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PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 7 (2026)
CAREFULLY STRUCTURED COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.WELL ANALYSED
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS A+ GRADED 100%
CORRECT!!
The study of how chemicals and biological systems interact ANSWER >>
Pharmacology
Where all is Pharmacology included? ANSWER >> Toxicology, Food sciences,
agriculture, and medicine
What are the three main sources of drugs today? ANSWER >> Natural Sources
Chemical Synthesis
Biotechnology
From the roots of belladonna plant ANSWER >> Atropine
,From the leavew of the purple foxglove ANSWER >> Digitalis
From the seeds of the opium poppy ANSWER >> Morphine
What category drug is Atropine ANSWER >> Anticholinergic
What category drug is Cocaine ANSWER >> Local Anesthetic
What category drug is Digoxin ANSWER >> Cardiac Agent
What category drug is Ephedrine ANSWER >> Sympathomimetic
What category drug is Morphine ANSWER >> Analgesic
What category drug is Papaverine ANSWER >> Smooth Muscle Relaxant
What category drug is Pilocarpine ANSWER >> Paraymphathomimetic
What Plant produces Atropine ANSWER >> Atropa Belladonna
What Plant produces Cocaine ANSWER >> Erythroxylum Coca
What Plant produces Digoxin ANSWER >> Digitalis Purpurea
What Plant produces Ephedrine ANSWER >> Ephedra Sinica
What Plant produces Morphine ANSWER >> Papaver Somniferum
What Plant produces Papaverine ANSWER >> Papaver Somniferum
, What plant produces Pilocarpine ANSWER >> Pilocarpus Jaborandi
What drug is used to treat Breast Cancer? ANSWER >> Paclitaxel (Taxol)
What is Paclitaxel (Taxol) derived from? ANSWER >> Taxus baccata
What do animals provide to drugs? ANSWER >> Hormones
Drugs derived from Hogs/Pigs ANSWER >> Porcine
Drugs derived from cattle ANSWER >> Bovine
Minerals contained in some drugs ANSWER >> Calcium
Magnesium
Silver Salts
Two antacids that contain Calcium and Magnesium Hydroxides. ANSWER >> Tums
and Mylanta
Antimicrobial agent used in dressings for burn patients that contain silver salts
ANSWER >> Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
Drugs that are synthesized from laboratory chemicals ANSWER >> Synthetic Drug
Drugs that start with a natural substance that is extracted, purified, and altered by
chemical processes ANSWER >> Semisynthetic Drugs
What is an example of a Synthetic Drug. ANSWER >> Meperidine (Demerol)
PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 7 (2026)
CAREFULLY STRUCTURED COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.WELL ANALYSED
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS A+ GRADED 100%
CORRECT!!
The study of how chemicals and biological systems interact ANSWER >>
Pharmacology
Where all is Pharmacology included? ANSWER >> Toxicology, Food sciences,
agriculture, and medicine
What are the three main sources of drugs today? ANSWER >> Natural Sources
Chemical Synthesis
Biotechnology
From the roots of belladonna plant ANSWER >> Atropine
,From the leavew of the purple foxglove ANSWER >> Digitalis
From the seeds of the opium poppy ANSWER >> Morphine
What category drug is Atropine ANSWER >> Anticholinergic
What category drug is Cocaine ANSWER >> Local Anesthetic
What category drug is Digoxin ANSWER >> Cardiac Agent
What category drug is Ephedrine ANSWER >> Sympathomimetic
What category drug is Morphine ANSWER >> Analgesic
What category drug is Papaverine ANSWER >> Smooth Muscle Relaxant
What category drug is Pilocarpine ANSWER >> Paraymphathomimetic
What Plant produces Atropine ANSWER >> Atropa Belladonna
What Plant produces Cocaine ANSWER >> Erythroxylum Coca
What Plant produces Digoxin ANSWER >> Digitalis Purpurea
What Plant produces Ephedrine ANSWER >> Ephedra Sinica
What Plant produces Morphine ANSWER >> Papaver Somniferum
What Plant produces Papaverine ANSWER >> Papaver Somniferum
, What plant produces Pilocarpine ANSWER >> Pilocarpus Jaborandi
What drug is used to treat Breast Cancer? ANSWER >> Paclitaxel (Taxol)
What is Paclitaxel (Taxol) derived from? ANSWER >> Taxus baccata
What do animals provide to drugs? ANSWER >> Hormones
Drugs derived from Hogs/Pigs ANSWER >> Porcine
Drugs derived from cattle ANSWER >> Bovine
Minerals contained in some drugs ANSWER >> Calcium
Magnesium
Silver Salts
Two antacids that contain Calcium and Magnesium Hydroxides. ANSWER >> Tums
and Mylanta
Antimicrobial agent used in dressings for burn patients that contain silver salts
ANSWER >> Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
Drugs that are synthesized from laboratory chemicals ANSWER >> Synthetic Drug
Drugs that start with a natural substance that is extracted, purified, and altered by
chemical processes ANSWER >> Semisynthetic Drugs
What is an example of a Synthetic Drug. ANSWER >> Meperidine (Demerol)
