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Understanding Pharmacology for Health
Professionals 5th Edition Test Bank
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Pharmacology
Ξ -:- Study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms.
Word Origin
Ξ -:- Pharmacology originates from the Greek word pharmakon meaning drug.
Medical Uses of Drugs
Ξ -:- Include treating symptoms, signs, and diseases; preventing disease; and
providing evidence of a disease.
Diagnostic Use
Ξ -:- The use of drugs during medical tests to show evidence of a disease.
Digoxin Source
Ξ -:- Foxglove, a plant, is used to make the drug digoxin (Lanoxin).
Premarin Source
Ξ -:- Premarin, a hormone replacement drug, is derived from pregnant mares' urine.
Drug Sources for Diabetes
Ξ -:- Ground-up beef and pork pancreas, Gila monsters, but not lanolin from sheep,
have been sources for diabetes drugs.
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Tragedy & Drug Regulation
Ξ -:- Sulfonamide led to the update of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906; thalidomide
caused a tragedy in the 1950s.
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
Ξ -:- Required accurate drug labeling to prevent substitutions or mislabeling of
ingredients.
FDA Modernization Act
Ξ -:- Legislation passed in 1997 to address drug availability delays in the U.S.
Prescription Drugs
Ξ -:- Drugs requiring professional medical supervision for safe use
Schedule Drugs
Ξ -:- Classification based on abuse potential, with Schedule I having the highest
Orphan Drug Act
Ξ -:- Legislation promoting new drug development for rare diseases
Therapeutic Use
Ξ -:- Using drugs to treat specific conditions like arthritis pain
Alzheimer's Drug Source
Ξ -:- Alzheimer's drug derived from daffodils
Plant Sources of Drugs
Ξ -:- Drugs sourced from opium poppy, not oak tree
26/08/2024 | © Copyright- This work may not be copied for profit.
Understanding Pharmacology for Health
Professionals 5th Edition Test Bank
Questions & 100% correct Answers-
Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
Pharmacology
Ξ -:- Study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms.
Word Origin
Ξ -:- Pharmacology originates from the Greek word pharmakon meaning drug.
Medical Uses of Drugs
Ξ -:- Include treating symptoms, signs, and diseases; preventing disease; and
providing evidence of a disease.
Diagnostic Use
Ξ -:- The use of drugs during medical tests to show evidence of a disease.
Digoxin Source
Ξ -:- Foxglove, a plant, is used to make the drug digoxin (Lanoxin).
Premarin Source
Ξ -:- Premarin, a hormone replacement drug, is derived from pregnant mares' urine.
Drug Sources for Diabetes
Ξ -:- Ground-up beef and pork pancreas, Gila monsters, but not lanolin from sheep,
have been sources for diabetes drugs.
26/08/2024 | © Copyright- This work may not be copied for profit.
, E x c e l l e n c e i s k e y | 2 0 2 0 2 5 ~ P a g e |2
Tragedy & Drug Regulation
Ξ -:- Sulfonamide led to the update of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906; thalidomide
caused a tragedy in the 1950s.
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
Ξ -:- Required accurate drug labeling to prevent substitutions or mislabeling of
ingredients.
FDA Modernization Act
Ξ -:- Legislation passed in 1997 to address drug availability delays in the U.S.
Prescription Drugs
Ξ -:- Drugs requiring professional medical supervision for safe use
Schedule Drugs
Ξ -:- Classification based on abuse potential, with Schedule I having the highest
Orphan Drug Act
Ξ -:- Legislation promoting new drug development for rare diseases
Therapeutic Use
Ξ -:- Using drugs to treat specific conditions like arthritis pain
Alzheimer's Drug Source
Ξ -:- Alzheimer's drug derived from daffodils
Plant Sources of Drugs
Ξ -:- Drugs sourced from opium poppy, not oak tree
26/08/2024 | © Copyright- This work may not be copied for profit.
