Pharmacology and Drug Classification Quiz

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What defines a pharmacologic class of drugs?

Price of the drug

Color of the drug

Common side effects

Mechanism of Action, Physiologic Effect, and Chemical Structure (correct)

What does a prototype drug represent?

A rare type of drug

A drug with no side effects

A specific class of medications with similar chemical structures and mechanisms of action (correct)

An experimental drug

How does the generic name differ from the chemical name of a drug?

Chemical name is used in official drug compendiums, while generic name describes the drug's color.

Generic name is shorter and simpler than the chemical name. (correct)

Generic name describes the molecular structure, while chemical name describes the commercial use.

Chemical name indicates the drug's trademark, while generic name describes its side effects.

Which attribute does NOT contribute to defining a pharmacologic class?

Trade Name Signup and view all the answers

What role does the trade name play in the pharmaceutical industry?

Restricting the commercial use to the owner of the patent Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of pharmacotherapeutics?

The treatment of pathologic conditions through drugs Signup and view all the answers

How do over-the-counter drugs differ from prescription drugs?

OTC drugs are legally available without a prescription, while prescription drugs require a doctor's prescription. Signup and view all the answers

From a therapeutic classification perspective, how are drugs categorized?

By the pathology they are used to treat Signup and view all the answers

What defines a drug according to the provided text?

Any chemical that affects the physiological processes of a living organism Signup and view all the answers

Why do health care consumers consider OTC drugs to be low risk?

Because they can be purchased without a prescription and are used for common ailments Signup and view all the answers

Pharmacology and Drug Classification Quiz

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What defines a pharmacologic class of drugs?

What does a prototype drug represent?

How does the generic name differ from the chemical name of a drug?

Which attribute does NOT contribute to defining a pharmacologic class?

What role does the trade name play in the pharmaceutical industry?

What is the main focus of pharmacotherapeutics?

How do over-the-counter drugs differ from prescription drugs?

From a therapeutic classification perspective, how are drugs categorized?

What defines a drug according to the provided text?

Why do health care consumers consider OTC drugs to be low risk?

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