Advanced Pharmacology WGU D116- Problem set Exam
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2025/2026
Pharmacogenetics
Study of drug reactions in the body that are
unanticipated or unusual, and may have a hereditary basis for the response
Pharmacology
Study of biologically active compounds, how they react
in the body and how the body reacts to them
Pharmacotherapeutics
Study of drugs used to prevent, treat or
diagnose disease
Toxicology
The study of poisons, including toxic drug effects, and applicable treatments.
Receptors
. Protein molecules with one or more binding sites, located on cell
membranes
• Receive a signal from the body's chemicals: neurotransmitters,
hormones, enzymes
, • Signal will cause a molecular event on the inside of the cell to occur
Schedule 1 controlled substances
High abuse potential; not legal; no acceptable medical use; no prescriptions available
Schedule 2 controlled substances
High abuse potential with severe dependence liability; Example: Narcotics,
Amphetamines, Barbiturates (Morphine, Adderall)
Schedule 3 controlled substances
Less abuse potential, moderate dependence liability; Example: Non-barbiturates, Non-
amphetamine stimulants, limited amount of certain narcotics (Tramadol, steroids)
Schedule 4 controlled substances
low potential for abuse, limited psychological and physical dependance
examples - alprazolam, zolpidem
Schedule 5 controlled substances
Limited abuse potential; accepted medical use; small amounts of narcotics used as
antitussives (cough medicine) or antidiarrheals; may not need a prescription but must
be recorded as a transaction
Examples (C-I to C-IV)
Questions with all answers Correctly provided Latest
2025/2026
Pharmacogenetics
Study of drug reactions in the body that are
unanticipated or unusual, and may have a hereditary basis for the response
Pharmacology
Study of biologically active compounds, how they react
in the body and how the body reacts to them
Pharmacotherapeutics
Study of drugs used to prevent, treat or
diagnose disease
Toxicology
The study of poisons, including toxic drug effects, and applicable treatments.
Receptors
. Protein molecules with one or more binding sites, located on cell
membranes
• Receive a signal from the body's chemicals: neurotransmitters,
hormones, enzymes
, • Signal will cause a molecular event on the inside of the cell to occur
Schedule 1 controlled substances
High abuse potential; not legal; no acceptable medical use; no prescriptions available
Schedule 2 controlled substances
High abuse potential with severe dependence liability; Example: Narcotics,
Amphetamines, Barbiturates (Morphine, Adderall)
Schedule 3 controlled substances
Less abuse potential, moderate dependence liability; Example: Non-barbiturates, Non-
amphetamine stimulants, limited amount of certain narcotics (Tramadol, steroids)
Schedule 4 controlled substances
low potential for abuse, limited psychological and physical dependance
examples - alprazolam, zolpidem
Schedule 5 controlled substances
Limited abuse potential; accepted medical use; small amounts of narcotics used as
antitussives (cough medicine) or antidiarrheals; may not need a prescription but must
be recorded as a transaction
Examples (C-I to C-IV)
