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pt 100
pharmacology week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. What are some terms of Pharmacology? | 1) Pharmacy is the science of preparing and dispensing compounds as medicine Pharmacology is the study of drugs |
| What are some terms of Pharmacology? | 2) Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of the drug in treating diseases2) Pathology is the study of disease states and their causes |
| What are some terms of Pharmacology? | 3) Toxicology is the study of poison or harmful effects on living tissue4) Posology is the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines. |
| 2. What are 4 basic drug actions? | a) Slow down- example: to decrease heart rateb) Speed up- example: to increase heart ratec) Destroy-example: antibioticsd) Replace- example: potassium replacement of vitamins or minerals |