Drug Definitions Quiz
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What is the definition of a drug?

  • A substance that interacts with the body to exert effects (correct)
  • A chemical used for prophylactic purposes only
  • A medication that treats diseases in plants
  • A chemical used solely for diagnosis
  • Which term refers to the study of what the body does to drugs?

  • Mechanism of Action
  • Pharmacokinetics (correct)
  • Dosage
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • What do we call the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs?

  • Mechanism of Action analysis
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Dosage study
  • Pharmacodynamics (correct)
  • What defines the therapeutic effects of a drug?

    <p>The desired results of medication administration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is used to describe the effects that are harmful and undesired alongside the therapeutic effects of a drug?

    <p>Side Effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the quantity of drug needed to diagnose, prevent, or treat a disease?

    <p>Dosage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Pharmacokinetics is the study of what the body does to drugs.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The mechanism of action of a drug refers to how the drug exerts its therapeutic effects.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Dosage refers to the quantity of drug needed to diagnose a disease.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Pharmacodynamics studies the effects that drugs have on the body.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Side effects are always beneficial and desired alongside the therapeutic effects of a drug.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Drug is a substance that interacts with inanimate objects to exert its effects.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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