Pharmacology Basics Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What is a shortened chemical name of a medication?
A
Generic name
2
Q
What is the study on the activity of drugs in the body over a period of time, including the processes by which drugs are absorbed, distributed in the body, localized in the tissues, and excreted? or what the body does to the drug?
A
Pharmakokinetics
3
Q
What is the study of a drug’s molecular, biochemical, and physiologic effects or actions or what the drug does to the body?
A
Pharmacodynamics
4
Q
What is the treatment of a disorder or disease with medication?
A
Pharmacotherapy
5
Q
Clinical trials consist of how many phases?
A
Four (4)
6
Q
Prior to Phase 4, post-marketing surveillance, a drug must be approved by FDA. True or False.
A
True
