NURS 221 PHARMACOLOGY | 615 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS | ALREADY SCORED A+ | NEW
UPDATE 2025
What is pharmacology? - ANSWER The study or science of drugs
What are legend drugs? - ANSWER prescription drugs
What is clinical pharmacology? - ANSWER Applying principles and concepts of
pharmacology to properly evaluate and manage drug therapy for patients in the
clinical setting
What is pharmacokinetics? - ANSWER Study of what happens to a drug from
the time it is put into the body until the parent drug and all metabolites have left
the body - How medicine moves through the body
What the body does to the drug as go through system (based on GI
process/function)
What is pharmacodynamics? - ANSWER what the drug does to the body
What questions do you ask in clinical pharmacology? - ANSWER For what
reason, for what condition, how much (dose), how often, and what route
,What are drugs? - ANSWER chemicals that are introduced into the body to
cause some sort of change and affect the physiology of a living organism
What are some sources of ingredients for drugs? - ANSWER plants, animals,
genetic engineering (synthetic), and inorganic compounds (salts)
What are the 3 different kinds of names every drug has? - ANSWER Chemical
structure name, trade/brand name (proprietary), and generic name (non
proprietary)
What is a trade/brand name and the other name for it? - ANSWER
(proprietary) Name given by the manufacturer of the drug
How long do drug manufacturers have the exclusive right of a drug? - ANSWER
They have the exclusive right, or patent for around the first 15 years. This name is
trademarked
What is the generic name of a drug (and the other name)? - ANSWER (non-
proprietary) When the patent of the original drug manufacturer has expired and
other companies can now make the drug from the same formula
Why is it important to know the brand name and generic name? - ANSWER
Because doctors could write down any, and patients need to be educated to
prevent them from doubling the dose
what does DAW mean? - ANSWER dispense as written, provider wants brand
specifically (has to be brand not generic)
,What are prescription drugs? - ANSWER -Drugs made legally available to
consumers with written prescription
-FDA drug development approval required
What are characteristics of Over the Counter (OTC) Drugs? - ANSWER - No
prescription needed
- Used for short term symptoms treatment
- Used for common minor ailment treatment
- FDA determines safety and effectiveness criteria
What are some of the criteria for OTC drugs by the FDA? - ANSWER - Practical
use: be able to take by themselves, kids won't get sick
- Indicate what symptoms should be cured
- Safety use - make sure don't overdose
What are the advantages of OTC drugs? - ANSWER - Convenient
- Effective self-treatment of minor illness (don't need to go to the doctor)
- Possible cost savings (cheaper than prescription)
What are the disadvantages (safety issues) of OTC drugs? - ANSWER - May
delay treatment for serious illness (delay discovery of ex. tumor)
- Potential misuse/ abuse (because don't know how to use)
- Limited insurance coverage (older adults cannot afford)
- Potential interaction, adverse event, toxicity (can interact with prescription,
make prescription not work well)
, What should the over the counter drug label information include? - ANSWER
Drug information, active ingredients, use, warning (before, during, pregnancy,
child), overdose, directions, other information/storage, and inactive ingredients
(can be allergic)
What are OTC good manufacturing practices? - ANSWER Requirements to
make drugs: data, product identity, composition, quality, purity: microbes, metal,
pesticides, and strength of active ingredient
Therapeutic - ANSWER treatment
Prophylactic - ANSWER prevention
proactive - ANSWER maintain health/wellness
What are the uses of herbal/dietary supplements? - ANSWER therapeutic,
prophylactic, and proactive
Where do many herbal/dietary supplements come from? - ANSWER
herbs/plants
What is a herb? - ANSWER Plant source of ingredient used to maintain health
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS | ALREADY SCORED A+ | NEW
UPDATE 2025
What is pharmacology? - ANSWER The study or science of drugs
What are legend drugs? - ANSWER prescription drugs
What is clinical pharmacology? - ANSWER Applying principles and concepts of
pharmacology to properly evaluate and manage drug therapy for patients in the
clinical setting
What is pharmacokinetics? - ANSWER Study of what happens to a drug from
the time it is put into the body until the parent drug and all metabolites have left
the body - How medicine moves through the body
What the body does to the drug as go through system (based on GI
process/function)
What is pharmacodynamics? - ANSWER what the drug does to the body
What questions do you ask in clinical pharmacology? - ANSWER For what
reason, for what condition, how much (dose), how often, and what route
,What are drugs? - ANSWER chemicals that are introduced into the body to
cause some sort of change and affect the physiology of a living organism
What are some sources of ingredients for drugs? - ANSWER plants, animals,
genetic engineering (synthetic), and inorganic compounds (salts)
What are the 3 different kinds of names every drug has? - ANSWER Chemical
structure name, trade/brand name (proprietary), and generic name (non
proprietary)
What is a trade/brand name and the other name for it? - ANSWER
(proprietary) Name given by the manufacturer of the drug
How long do drug manufacturers have the exclusive right of a drug? - ANSWER
They have the exclusive right, or patent for around the first 15 years. This name is
trademarked
What is the generic name of a drug (and the other name)? - ANSWER (non-
proprietary) When the patent of the original drug manufacturer has expired and
other companies can now make the drug from the same formula
Why is it important to know the brand name and generic name? - ANSWER
Because doctors could write down any, and patients need to be educated to
prevent them from doubling the dose
what does DAW mean? - ANSWER dispense as written, provider wants brand
specifically (has to be brand not generic)
,What are prescription drugs? - ANSWER -Drugs made legally available to
consumers with written prescription
-FDA drug development approval required
What are characteristics of Over the Counter (OTC) Drugs? - ANSWER - No
prescription needed
- Used for short term symptoms treatment
- Used for common minor ailment treatment
- FDA determines safety and effectiveness criteria
What are some of the criteria for OTC drugs by the FDA? - ANSWER - Practical
use: be able to take by themselves, kids won't get sick
- Indicate what symptoms should be cured
- Safety use - make sure don't overdose
What are the advantages of OTC drugs? - ANSWER - Convenient
- Effective self-treatment of minor illness (don't need to go to the doctor)
- Possible cost savings (cheaper than prescription)
What are the disadvantages (safety issues) of OTC drugs? - ANSWER - May
delay treatment for serious illness (delay discovery of ex. tumor)
- Potential misuse/ abuse (because don't know how to use)
- Limited insurance coverage (older adults cannot afford)
- Potential interaction, adverse event, toxicity (can interact with prescription,
make prescription not work well)
, What should the over the counter drug label information include? - ANSWER
Drug information, active ingredients, use, warning (before, during, pregnancy,
child), overdose, directions, other information/storage, and inactive ingredients
(can be allergic)
What are OTC good manufacturing practices? - ANSWER Requirements to
make drugs: data, product identity, composition, quality, purity: microbes, metal,
pesticides, and strength of active ingredient
Therapeutic - ANSWER treatment
Prophylactic - ANSWER prevention
proactive - ANSWER maintain health/wellness
What are the uses of herbal/dietary supplements? - ANSWER therapeutic,
prophylactic, and proactive
Where do many herbal/dietary supplements come from? - ANSWER
herbs/plants
What is a herb? - ANSWER Plant source of ingredient used to maintain health
