Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers
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Understanding Pharmacology
Understanding Pharmacology for Health
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Pharmacology - answerStudy of drugs and their interactions with living organisms.
Word Origin - answerPharmacology originates from the Greek word pharmakon meaning
drug.
Medical Uses of Drugs - answe...
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 - answer✔Required accurate drug labeling to prevent
substitutions or mislabeling of ingredients.
FDA Modernization Act - answer✔Legislation passed in 1997 to address drug availability delays
in the U.S.
Prescription Drugs - answer✔Drugs requiring professional medical supervision for safe use
Schedule Drugs - answer✔Classification based on abuse potential, with Schedule I having the
highest
Orphan Drug Act - answer✔Legislation promoting new drug development for rare diseases
Therapeutic Use - answer✔Using drugs to treat specific conditions like arthritis pain
Alzheimer's Drug Source - answer✔Alzheimer's drug derived from daffodils
Plant Sources of Drugs - answer✔Drugs sourced from opium poppy, not oak tree
Lanolin - answer✔Topical skin drug ingredient from processed sheep's wool fat
1990s Drug Introduction - answer✔Drugs like Viagra introduced in the 1990s
Penicillin Introduction - answer✔Penicillin introduced around 1940
Aspirin Introduction - answer✔Aspirin introduced in 1899
Foxglove plant - answer✔Source of digoxin, not atropine
Belladonna plant - answer✔Not the source of any drug mentioned
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