Intro to Pharm

Question 1

The desired therapeutic effect of the drug. Goal to prevent, reduce, control and cure.

Answer 1

Pharmacotherapeutics

Question 2

The changes that occur to the drug while it is inside the body ADME. The movement of the drug in the body.

Answer 2

Pharmacokinetics

Question 3

The effects of the drug on the body

Answer 3

Pharmacodynamics

Question 4

The conditions under which the drug should not be sued or must be used carefully with monitoring

Answer 4

Contraindications and precautions

Question 5

The unintended and usually undesired effects that may occur with the use of the drug

Answer 5

Adverse effects

Question 6

The effects that may occur when the drug is given along with another drug, food, or substance

Answer 6

Drug interactions

Question 7

Identifies drugs atomic and m molecular structure

Answer 7

Chemical Name

Question 8

Assigned by the m manufacturer that first develops the drug

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Generic name

Question 9

Name by which the drug is identified in official publications United States pharmacopeia and national formulary

Answer 9

official name (monograph)

Question 10

Brand name copyrighted by the company that sells the drug

Answer 10

trade name

Question 11

Refers tot he mechanism of action, physiologic effect, and chemical structure of the drug

Answer 11

Pharmaceutical class

Question 12

Refers to the clinical indication for the drug or therapeutic action

Answer 12

Therapeutic class

Question 13

The government subsidizes the drug companies to develop drugs for rare diseases

Answer 13

Orphan drugs

Question 14

Drugs pushed through the quick FDA approval for dying patients

Answer 14

Compassionate use

Question 15

VIA oral, NG, G, tablets, enteric coated, sustained release, sublingual, buccal, troches, capsules, syrups, elixirs, emulsions, suspensions.

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Enteral Route

Question 16

Injections, SUB Q, IM, and IV

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Parenteral Route

Question 17

Balms, creams, gels, oils, lotions, patches, ointments and other products that you apply to your skin.

Answer 17

Topical Route

Question 18

The movement of the drug from the site of administration into the bloodstream.

Answer 18

Absorption

Question 19

The movement of the drug into the cells.

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Distribution

Question 20

The conversion of the drug into another substance or substances

Answer 20

Metabolism

Question 21

The removal of the drug

Answer 21

Excretion

Question 22

Higher does needed to obtain therapeutic effect due to increased metabolism, cell receptor sites not responding.

Answer 22

Tolerance

Question 23

Psychological or physiological dependence, biochemical changes in the body leads to withdrawal. Emotional reliance for sense of well-being.

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Addiction/dependence

Question 24

The rate of disappearance of drug molecules form circulation

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Clearance

Question 25

Time required to remove 50% of the drug from the body

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Half life

Question 26

Constant therapeutic level

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steady state

Question 27

Concentration of drug in the blood serum that produces the desired effect without causing toxicity

Answer 27

Therapeutic range

Question 28

The point when the drug is at its lowest concentration, indicating the rate of elimination

Answer 28

trough level

Question 29

Totally opposite to what is expected to happen (wild response to a sedative)

Answer 29

Paradoxical Idiosyncratic

Question 30

When two or more like drugs are combined the result is greater than effect than either one alone

Answer 30

Additiive effect

Question 31

Two or more unlike drugs are given to produce a combined effect.

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Synergistic effect

Question 32

2 drugs of different classification combined. One drug makes the other drug work better.

Answer 32

Potentiated