PN 1005: Final Review Questions and
All Correct Answers.
term Pharmacology - Answer is the study of the biological effects of chemicals.
term Drugs - Answer are chemicals that are introduced into the body to cause some sort of
change.
Drug source Plants - Answer Synthetic version of the active chemical found in a plant . Main
component of the growing alternative therapy movement
Drug source Animal products - Answer Used to replace human chemicals that are not
produced because of disease or genetic problems
Genetic engineering
Many of these preparations are now created synthetically
Drug source Inorganic compounds - Answer Salts of various elements can have therapeutic
effects in the human body
Drug source Synthetic Sources - Answer Genetic engineering alter bacteria to produce
chemicals that are therapeutic and effective Original prototypes
Drug Evaluation: Preclinical Trials - Answer Chemicals tested on laboratory animals
Drug evaluation: Phase I Studies - Answer Chemicals tested on human volunteers
Drug evaluation: Phase II Studies - Answer Drug tried on informed patients with the disease
Drug evaluation: Phase III Studies - Answer Drug used in vast clinical market
Drug evaluation: Phase IV Studies - Answer Continual evaluation of the drug
What does FDA stand for - Answer Food and Drug Act
What does the FDA do - Answer all drugs for sale in Canada must be approved under this act
, to protect the public against health hazards and fraud from the sale of food (including
beverages), drugs, medical devices and cosmetics
Controlled drug and substance act - Answer Defined drug abuse and the drugs according to
potential for abuse. The drugs are classified into drug schedules
Drug enforced: Schedule 1 - Answer High abuse potential no accepted medical use
Heroin, LSD, Marijuana.
Drug Enforced: Schedule 2 - Answer High abuse potential with severe dependence liability
Narcotics, Amphetamine, Barbiturates
Pharmacodynamics - Answer How the drug affects the body
Pharmacokinetics - Answer How the body affects the drug
Nurses are responsible for ? - Answer Administering the drug
Assessing drug effects
Intervening to make the drug regimen more tolerable
Providing patient teachings about drugs and the drug regimen
Monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication error
What is a route ? - Answer the path through which a drug or substance is taken into the body
Medications taken by mouth (PO) Enteral - Answer Tablets Capsules Liquids Solutions
Suspensions Syrups Elixirs
Sublingual medications ( SL) are dissolved under the tongue - Answer Tablets Sprays Films
Buccal Medications are dissolved in the cheek pocket between the teeth and gums. - Answer
Tablets Films Disks
Ophthalmic route (ocular route) are administered via the eye - Answer Liquid eye drops Gels
Ointments Disks (similar to contact lenses)
Otic route are administered via the ear canal - Answer Liquid ear drops
All Correct Answers.
term Pharmacology - Answer is the study of the biological effects of chemicals.
term Drugs - Answer are chemicals that are introduced into the body to cause some sort of
change.
Drug source Plants - Answer Synthetic version of the active chemical found in a plant . Main
component of the growing alternative therapy movement
Drug source Animal products - Answer Used to replace human chemicals that are not
produced because of disease or genetic problems
Genetic engineering
Many of these preparations are now created synthetically
Drug source Inorganic compounds - Answer Salts of various elements can have therapeutic
effects in the human body
Drug source Synthetic Sources - Answer Genetic engineering alter bacteria to produce
chemicals that are therapeutic and effective Original prototypes
Drug Evaluation: Preclinical Trials - Answer Chemicals tested on laboratory animals
Drug evaluation: Phase I Studies - Answer Chemicals tested on human volunteers
Drug evaluation: Phase II Studies - Answer Drug tried on informed patients with the disease
Drug evaluation: Phase III Studies - Answer Drug used in vast clinical market
Drug evaluation: Phase IV Studies - Answer Continual evaluation of the drug
What does FDA stand for - Answer Food and Drug Act
What does the FDA do - Answer all drugs for sale in Canada must be approved under this act
, to protect the public against health hazards and fraud from the sale of food (including
beverages), drugs, medical devices and cosmetics
Controlled drug and substance act - Answer Defined drug abuse and the drugs according to
potential for abuse. The drugs are classified into drug schedules
Drug enforced: Schedule 1 - Answer High abuse potential no accepted medical use
Heroin, LSD, Marijuana.
Drug Enforced: Schedule 2 - Answer High abuse potential with severe dependence liability
Narcotics, Amphetamine, Barbiturates
Pharmacodynamics - Answer How the drug affects the body
Pharmacokinetics - Answer How the body affects the drug
Nurses are responsible for ? - Answer Administering the drug
Assessing drug effects
Intervening to make the drug regimen more tolerable
Providing patient teachings about drugs and the drug regimen
Monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication error
What is a route ? - Answer the path through which a drug or substance is taken into the body
Medications taken by mouth (PO) Enteral - Answer Tablets Capsules Liquids Solutions
Suspensions Syrups Elixirs
Sublingual medications ( SL) are dissolved under the tongue - Answer Tablets Sprays Films
Buccal Medications are dissolved in the cheek pocket between the teeth and gums. - Answer
Tablets Films Disks
Ophthalmic route (ocular route) are administered via the eye - Answer Liquid eye drops Gels
Ointments Disks (similar to contact lenses)
Otic route are administered via the ear canal - Answer Liquid ear drops
