Pharmacotherapeutics I NSG3022
Final Examination and All Correct
Solved Solutions 2025-2026 Edition.
Drug -Answer any chemical that can affect living processes
Pharmacology -Answer the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Clinical Pharmacology -Answer the study of medication in humans. Used on patients and
healthy volunteers.
Therapeutics -Answer The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease or to prevent
pregnancy. The medical use of drugs.
Ideal Drug -Answer There is no such thing.
Effectiveness of a drug -Answer the most important property a drug can have; it elicits the
responses for which it is given; no effect=no justification of use.
Saftey of a drug -Answer one that cannot produce harmful effects, even if administered in very
high doses and for a very long time. (no such thing) b/c all have ability to harm.
Selectivity of a drug -Answer A drug that elecits only the response for which it is given (no
such thing) b/c all have some side-effects.
Reversible actions of a drug -Answer The effects of the drugs are reversible or the actions of
the drugs subside within an appropriate time. (I.E. all drugs should/need to reverse or stop).
Predictability of a drug -Answer Knowing how the patient will respond to a drug. I.E. Know
what the drug does. There are different reactions to any one person.
Ease of administration of a drug -Answer Can enhance patient adherence; can decrease
, Low Cost of a drug -Answer An ideal drug is easy to afford (especially with chronic illness).
Chemical Stability -Answer Some drugs lose their stabilty/effectiveness during storage.
Possession of a simple generic name -Answer Generic names of drugs are usally complex. I.E.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol).
Therapeutic Objective of giving a drug? -Answer The objective of drug therapy is to provide
maximum benefit with minimum harm.
Factors that determine the intensity of drug responses. -Answer Administration; dosage, route
and timing; medication errors, patient adherance.
Pharacokinetics; absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion; process determine how much
administration dose gets to its sites of action.
Pharmacodynamics; is the impact of drugs on the body. I.E. drug-receptor interation, patient's
functional state, placebo effects.
The four factors that determin the intensity of drug responses are: -Answer Prescribed dose,
administered dose, concetation at sites of action, and intersity of responses.
Individual veriations of drug responses -Answer Each patient is unique in ability to respond
and to how they each respond, but formation of IDEAL DRUG will lesson this variation.
The different sources of intensity of drug responses are -Answer Age, sex, weight, kidney and
liver function, and genetic variables. Often caused by allergies.
The 6 rights of drug administration are: -Answer 1. the right drug
2. the right patient
3. the right dose
4. the right route
5. the right time
6. the right documentation
Final Examination and All Correct
Solved Solutions 2025-2026 Edition.
Drug -Answer any chemical that can affect living processes
Pharmacology -Answer the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Clinical Pharmacology -Answer the study of medication in humans. Used on patients and
healthy volunteers.
Therapeutics -Answer The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease or to prevent
pregnancy. The medical use of drugs.
Ideal Drug -Answer There is no such thing.
Effectiveness of a drug -Answer the most important property a drug can have; it elicits the
responses for which it is given; no effect=no justification of use.
Saftey of a drug -Answer one that cannot produce harmful effects, even if administered in very
high doses and for a very long time. (no such thing) b/c all have ability to harm.
Selectivity of a drug -Answer A drug that elecits only the response for which it is given (no
such thing) b/c all have some side-effects.
Reversible actions of a drug -Answer The effects of the drugs are reversible or the actions of
the drugs subside within an appropriate time. (I.E. all drugs should/need to reverse or stop).
Predictability of a drug -Answer Knowing how the patient will respond to a drug. I.E. Know
what the drug does. There are different reactions to any one person.
Ease of administration of a drug -Answer Can enhance patient adherence; can decrease
, Low Cost of a drug -Answer An ideal drug is easy to afford (especially with chronic illness).
Chemical Stability -Answer Some drugs lose their stabilty/effectiveness during storage.
Possession of a simple generic name -Answer Generic names of drugs are usally complex. I.E.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol).
Therapeutic Objective of giving a drug? -Answer The objective of drug therapy is to provide
maximum benefit with minimum harm.
Factors that determine the intensity of drug responses. -Answer Administration; dosage, route
and timing; medication errors, patient adherance.
Pharacokinetics; absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion; process determine how much
administration dose gets to its sites of action.
Pharmacodynamics; is the impact of drugs on the body. I.E. drug-receptor interation, patient's
functional state, placebo effects.
The four factors that determin the intensity of drug responses are: -Answer Prescribed dose,
administered dose, concetation at sites of action, and intersity of responses.
Individual veriations of drug responses -Answer Each patient is unique in ability to respond
and to how they each respond, but formation of IDEAL DRUG will lesson this variation.
The different sources of intensity of drug responses are -Answer Age, sex, weight, kidney and
liver function, and genetic variables. Often caused by allergies.
The 6 rights of drug administration are: -Answer 1. the right drug
2. the right patient
3. the right dose
4. the right route
5. the right time
6. the right documentation
