Introduction to Pharmacology and Drugs

<p>Proprietary name (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Paracetamol (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of the effects of drugs on living systems. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical name (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Registered Medical Practitioner (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pharmacokinetics focuses on how drugs move through the body, while pharmacodynamics focuses on the drug's effects on the body. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weather (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To regulate the production and distribution of drugs based on their potential for abuse. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pharmacogenetics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atropine (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Protected by patent. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Morphine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Schedule IV drugs have a lower potential for abuse and addiction. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their potential for dependence is higher than Schedule IV drugs. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The drug is a Schedule IV controlled substance. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It documents the use of moldy bread to treat abrasions, predating the discovery of penicillin. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They advanced the understanding of human anatomy and physiology. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A plant derivative (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thyroid supplement (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Utilizing herbs and minerals alongside acupuncture, massage, and exercise (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Selenium (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure drug effectiveness by requiring animal testing and <code>FDA</code> approval. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Requirement for animal testing for drug effectiveness. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ease of addiction to cocaine and its potential to become a public health crisis. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enacting laws to ensure safety and effectiveness of drugs. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The science of drugs and their effects on living systems.

A nonfood chemical substance affecting the mind or body, used for treatment or diagnosis.

Safe drugs sold over the counter without a prescription.

Drugs used under medical supervision, requiring a prescription from a registered practitioner.

The name describing a drug's chemical constitution.

The brand name assigned to a drug by its manufacturer for marketing purposes.

Classifications of drugs based on prescription requirements and safety.

Drugs regulated by laws due to their potential for abuse, classified into schedules.

Drugs that originate from minerals like calcium and iron used as supplements.

An 1885 product that contained cocaine, advertised for pain relief but addictive.

A 1906 law that set standards for medication quality and labeling.

The requirement for pharmaceuticals to test drugs on animals before public release.

1952 regulations requiring prescriptions for certain drugs and creating OTC categories.

Name assigned by a scientific body to a drug after its usefulness is established.

Study of how a drug moves through the body during absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.

Study of what a drug does to the body and how it produces effects based on time and dosage.

Study of how genetic makeup affects individual responses to drugs.

Drugs can come from animals, plants, minerals, microbiological sources, or be synthetic.

Controlled substances categorized by their potential for abuse as per the CSA.

Drugs with extremely high abuse potential, no accepted medical use, not available even with prescription.

Drugs with high abuse potential, accepted medical uses, require an official prescription.

Drugs with less potential for abuse than Schedule III, accepted medical uses, and limited dependence.

Drugs with limited potential for abuse and currently accepted medical uses.

A 'C' with a Roman numeral indicates the drug's control schedule, not its route of administration.

Used various substances for treatment, including frogs' bile and moldy bread, which had therapeutic effects.

An ancient Egyptian scroll containing 800 herbal formulations and prescriptions from 1500 B.C.

Drugs like digoxin are made from plants, such as the foxglove, used to treat heart conditions.

Drugs like thyroid supplements are made from desiccated animal tissues to treat hypothyroidism.

Ancient cultures advanced medicine through an understanding of anatomy and physiology, influencing drug effects.