LSUE Pharmacology Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions.
drug
any chemical that can affect living processes
pharmacology
the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
-physical and chemical properties of drugs
-biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs
-includes knowledge, history, sources, and uses of drugs
clinical pharmacology
the study of drugs in humans
includes: patients AND healthy volunteers (during new development)
therapeutics or pharmacotherapeutics
the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy
the medical use of drugs
effectiveness, safety, selectivity
There is no such thing as a perfect drug. However, the three MOST IMPORTANT drug
CHARACTERISTICS/properties of an IDEAL DRUG are:
effective
a ___ drug is one that elicits the responses for which it is given. *The most important property a drug
can have*
safe
a ___ drug is one that cannot produce harmful effects--even if administered at very high doses for a very
long time.
anticancer
certain ___ drugs (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate) at usual therapeutic doses, always increase the risk
of serious infection
opioid
___ analgesics (morphine, meperidine) at high therapeutic doses, can case potentially fatal respiratory
depression
aspirin
Solutions.
drug
any chemical that can affect living processes
pharmacology
the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
-physical and chemical properties of drugs
-biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs
-includes knowledge, history, sources, and uses of drugs
clinical pharmacology
the study of drugs in humans
includes: patients AND healthy volunteers (during new development)
therapeutics or pharmacotherapeutics
the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy
the medical use of drugs
effectiveness, safety, selectivity
There is no such thing as a perfect drug. However, the three MOST IMPORTANT drug
CHARACTERISTICS/properties of an IDEAL DRUG are:
effective
a ___ drug is one that elicits the responses for which it is given. *The most important property a drug
can have*
safe
a ___ drug is one that cannot produce harmful effects--even if administered at very high doses for a very
long time.
anticancer
certain ___ drugs (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate) at usual therapeutic doses, always increase the risk
of serious infection
opioid
___ analgesics (morphine, meperidine) at high therapeutic doses, can case potentially fatal respiratory
depression
aspirin
