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Test Bank for Nursing Pharmacology (8th Edition by Karch)
Pharmacology
ans>>The study of the biologic effects of chemicals.
Pharmacotherapeutics
ans>>A branch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and
diagnose disease.
Pharmacoeconomics
ans>>Includes any costs involved in drug therapy.
Pharmacodynamics
,ans>>Involves how a drug affects the body.
Pharmacokinetics
ans>>How the body acts on the drug.
Schedule II drugs
ans>>Narcotics with a high abuse potential classified due to severe dependence liability.
Phase III drug evaluation studies
ans>>Involves use of a drug in a vast clinical population where patients record symptoms
experienced while taking the drugs.
Bioavailability
ans>>The portion of a dose of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation and is available
to act on body cells.
Critical concentration
ans>>The amount of a drug that is needed to cause a therapeutic effect.
,Distribution
ans>>The phase of pharmacokinetics involving the movement of a drug to the body's
tissues.
Half-life
ans>>The time it takes for the amount of drug to decrease to half the peak level.
Orphan drugs
ans>>Medications that are not commonly used and may not be known by patients.
Over-the-counter medications
ans>>Medications that can be purchased without a prescription.
Intramuscular (IM) injections
ans>>A method of delivering medication directly into the muscle.
Computed tomography (CT) scan
ans>>A medical imaging technique used to create detailed images of internal structures.
, Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
ans>>A vaccine administered to protect against measles, mumps, and rubella.
Narcotics
ans>>Drugs that have a high potential for abuse and are used for pain relief.
Chemotherapy
ans>>A type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells.
Adverse effects
ans>>Unintended and harmful effects resulting from medication use.
FDA
ans>>The Food and Drug Administration, responsible for protecting public health by
regulating food and drug products.
Drug action