Pharmacology: Classification of Drugs by Pharmacological Effect

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What is the primary advantage of grouping drugs by their pharmacological effect?

To identify the chemical structure of a drug

To know the full scope of drugs available for a certain disease or ailment (correct)

To understand the mechanism of action of a particular drug

To determine the side effects of a drug

What is a disadvantage of grouping drugs by their pharmacological effect?

The drugs are too diverse to be grouped together

The mechanism of action is unclear

It is difficult to determine the chemical structure of the drugs

It is impossible to compare different drugs with similar effects (correct)

What is an example of a drug grouped by its pharmacological effect?

Cephalosporin

Analgesic (correct)

Steroid

Penicillin

What is the primary focus of grouping drugs by their pharmacological effect?

Biological effect (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why might grouping drugs by their pharmacological effect be limited?

Because it includes a large and diverse group of drugs (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of knowing the full scope of drugs available for a certain disease or ailment?

It provides a range of options for treating the condition (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of classifying drugs according to the target system they affect?

It identifies a system with which the drugs interact (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a disadvantage of classifying drugs according to the target system they affect?

There are still several different targets with which drugs could interact (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of pharmacology?

Understanding how chemical agents affect biological systems (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which classification of drugs is based on the molecular target with which they interact?

Target molecule or site of action (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a target molecule or site of action?

Acetylcholinesterase (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the inheritance of characteristic patterns of interaction between drugs and organisms?

Pharmacogenomics (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of pharmacy?

To prepare and dispense drugs (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why do research groups label compounds with a code consisting of letters and numbers?

Because it is impractical to name all the synthesized chemicals (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the expected relationship between drugs that are classified according to their target molecule or site of action?

They have similar mechanisms of action and similar structures (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the pharmaceutical science that deals with the identification of natural substances and extraction of their medicinally active components?

Pharmacognosy (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of pharmacogenomics?

Studying the interaction between drugs and genes (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the 'art of preparing and dispensing drugs'?

Pharmacy (B) Signup and view all the answers