Vet Tech Pharmacology
Test 1 Review Questions
and Complete Solutions
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Over-the-counter drugs - Answer: Drugs that can be purchased without a prescription.
Controlled substance - Answer: Drugs considered dangerous because of their potential for human
abuse or misuse.
Prescription drugs - Answer: Drugs that can be obtained only through a veterinarian via a prescription.
Extra-label use - Answer: Drugs used in a manner not specifically described on the FDA-approved label.
Pharmacodynamics - Answer: Study of a drug's mechanism of action and it's biological and
physiological effects.
Pharmacokinetics - Answer: Study of absorption, blood levels, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
of drugs.
Pharmacotherapy - Answer: The treatment of disease with medicines
Veterinary pharmacology - Answer: The study and use of drugs in animal healthcare.
Animal Medical Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 - Answer: The law that allows extra-label use of a
drug under certain conditions.
FDA-CVM - Answer: Agency that ensures that approved veterinary medicines are relatively safe for
animals.
The FDA became a government agency after the passage of the: - Answer: Federal Food and Drug Act
of 1906
A person studying how the body absorbs, uses, and gets rid of codeine is engaged in the
pharmacological specialty called: - Answer: Pharmacokinetics
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