Medications and Drugs Quiz
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What is the purpose of a medication?

  • Only diagnosis and cure
  • Prevention of disease only
  • Treatment of symptoms only
  • Diagnosis, cure, treatment, relief of symptoms, or disease prevention (correct)

    • What connotation does the term 'drug' have?

  • It only refers to illicitly obtained substances
  • It only refers to prescription drugs
  • It includes over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs
  • It includes illicitly obtained substances and prescription drugs (correct)

    • What does a prescription provide?

  • No specific direction, just a recommendation
  • Written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug (correct)
  • Written direction for the purchase of illicit substances
  • Written direction for the purchase of over-the-counter medications

    • What is the term for the harmful effects of a drug on an organism or tissue?

    <p>Drug toxicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary effect intended when a drug is prescribed?

    <p>Therapeutic effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the effect of drugs on living organisms called?

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

    What is the term for an immunologic reaction to a drug?

    <p>Drug allergy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'prescription' refer to in the context of medication?

    <p>The written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug</p> Signup and view all the answers

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