Pharmacology Test 1

Which of the following best describes pharmacology?

Study of drugs

Study of how various substances interact with/alter the function of living organisms

None of the above

Both a and b

What is the difference in drug and poison?

Dose

Route

Drugs are prescribed

Drugs can't kill you

Which of the following created the FDA and the ability for them to oversee the safety of drugs, foods and cosmetics?

Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1906

Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1914

Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1938

Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1942

What kind of drugs did the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914 focus on originally?

Opium and marijuana

Coca and stimulants

Stimulants and marijuana

Coca and opium

What year was the controlled substance act created?

1940

1914

1920

1970

What kind of drugs can't be patented?

Drugs based from plants

Stimulants

No drug is safe from being patented

Controlled substances

What was the first major accomplishment of the controlled substance act?

Created drug schedules

Created drug regulations

Banned use of marijuana for medicine

Created drugs that were plant based

What must medication storage provide?

Adequate protection, quick access, and safety/integrity

Security from theft/ abuse

Labeled medication with every single ingredient indicated

A lock

Which of the following should medications storage protect against?

Sunlight exposure

Extreme temperatures

Physical damage

All of the above

What do the drugs we give help fix for asthma/COPD patients?

Bronchospasm

Increased mucus production

Inflammation

All of the above

What best describes medications?

Drugs given in medical setting

Any drug

Any drug or poison

Any drugs with specific dose

Who is considered the father of medicine?

Pluto

Hippocrates

Dr. Phil

Zeus

What did William withering originally (in 1785) think foxglove plant was a good fix for?

Diabetes

The flu

Mumps

Diuretic effect

In 1800 William Withering discovered foxglove was actually what?

Digital glycoside

Diurectic

Vasodilator

Vasoconstrictor

In what year did Edward Jenners attempt to inoculate small pox?

1785

1885

1796

1776

4 basic processes of pharmacokinetics

Absorption, distribution, biotransformation, elimination

Absorption, elimination, metabloization, and travel route

Dose, route,rate of absorption and drug itself

None of above

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