PORTAGE LEARNING NURS 251 PHARMACOLOGY MODULE EXAMS

PORTAGE LEARNING NURS 251 PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 1-5 2023/2024 EXAMS UPDATED PORTAGE LEARNING NURS 251 PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 1 2023/2024 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS trade name - -answer-brand name, marketed under a patented propietary name (EX. Prinival; Zestril) drug class - -answer-a group of drugs that all work by the same mechanism of action (EX. ace-inhibitors) active ingrediant - -answer-the drug itself inactive ingrediant - -answer-helps facilitate the administration and absorption of the drug aqueous preperation - -answer-liquid medication. EX. cough medicine. taken by mouth tablet - -answer-the drug itself is made into a powder and pressed into this form. most common. troche/lozenge - -answer-flattened tablets that dissolve in the mouth and absorb into the tissue in the mouth capsule - -answer-gelatin container with either the powder or liquid drug inside delayed-release - -answer-either a tablet or capsule; treated with a coating that will allow the drug to work overtime (usually 24 hours) antagonist - -answer-drug binds to the receptor; there is NO response AND it prevents other agonists from binding competitive antagonist - -answer-drug competes with agonist and if it binds there is no response noncompetitive antagonist - -answer-drug combines with different parts of the receptor and inactivates it; agonist then has no effect enzymes - -answer-drugs can interact with these by inhibiting or enhancing their action nonselective interactions - -answer-describes drugs that don't target a specific receptor or enzyme but rather target cell membranes and various cell processes pharmacology - -answer-the study or science of drugs drug - -answer-any chemical that affects the physiologic process of a living organism theraputic effect - -answer-the desired effect of a drug