANSWERS-Semisynthetic
Which name of the drug is proposed by the manufacturer and must be approved by the
United States Adopted Names Council. - ANSWERS-Generic Name
What part of a drug name links a medication to other medications of its class -
ANSWERS-A Stem
Which drug name is chosen by the manufacturer and approved by the FDA -
ANSWERS-Brand name
When a drug alters a function or process within the body is called. - ANSWERS-
pharmocodynamics
What is the action of the body on a drug medication called - ANSWERS-
pharmacokinetics
What type of drug alters cellular activity by attaching itself to receptor sites. -
ANSWERS-Agonist
What type of drug prevent endogenous or exogenous agonist chemicals from reaching
cell receptor sites - ANSWERS-Antagonist
What is known as the ability of a medication to bind with a particular receptor site -
ANSWERS-Affinity
What is known as the ability for a medication to initiate or alter cell activity in a
therapeutic manner - ANSWERS-Efficacy
What medication temporarily binds with cellular receptor sites, displacing agonist
chemicals. - ANSWERS-Competitive antagonists
What kind of medications permanently bind with receptor sites. - ANSWERS-
Noncompetitive antagonist
What may be designed to target specific substances present in the cell walls of a
particular bacterium or fungus - ANSWERS-Antimicrobials
What kind of medication creates and osmotic change in the body that alters fluid
distribution and electrolytes. - ANSWERS-Diuretics
What kind of medication reactions involve abnormal susceptibility to a medication -
ANSWERS-Idiosyncratic
