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What is the main purpose of a drug recognized by an official pharmacopoeia or formulary?
What is the main purpose of a drug recognized by an official pharmacopoeia or formulary?
- Diagnosis
- Cure
- Prevention of disease
- All of the above (correct)
What is the definition of pharmacologic agents used during advanced procedures?
What is the definition of pharmacologic agents used during advanced procedures?
- Substances that have no defined purpose
- Substances intended for use in diagnosis only
- Substances that have no physiological effects
- Substances that affect the structure of the body (correct)
Which term best describes activities that affect organs and systemic functions without regard to a particular disease?
Which term best describes activities that affect organs and systemic functions without regard to a particular disease?
- Palliative effects
- Physiological effects (correct)
- Diagnostic effects
- Curative effects
What is the natural sleep-wake pattern or cycle of physical, mental, and behavior changes that the body goes through in a 24-hour cycle called?
What is the natural sleep-wake pattern or cycle of physical, mental, and behavior changes that the body goes through in a 24-hour cycle called?
According to the text, what does a drug do when introduced to the body?
According to the text, what does a drug do when introduced to the body?
Which of the following is NOT an intended use of drugs recognized by an official pharmacopoeia or formulary?
Which of the following is NOT an intended use of drugs recognized by an official pharmacopoeia or formulary?
What is the term used to describe the amount of a drug that becomes available for activity in the targeted tissue?
What is the term used to describe the amount of a drug that becomes available for activity in the targeted tissue?
Which type of drug nomenclature is specific to a company brand?
Which type of drug nomenclature is specific to a company brand?
What does ethanol (alcohol) have less effect on for fully rested subjects than for people with sleep deficits?
What does ethanol (alcohol) have less effect on for fully rested subjects than for people with sleep deficits?
In which dosage form does dissolution begin from the stomach?
In which dosage form does dissolution begin from the stomach?
What is the term for the strength or power of the drug required to achieve the desired effect?
What is the term for the strength or power of the drug required to achieve the desired effect?
Which type of drugs elicit variable effects with varying doses, benefitting at one dose and causing harm at another?
Which type of drugs elicit variable effects with varying doses, benefitting at one dose and causing harm at another?
Which classification of drugs is legally authorized by health practitioners?
Which classification of drugs is legally authorized by health practitioners?
What is the type of preparation where one or more drugs are dissolved in a liquid carrier and absorbed rapidly?
What is the type of preparation where one or more drugs are dissolved in a liquid carrier and absorbed rapidly?
What is the term used to identify with the chemical structure of a drug, such as '7 chloro-1,3dihydro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1, 4benzodiazepine-2-one'?
What is the term used to identify with the chemical structure of a drug, such as '7 chloro-1,3dihydro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1, 4benzodiazepine-2-one'?
In which dosage form is the drug contained in a gelatin shell and dissolves in the stomach?
In which dosage form is the drug contained in a gelatin shell and dissolves in the stomach?
'Legality' is a classification of drugs based on what characteristic?
'Legality' is a classification of drugs based on what characteristic?
'Suppository' dosage form is primarily shaped for insertion into which body orifice?
'Suppository' dosage form is primarily shaped for insertion into which body orifice?
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