Nursing Pharmacology

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Which branch of medicine is concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs?

  • Toxicology
  • Posology
  • Pharmacology (correct)
  • Metrology

What is the definition of drugs according to the FDA?

  • Any substance taken into the body for the purpose of prevention, relief or cure of the disease.
  • Medical material or substance.
  • Any substance used to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat or prevent a condition or disease. (correct)
  • Any substance used in the treatment of diseases or for healing.

What is the definition of Materia Medica?

  • Any substance used in the treatment of diseases or for healing.
  • The science of nature and effects of poisons, their detection, and treatment.
  • The branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
  • English form: Medical material or substance. (correct)

What does Posology refer to?

<p>The dosage of drugs. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Toxicology refer to?

<p>The science of nature and effects of poisons, their detection, and treatment. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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