LOGYhkKEYhkCONCEPTS
C1:hkWhathkishkPharmacology?hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
Pharmacologyhkishkthehkstudyhkofhkdrugs
morehkspecificallyhkthehkeffectivehkusehkofhkdrugshkbyhkhealthcarehkproviders
C1:hkWhathkishkahkdrug?hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
Ahkdrughkishkanyhksubstancehkcapablehkofhkproducinghkahkbiologicalhkrespons
ehkinhkthehkbody
C1:hkWhathkishkthehkmainhkgoalhkofhkdrugshkinhkpharmacotherapy?hk-
hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
Thehkmainhkgoalhkoshkdrugshkinhkpharmacotherapyhkishktohkproducehkahkthera
peutichkeffecthkinhkthehkbody
C2:hkCLASSIFICATIONhkOFhkDRUGS
Whathkarehkthehktwohkmainhkwayshkdrugshkcanhkbehkclassified?hk-
hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
Thehktwohkmainhkwayshkdrugshkcanhkbehkclassifiedhkinclude
,a.hktherapeutichkclassification
&
b.hkpharmacologichkclassification
C2:hkCLASSIFICATIONhkOFhkDRUGS
Whathkishktherapeutichkclassification?hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
TherapeutichkClassificationhkishkthehkwayhkofhkdescribinghkdrugshkbyhkthehkc
onditionhktheyhkarehktreating
thehkconditionhktheyhkarehktreatinghkwillhkbehkstatedhkinhkthehkdrughkclasshknameh
k
EX:hkantihypertensive
conditionhkbeinghktreated:hkhypertension
C2:hkCLASSIFICATIONhkOFhkDRUGS
Givehk5hkexampleshkofhktherapeutichkclassificationshkofhkdrugshk-
hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔ 1)hkantihypertensive
, 2)hkantidiabetic
3)hkantidepressant
4)hkantiepileptic
5)hkanticoagulant
C2:hkCLASSIFICATIONhkOFhkDRUGS
Whathkishkpharmacologichkclassificationhkofhkdrugs?hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔
✔
Pharmacologichkclassificationhkofhkdrugshkishkwhenhkwehkgrouphkdrugshkand
hknamehkthemhkbyhkthierhk"mechanismhkofhkaction"hk--
>hksohkthehkactionhktheyhkcreatehkinhkthehkbody
ex:hkdiuretichk(meaninghktohkpee)hkishkthehkactionhkdiuretichkdrugshktakehkinhkthe
hkbody
C2:hkCLASSIFICATIONhkOFhkDRUGS
Givehk5hkexampleshkofhkPharmacologichkclassificationshkofhkdrugshk-
hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔ 1)hkdiuretic
2)hkCNShkdepressant
3)hkCNShkstimulants