Ch. 6: Pharmacology

The study of drugs is called

pharmacology

Which of the followling refers to the study of characteristics of natural drugs and their sources?

pharmacognosy

The study of what drugs do to the body is called

pharmacodynamics

What the body does to a drug is called

pharmacokinetics

Which of the following is the study of how drugs are used to treat disease?

pharmacotherapeutics

Which of the following is the study of poisons or the poisonous effects of drugs?

toxicology

Which of the following are examples of plant-derived drugs?

digitoxin and quinine

Which of the following are drugs derived from animal substances?

thyroid hormone and insulin

Which drug is derived from a mineral source?

potassium chloride

Which of the following drugs are made from bacteria and fungi?

cephalosporins and penicillin

The abbreviation used to indicate that a medication should be given four times a day is

qid

If the label on a multi-dose vial of medication read 80mg. per cc. and you were to prepare a 20mg injection, you would draw up

20/80 = 0.25cc

Prednisone is a drug used in the treatment of

inflammatory condtions

The abbreviation for IMMEDIATELY is

STAT

The abbreviation for EVERY HOUR is

qh

The abbreviation for EVERY TWO HOURS is

q2h

The initials PDR stands for

physician's desk reference

The initials DEA stands for

Drug Enforcement Agency

Which of the following refers to the interaction between the drug and target cells or tissues and the body's response?

pharmacodynamics

Which of the following must you understand to explain to a patient the reasons for taking a particular drug with food or with plenty of water?

pharmacokinetics

Which of the following is the process of converting a drug from its dose form, such as a tablet or capsule, into a form the body can use?

absorption

The process by which drug molecules are transformed into simpler products is called

metabolism

How the body absorbs, metabolizes, distributes, and excretes a drug is

pharmacokinetics

Intradermal drugs are absorbed through the

skin

Which of the following is affected by disease, a patient's age, genetic makeup and characteristics of a drug?

metabolism of a drug

Drugs that are administered intramuscularly are absorbed through the

muscle

Most drugs are metabolized in the

liver

Which of the following is the process of transporting a drug from its administration site to its site of action?

distribution

Which of the following describes the manner in which a drug is eliminated from the body?

excretion

Which area of pharmacology is also called clinical pharmacology?

pharmacotherapeutics

Which of the following is considered a drug's official name?

the generic name

Which of the following drugs are Schedule II of controlled substances?

Demerol and Morphine

Drugs that belong to which schedule of controlled substances have a low abuse potential and are dispensed like other nonopioid prescription drugs?

Schedule V

Which of the following drugs are Schedule III of controlled substances?

Didrex, Butisol, and Virilon

Antitussives and antidiarrheals that contain small amounts of opioids, such as codeine, belong to which schedule of controlled substances?

Schedule V

Which part of a prescription includes the name of the drug and the amount?

the inscription

Which part of the prescription contains the patient's instructions?

the transcription

What would you do to secure the handling of prescription pads?

suggest that the physician write prescribed amounts of medication in both numerals and words

Which of the following would you include when educating patients about drugs?

tell patients whether the drug should be taken with or without food

The action of antihypertensive drugs is to

reduce blood pressure

The action of antipyretic drugs is to

reduce fever

Examples of drugs that belong to the drug category of cathartics are

Ducolax and Milk of Magnesia

Which drugs belong to the drug category of diuretics?

Hydrodiuril, Lasix, and Mannitol

A & P means:

anterior and posterior

CA means

cancer

Oxygen is abbreviated

Ox

FBS is

fasting blood sugar

QID is an abbreviation for

4 times a day

TID means

3 times a day

BID means

2 times a day

Qd means

every day

PRN means

as needed

PC means

after meals

That is the abbreviation for last menstrual period?

LMP

What is the abbreviation for subcutaneously?

s.c.

What is the abbreviation for right eye?

O.D.

What is the abbreviation for left eye?

O.S.

What is the abbreviation for every?

q

What is the abbreviation for blood pressure?

B/P

What is the abbreviation for chief complaint?

CC

What is the abbreviation for cardiovascular?

CV

What is the abbreviation for a hematocrit blood test?

hct

What is the abbreviation for a hemoglobin blood test?

hgb

What is the abbreviation for carcinoma?

CA

What is the abbreviation for incision and drainage?

I & D

What is the abbreviation for temperature when recording vital signs?

T

What is the abbreviation for water?

AQ

What is the abbreviation for every other day?

qod

What is the abbreviation for microgram?

mcg

What is the abbreviation for gonorrhea?

GC

What is the abbreviation for as needed or when needed?

prn

What is the abbreviation for nothing by mouth or take nothing by mouth?

NPO

What is the abbreviation DRAM?

dr

What is the abbreviation for prothrombin time?

pt

What is the abbreviation for a papanicolaou smear?

pap

Demerol/meperidine hydrochloride

sedative, analgesic

Dulcolax/bisacodyl

laxative

Cyanocobalamin/Vitamin B12

vitamin supplement

Librax/chlordiazepoxide HCL and clidinium bromide

Anticholinergic

Ferra-TD/ferrous sulfate

iron supplement

Lanolin/digoxin

heart medication

Erythrocin/erythromycin stearate

antibiotic

Liquaemin Sodium/heparin sodium

anticoagulant

Tetralan/tetracycline

antibiotic

Polycillin-N/ampicillin

antibiotic

Robitussin/guaifenesin

cough medication

Pen-Vee-K/penicillin V potassium

antibiotic

Parafon Forte/chlorzoxazone

muscle relaxant

Indocin/indomethacin

anti-inflammatory

Inderal/propranolol HCL

heart medication

Dantrion/dantrolene sodium

skeletal muscle relaxant

Tylenol/acetaminophen

analgesic

Vicon-C / Vitamins B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 and C

vitamin supplement

Actifed/triprolidine HCL and pseudo ephedrine HCL

antihistamine

Aldoril/ methyldopa-hydrochlorotiazide

Anti-hypertensive

Benadryl/Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride

antihistamine

Mylicon/simethicone

gas relief

Lomotil/diphenoxylate HCL with atropine sulfate

Antidiarrheal

Peri-Colace/casanthranol and docusate sodium

stool softener

Septra (Bactrim)/ trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole

antibiotic