NUR 334 GUIDE
Pharmacokinetics - answer The journey of a pill (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism,
excretion)
Antagonist - answer Drug that blocks or dampens a biological response by binding to
and blocking a receptor
Agonist - answerChemical or compound in a cell that binds to a receptor and activates
the receptors to produce a biological response
Duration - answerWhen the medicine will begin to reduce in the body
Peak - answerHighest concentration of the medication
Chemical name - answerDescribes the drugs chemical composition and molecular
structure
Generic name - answerLowercase, name given by U.S Adopted Name Council
Trade name - answerRegistered trademark, Motrin, Advil
Biological - answerAgents that are naturally produced in animal cells, microorganisms,
and the human body
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) - answerHerbs, natural plant
extracts,vitamins,minerals
Absorption - answerMovement of the medication from the administration site
Enteral - answeroral, sublingual, buccal, and rectal
Prenteral administration - answerIntravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal
Topical - answerapplied to the surface of the skin
Distribution - answerThe drug has entered the systemic circulation and travels to
various tissues
Excretion - answerelimination of a drug from the body
Half-life - answerThe time required for the total amount of a drug in blood plasma to
diminish by half
Pharmacokinetics - answer The journey of a pill (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism,
excretion)
Antagonist - answer Drug that blocks or dampens a biological response by binding to
and blocking a receptor
Agonist - answerChemical or compound in a cell that binds to a receptor and activates
the receptors to produce a biological response
Duration - answerWhen the medicine will begin to reduce in the body
Peak - answerHighest concentration of the medication
Chemical name - answerDescribes the drugs chemical composition and molecular
structure
Generic name - answerLowercase, name given by U.S Adopted Name Council
Trade name - answerRegistered trademark, Motrin, Advil
Biological - answerAgents that are naturally produced in animal cells, microorganisms,
and the human body
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) - answerHerbs, natural plant
extracts,vitamins,minerals
Absorption - answerMovement of the medication from the administration site
Enteral - answeroral, sublingual, buccal, and rectal
Prenteral administration - answerIntravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal
Topical - answerapplied to the surface of the skin
Distribution - answerThe drug has entered the systemic circulation and travels to
various tissues
Excretion - answerelimination of a drug from the body
Half-life - answerThe time required for the total amount of a drug in blood plasma to
diminish by half
