INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY BY VISOVSKY EXAM SCRIPT
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Pharmacology Answer: the biomedical study of interaction of
chemical substances with living systems, including cells, tissues, and
organs
(study of drugs)
◉ Drugs Answer: • substances or chemical agents that affect biologic
or living systems
• alter normal processes either by stimulating or depressing the
function of the cell
◉ Synthetic Answer: man-made
◉ Biologics Answer: agents naturally produced in animal cells, by
microorganisms, or by the body itself
examples: vaccines, blood and blood components, antibodies, and
interferon
, ◉ Alternative Drug Therapy Answer: includes herbs, vitamins,
minerals, dietary supplements and natural extracts
◉ What are the five major subgroups of pharmacology? Answer: •
pharmacokinetics
• pharmacodynamics
• pharmacotherapeutics
• pharmacogenetics
• toxicology
◉ Pharmacokinetics Answer: the way the body affects the drug
(ADME)
◉ What does ADME mean? Answer: absorption, distribution,
metabolism, excretion
◉ Pharmacodynamics Answer: the action a drug has on a specific
target of action in the body
◉ Posology Answer: study of dosages of medicines and drugs
PHARMACOLOGY BY VISOVSKY EXAM SCRIPT
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Pharmacology Answer: the biomedical study of interaction of
chemical substances with living systems, including cells, tissues, and
organs
(study of drugs)
◉ Drugs Answer: • substances or chemical agents that affect biologic
or living systems
• alter normal processes either by stimulating or depressing the
function of the cell
◉ Synthetic Answer: man-made
◉ Biologics Answer: agents naturally produced in animal cells, by
microorganisms, or by the body itself
examples: vaccines, blood and blood components, antibodies, and
interferon
, ◉ Alternative Drug Therapy Answer: includes herbs, vitamins,
minerals, dietary supplements and natural extracts
◉ What are the five major subgroups of pharmacology? Answer: •
pharmacokinetics
• pharmacodynamics
• pharmacotherapeutics
• pharmacogenetics
• toxicology
◉ Pharmacokinetics Answer: the way the body affects the drug
(ADME)
◉ What does ADME mean? Answer: absorption, distribution,
metabolism, excretion
◉ Pharmacodynamics Answer: the action a drug has on a specific
target of action in the body
◉ Posology Answer: study of dosages of medicines and drugs