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HCB 102 A Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Chemical Name
Ans: Chemical and molecular structure.
Meaningful to chemist but rarely used because of its complexity.
Contraindication
Ans: Any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure
inadvisable.
Drug
Ans: Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in prevention,
diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease.
Generic Name
Ans: Often derived from the chemical name.
All medication has only one generic name regardless of the manufacturer.
The generic name is the common name of the medication.
Hypersensitivity (allergy)
Ans: Abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an exaggerated
response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agents.
Indication
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Ans: The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic test.
Maximum dose
Ans: The largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching the
toxic effect.
MTF
Ans: Military Treatment Facility
Opiate
Ans: A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any several
semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity.
Opioid
Ans: Pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have opium-like effects
similar to morphine although they are not derived from opium.
Note #1
Ans: Opiate contains opium
Note #2
Ans: Opioid does not contain opium
Patency
Ans: The state of being freely open or exposed.
Pharmacology
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Ans: The science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance, chemistry,
actions, and uses.
Pharmacy
Ans: The brunch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and
proper use of medications.
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
Ans: A comprehensive book listing of drug products for medical professionals
Therapeutics
Ans: The science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain, treat
or cure diseases and infections, or prolong life.
Toxicology
Ans: Study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the
conditions produced by them.
Trade/Brand name
Ans: Proprietary name given by manufacturer.
Usual/Therapeutic dose
Ans: Is referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose, or average dose. It is
the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic effect.
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HCB 102 A Pharmacology and Toxicology
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Chemical Name
Ans: Chemical and molecular structure.
Meaningful to chemist but rarely used because of its complexity.
Contraindication
Ans: Any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure
inadvisable.
Drug
Ans: Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in prevention,
diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease.
Generic Name
Ans: Often derived from the chemical name.
All medication has only one generic name regardless of the manufacturer.
The generic name is the common name of the medication.
Hypersensitivity (allergy)
Ans: Abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an exaggerated
response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agents.
Indication
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Ans: The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic test.
Maximum dose
Ans: The largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching the
toxic effect.
MTF
Ans: Military Treatment Facility
Opiate
Ans: A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any several
semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity.
Opioid
Ans: Pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have opium-like effects
similar to morphine although they are not derived from opium.
Note #1
Ans: Opiate contains opium
Note #2
Ans: Opioid does not contain opium
Patency
Ans: The state of being freely open or exposed.
Pharmacology
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Ans: The science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance, chemistry,
actions, and uses.
Pharmacy
Ans: The brunch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and
proper use of medications.
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
Ans: A comprehensive book listing of drug products for medical professionals
Therapeutics
Ans: The science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain, treat
or cure diseases and infections, or prolong life.
Toxicology
Ans: Study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the
conditions produced by them.
Trade/Brand name
Ans: Proprietary name given by manufacturer.
Usual/Therapeutic dose
Ans: Is referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose, or average dose. It is
the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic effect.
Information sources
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