Chapter 1. Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation

1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a

computed tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit

administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health

Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine

to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of

pharmacology best describes the actions of all three nu...