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Pharm Unit 1 WITC
Pharmacology Unit 1 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Condition under which a drug shouldn't be used | Contraindication |
| Organ that may not function well in the elderly in the excretion of drug waste products | Kidney |
| Metric units of length | Kilometer, Meter, Centimeter, Millimeter, Micrometer |
| Metric units of weight | Kilogram, Gram, Milligram, Microgram |
| Metric units of volume | Liter, Milliter, Microliter |
| Rules required by law that the drug companies must follow to assure consumer safety: | Standards |
| Effect of a drug that is not part of the therapeutic effect and may be either desirable or undesirable: | Side Effect |
| Reaction to a drug that is dangerous or unexpected | Adverse |
| Need for increased dosages of medication to produce the same effect | Tolerance |
| Drug reference book that contains all officially approved drugs: | USP |
| Animal Testing | Bioassay |
| Effect of a drug where part of the previous dose is still present when the next dose is given: | Cumulative |
| Name for drug that comes from the original developer | Generic |
| Common drug reference book: | PDR |
| List of medical conditions for which a drug is meant to be used: | Indications |
| Drug that decreases or cancels out the effects of another | Antagonist |
| 4 examples of controlled substances | Depressants, Stimulants, Psychedelics, & Narcotics |
| Name given to a drug by each company that makes it: | Brand name |
| Drug schedule that has no accepted use in medicine: | Schedule 1 |
| Effect that is the desired or predicted physiological response to the drug: | Therapeutic Effect |
| Drug schedule that can have no refills" | Schedule 2 |
| Agency that enforces the Controlled Substances Act: | DEA |
| Substances that may be missing in children's bodies that may not allow them to metabolize drugs normally: | Enzymes |
| Division of FDA that ADR (adverse reaction) should be reported to: | AERS (Adverse Event Reporting System) |
| Substance released by injured tissues that causes symptoms in anaphylaxis: | Histamine |
| Name for drug that contains its molecular formula: | Chemical Name |
| Action where 2 drugs work together and produce an effect that neither could produce alone: | Synergism |
| Causing birth defects: | Teratogenic |
| Number required on any prescription for controlled substances | DEA |
| Effect of a drug that must be absorbed into the body to do it's work | Systemic |
| Action where 1 drug prolongs or multiplies the effect of the other drug: | Potentiation |
| Name under which a drug is listed in official references which is usually the same as the generic name: | Official Name |
| Drug that can only be obtained by prescription: | Legend |
| Agency that enforces the Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act: | FDA |
| Inactive substance which resembles a medication: | Placebo |
| Term for a drug that is available to anyone: | OTC |
| Drug effect that occurs in only one body area: | Local |
| Chemical analysis of a drug required by the FDA: | Assay |
| How the body responds to drugs is called: | Pharmacodynamics |
| Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs is called: | Pharmacokinetics |
| 4 Sources of drugs: | Plants, Minerals, Animals, & Chemicals |
| The _________ Act establishes minimal standards of strength, purity, & quality | Pure Food & Drug Act (1906) |
| This organization enforces the Pure Food & Drug Act. Publishes list of drug standards every 5 years | USP (US Pharmacopoeia) or NF (National Formulary) |
| The ______ Act determines what drugs need a prescription and what can be sold OTC | Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act |
| Animal testing of a drug required by the FDA: | Bioassay |
| The _____ Act controls the manufacture, importation, compounding, and selling of drugs that have the potential for addiction and abuse. | Controlled Substances Act |
| The process of the drug getting into the bloodstream: | Absorption |
| Movement of a drug from the bloodstream into certain tissues or body fluids: | Distribution |
| Physical and chemical alterations that a drug undergoes in the body: | Metabolism |
| Elimination of drug waste products by the kidney or large intestine: | Excretion |
| The average drug dose is based on a weight of: | 150 lbs |
| The abnormal or peculiar response to a drug: | Idiosyncrasy |
| The need for increasingly larger doses: | Tolerance |
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