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Pharmacology Module 1Pharmacology - correct answer-Study of drugs and the action of drugs on living organisms
Pathophysiology - correct answer-The study of disease and its effects on the body
Pharmacotherapeutics - correct answer-The treatment of disease by using drugs
Biologics - correct answer-Chemical agents, synthesized by cell or microorganism, that
produce biological response in the body
Therapeutics - correct answer-The study of drugs used to cure, treat, or prevent disease
(antibiotics to cure infection)
Pharmacotherapy - correct answer-A combination term for pharmacology and therapeutics
Disease management - correct answer-Collective management of all aspects of disease and
not just the pharmacotherapy
Drug sources - correct answer-Plants
Animals
Minerals
Laboratory
Drug classification - correct answer--Therapeutics (usefulness)
-Pharmacological (mechanism of action)
-Prototype
Prototype - correct answer-individual drugs that represent groups of drugs
Chemical name - correct answer--Assigned by IUPAC- only 1 name
-Exact chemical structure of drug according to molecular structure or placement of atoms.
-before generic name is assigned
Generic - correct answer--Assigned by U.S. Adopted Name Council
-Related to the chemical name or official name and independent of the manufacture (cillian
is the penicillian group) and written in lowercase letter
Trade/Brand name - correct answer--Assigned by company marketing the drug
-Names are capitalized
-Must be approved by FDA
-Bayer Aspsirin
Adverse effects/ side effects - correct answer--Allergic reaction (anaphylaxis)
-GI Disturbances (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)
-Organ toxicity (hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity)
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