Pharm Set 1 Test 1

Front 1

The study of drugs in humans is referred to as__________________.

Back 1

Clinical Pharmacology

Front 2

The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems is the definition of _________________________.

Back 2

Pharmacology

Front 3

__________ or _____________, is defined as the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy.

Back 3

Therapeutics, or pharmacotherapeutics,

Front 4

Any chemical that can affect living processes is a ________________.

Back 4

drug

Front 5

The three most important characteristics that any drug can have are ____________, __________________, and ____________________.

Back 5

effectiveness, safety, and selectivity

Front 6

Some drugs have interactions with one another. The antibacterial effects of tetracycline can be greatly reduced by taking _________ or ________________.

Back 6

iron or calcium supplements

Front 7

The objective of drug therapy is to provide ________ with __________________.

Back 7

maximum benefit / minimum harm

Front 8

The four major pharmacokinetic processes are ____________, ______________, ____________, and____________________.

Back 8

drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism, and drug extraction

Front 9

Pharmacodynamics may be thought of as _______________________.

Back 9

the impact of drugs on the body

Front 10

What are the five rights of drug administration? ___________, ____________, _______________, _____________, and ___________

Back 10

right drug, right patient, right dose, right route, and right time.

Front 11

The three basic goals of preadministration assessment of medications are? _____________, ____________, and _______________

Back 11

Collecting baseline data needed to evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high-risk patients, and assessing the patient's capacity for self-care.

Front 12

Important predisposing factors in identifying high-risk patients are? ________________, __________, _____________, ______________, _______________, and ______________

Back 12

Pathophysiology, genetic factors, drug allergies, pregnancy, old age, and extreme youth.