Pharmacology: Drug Logos and Core Concepts

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What is the study of how the body handles a drug or medication once introduced to the body?

  • Pharmacokinetics (correct)
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacognosy
  • Pharmacodynamics

Which term refers to what the medication does to the body once it reaches the site of action?

  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacognosy
  • Pharmacodynamics (correct)

What are the core aspects of Pharmacokinetics?

  • ABCD - Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability
  • ADME - Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion (correct)
  • ACD - Administration, Circulation, Digestion
  • ABO - Antigen, Blood type, Organ

Which type of substance includes living parts of plants and microorganisms?

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

What term is used for the expected clinical manifestation after giving a therapeutic dose of a medication?

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

What is the study of toxic/adverse effect or poison called?

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

Which aspect of pharmacokinetics involves the movement of medication out of the body?

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

What is the function of the lactating and mammary glands in relation to drugs?

<p>Excrete largest drugs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mechanism of action for medications that follows the lock and key principle called?

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

What does NSAIDS stand for?

<p>Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of pharmacokinetics involves the chemical alteration of a drug inside the body?

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

Which type of antibiotic is Amoxicillin, which is known for destroying a wide range of species of microbes?

<p>Broad Spectrum Antibiotic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the expected clinical manifestation after giving a therapeutic dose of a medication?

<p>Desired Pharmacologic Effect (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of crude effects of natural medications known as?

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

Which substance category includes non-living parts of plants and microorganisms?

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

What is the term for the study of how the body handles a drug or medication once introduced to the body?

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

Which aspect of drug distribution involves the inactive (-) site of action and allows drugs to remain in the blood?

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What is the function of the lactating and mammary glands in relation to drugs?

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Which type of substance includes living parts of plants and microorganisms?

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What is the term for the expected clinical manifestation other than desired effects after a therapeutic dose of a medication?

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