Exam 51: Principles of Pharmacology

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

Mr. Brennan is an 87-year-old patient who has stomach cancer that has metastasized (spread) to his liver and pancreas. The cancer is not considered curable, but he is in a considerable amount of pain. Which type of drug therapy would be considered for Mr. Brennan?

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

The study of poisons or poisonous effects of drugs is ________.

Which of the following is the purpose or reason for using a drug?

The study of what the body does to a drug is called ____.

You will find information about conditions that require adjustments in dosage or reasons to discontinue the drug in the _________ section of the package insert.

When a manufacturer produces a new drug, no other manufacturer can make or sell the drug for ____ years.

The action of antihypertensive drugs is to ____.

The therapeutic value of a medication is called its ________.

Which of the following is not a reason a patient may complain that a newly prescribed drug is not doing what the doctor told her it would?

Most drugs are metabolized in the ____.

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?

Another term for the transcription portion of a prescription is ________.

A nonprescription, or ________, drug is one the FDA has approved for use without a licensed healthcare practitioner's supervision.

Because of the potential for abuse, you must follow correct procedures for disposal of ________ substances.

When an antigen enters the body, specialized white blood cells called ________ produce antibodies, which in turn combine with the antigens to neutralize them.

Which of the following are drugs derived from animal substances?

A CAM therapy that uses various postures to exercise the spine and stimulate the lymphatic system is ________.