Nature & Sources of Drugs

Question 1

study of biological effects of drugs

Answer 1

Pharmacology

Question 2

study of drugs and their origin, nature properties and effects on living organisms

Answer 2

Pharmacology

Question 3

Branch of pharmacology that uses drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease

Answer 3

Clinical Pharmacology

Question 4

a chemical substance of known structure, other than a nutrient of an essential dietary ingredient which when administered to a living organism produces a biological effect.

Answer 4

Drug

Question 5

True or false.
Tablets are 100% drug.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Fillers and inert substances, generally called ____ are used in drug preparation to allow the drug to take on a particular size and shape to enhance drug dissolution.

Answer 6

Excipients

Question 7

True or False.
Pharmacological Drug is also called Medicine.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Division of Drugs

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Medicinal and Non-medicinal

Question 9

Six Major Sources of Drugs

Answer 9

Plant
Animal
Mineral/Earth
Microbiological
Semi synthetic/Synthetic
Recombinant DNA Technology

Question 10

Oldest source of drugs

Answer 10

Plant sources

Question 11

Leaves of this are the source of Digitoxin and Digoxin which are cardiac glycosides

Answer 11

Digitalis Purpurea

Question 12

Leaves of this give oil to ___ which is important for couch syrup

Answer 12

Eucalyptus

Question 13

___ leaves gives nicotine.

Answer 13

Tobacco

Question 14

___ leaves gives atropine

Answer 14

Atropa Belladonna

Question 15

___ root gives ____, used to induce vomiting as in accidental poisoning. It has amoebicidal properties.

Answer 15

Ipecacuanha, Emetine

Question 16

Roots of ___ gives ___, a hypotensive agent.

Answer 16

Rauwolfia serpentina, reserpine

Question 17

___ was used for hypertension treatment

Answer 17

Reserpine

Question 18

____ gives quinine and quinidine, which are antimalarial drugs. ___ also has anti-arrhythmic properties.

Answer 18

Cinchona bark, quinidine

Question 19

___ gives atropine, which is anticholinergic
___ gives hyosine, which is also anticholinergic

Answer 19

Atropa belladonna, Hyoscyamis Niger

Question 20

___ gives tuboqurarine, skeletal muscle relaxant used in general anesthesia.

Answer 20

Chondrodendron tomentosum

Question 21

Source of insulin in animals, used in treatment of Diabetes

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Pancreas

Question 22

Urine of pregnant woman

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gives human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) used for the treatment of infertility

Question 23

A source of thyroxin, used in hypertension.

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Sheep thyroid

Question 24

Is used as source of vitamin A and D

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Cod liver

Question 25

source of pituitary gonadotropins, used in treatment of infertility.

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Anterior Pituitary

Question 26

Used in preparation of vaccines

Answer 26

Blood of animals

Question 27

contains pepsin and trypsin, digestive juices used in treatment of peptic diseases in the past. Nowadays better drugs have replaced them.

Answer 27

Stomach tissue

Question 28

Used in treatment of iron deficiency anemia

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Iron

Question 29

Used in syphilis

Answer 29

Mercurial salts

Question 30

Used in wounds and in eczema

Answer 30

Zinc oxide paste

Question 31

3 sources with antiseptic properties

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Iodine, Fluorine, Borax

Question 32

Used in anti dandruff shampoo

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Selenium as selenium sulphide

Question 33

used in preparation of liquid paraffin

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Petroleum

Question 34

Type of drug source where nucleus and chemical structure is altered

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Synthetic

Question 35

Example of synthetic source

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Emetine Bismuth Iodide

Question 36

Type of drug source when nucleus of drug obtained from natural source is retained but chemical structure is altered.

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Semi-synthetic

Question 37

Examples of Semi-synthetic

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Apomorphine, Diacetyl morphine, Ethinyl Estradiol, Homatropine, Ampicillin and Methyl testosterone

Question 38

Most of the drugs used nowadays (such as anti anxiety drugs, anti convulsants) are ___ forms.

Answer 38

Semisynthetic

Question 39

Fungus which gives penicillin

Answer 39

Penicillium notatum

Question 40

___ give Streptomycin

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Actinobacteria

Question 41

___ such as gentamicin and tobramycin are obtained from streptomycis and micromonosporas.

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Aminoglycosides

Question 42

Involves cleavage of DNA by enzyme restriction endonucleases

Answer 42

Recombinant DNA Technology

Question 43

More than thirty vaccines are being distributed, though highly effective ___ vaccines have become the most sought after worldwide.

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mRNA vaccines

Question 44

3 types of vaccines

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mRNA Viral vector Protein subunit

Question 45

Medicinal drugs are used for

Answer 45

Prevention, treatment, and diagnosis

Question 46

Non-medicinal drugs are used for

Answer 46

Recreational purposes

Question 47

Used in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 47

Gold salts

Question 48

True or false. Drug can be obtained in pure form is an advantage of Recombinant DNA technology.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

True or false. In using Recombinant DNA technology, drug is less antigenic which is an advantage.

Answer 49

False. It is a disadvantage.