Module 3 | Pharmacology

Question 1

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, a type of antihypertensive (blood pressure lowering) medication

Answer 1

ACE inhibitor

Question 2

A hypersensitivity response to a medication, food, or other substance, ranging in intensity from mild itching to severe rash to anaphylaxis

Answer 2

Allergic reaction

Question 3

A small, sealed, single-use glass or plastic container containing sterile parenteral medications or solutions

Answer 3

Ampule

Question 4

A medication that kills bacteria and thus treats bacterial infections

Answer 4

Antibiotic

Question 5

A medication that helps delay blood clotting. This medication differs from an anticoagulant because it affects arterial as well as venous blood

Answer 5

Antiplatelet

Question 6

A medication that, by interfering with specific receptor sites in the heart, can help lower heart rate and blood pressure and treat many other cardiovascular disorders

Answer 6

Beta blocker

Question 7

Assigned by the medication’s manufacturer, identifies the medication as the property of the company, begins with a capital letter

Answer 7

Brand/trade name

Question 8

Narrowing or constriction of the airways that interferes with breathing

Answer 8

Bronchospasm

Question 9

A medication that prevents the entry of calcium ions into the cells of the body, which can lower blood pressure and treat cardiac pain and dysfunction

Answer 9

Calcium channel blocker

Question 10

A combination of atoms of an element; pharmacologically, it refers to a mixture of medications or a medication with a specific base or blend that a compounding pharmacist prepares from a prescription rather than a medication a
pharmaceutical company manufactures

Answer 10

Compound

Question 11

Caused by repeated use of a drug and will result in withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued

Answer 11

Dependence

Question 12

A fragrant, sweet, often alcoholic liquid that has a medication in it

Answer 12

Elixir

Question 13

A mixture of water and oil that improves the taste of something distasteful, such as fish oil

Answer 13

Emulsion

Question 14

Containing an outer shell that prevents an oral tablet from dissolving until it reaches the intestine, often to prevent stomach irritation

Answer 14

Enteric-coated

Question 15

A concentrated combination of vegetable products and alcohol

Answer 15

Extract

Question 16

A noncommercial name for a medication, usually less complex than the medication’s chemical name and often more complex than a brand or trade name

Answer 16

Generic name

Question 17

One of several hormones that have many functions, both naturally in the body and as a mediation, including suppression of inflammation.

Answer 17

Glucocorticoid

Question 18

Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep

Answer 18

Insomnia

Question 19

A specific type of medication that treats asthma by relaxing tight or constricted airways and inflammation in the airways

Answer 19

Leukotriene inhibitor

Question 20

A liquid or semiliquid preparation containing oil, alcohol, or water for application to the skin, often as a counterirritant

Answer 20

Liniment

Question 21

A medication-delivery device that disperses the medication as an aerosol spray, mist or powder into the airways via inhalation

Answer 21

Metered-dose inhaler

Question 22

The moist inner lining of various tubular structures, including the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines

Answer 22

Mucous membrane

Question 23

A device for creating and delivering an aerosol spray for inhalation

Answer 23

Nebulizer

Question 24

No longer available for purchase or use

Answer 24

Off the market

Question 25

Available for purchase without a prescription

Answer 25

Over-the-counter

Question 26

A mineral that controls fluid volume, muscle and cardiac activity and other bodily functions

Answer 26

Potassium

Question 27

A specific type of medication that reduces stomach acid

Answer 27

Proton-pump inhibitor

Question 28

Referring to a serious mental illness, often with hearing or seeing things that do not exist

Answer 28

Psychotic

Question 29

A calm or sleepy state that results from taking a medication

Answer 29

Sedation

Question 30

A small, solid, cylinder-shaped medication for insertion into the rectum or vagina; solid at room temperature, dissolves at body temperature.

Answer 30

Suppository

Question 31

A liquid preparation consisting of solid particles dispersed throughout a liquid in which they are not soluble

Answer 31

Suspension

Question 32

A concentrated solution of sugar in water with a flavoring, sometimes with a medication in it

Answer 32

Syrup

Question 33

The amount of a medication the body must have available to produce the desirable effects for which the provider prescribed it

Answer 33

Therapeutic range

Question 34

A medicinal preparation in an alcohol base, sometimes for oral and sometimes for topical use

Answer 34

Tincture

Question 35

An adverse medication reaction resulting from excessive dosing

Answer 35

Toxicity