HOSA PHARMACOLOGY EXAM GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS AND
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Absorption
- answer-a drug is moved from site of administration to body fluids; first process during
pharmacokinetics
Additive Drug Reaction
- answer-when the combined effect of two drugs is equal to the sum of each drug given
alone
Adverse Reaction
- answer-undesirable drug effect
Aggregation
- answer-clumping of blood elements
Agonist
- answer-a drug that binds with a receptor and stimulates the receptor to produce a
therapeutic response
Agonist-Antagonist
- answer-drug with both agonist and antagonist properties
Allergic Reaction
- answer-immediate hypersensitive reaction by the immune system
Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990
- answer-placed anabolic steroids under umbrella of the Controlled Substances Act of
1970
Analgesic
,- answer-drug that relieves pain
Anaphylactic Shock
- answer-severe allergic reaction
Anaphylactic Shock
- answer-sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction with symptoms that progress rapidly
and may result in death if not treated
Anorexia
- answer-loss of appetite
Antagonist
- answer-substance that counteracts the action of something else
Antagonistic Drug Reaction
- answer-occurs when one drug interferes with the action of another, causing
neutralization or a decrease in the effect of one of the drugs
Antibacterial
- answer-active against bacteria
Antibiotic
- answer-term used synonymously with antibacterial
Antipyretic
- answer-fever-reducing agent
Aplastic Anemia
- answer-blood disorder caused by damage to the bone marrow resulting in a marked
reduction in the number of red blood cells and some white blood cells
Bactericidal
, - answer-drug or agent that destroys or kills bacteria
Bacteriostatic
- answer-drug or agent that slows or retards the multiplication of bacteria
Buccal
- answer-mouth cavity between jaw and cheek
Candiasis
- answer-infection of the skin or mucous membrane with the yeast Candida albicans
Chemical Name
- answer-chemical structure
Cinchonism
- answer-quinidine toxicity or poisoning
Clinical Pharmacology
- answer-study of drug absorption and metabolism in humans, including those who are
healthy as well as those who are not in homeostasis
Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM)
- answer-group of diverse medical practices or products not presently part of
conventional medicine
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
- answer-regulated manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of drugs with the potential
for abuse
Controlled Substances
- answer-drugs that have the potential for abuse and dependency, both physical and
psychological
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Absorption
- answer-a drug is moved from site of administration to body fluids; first process during
pharmacokinetics
Additive Drug Reaction
- answer-when the combined effect of two drugs is equal to the sum of each drug given
alone
Adverse Reaction
- answer-undesirable drug effect
Aggregation
- answer-clumping of blood elements
Agonist
- answer-a drug that binds with a receptor and stimulates the receptor to produce a
therapeutic response
Agonist-Antagonist
- answer-drug with both agonist and antagonist properties
Allergic Reaction
- answer-immediate hypersensitive reaction by the immune system
Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990
- answer-placed anabolic steroids under umbrella of the Controlled Substances Act of
1970
Analgesic
,- answer-drug that relieves pain
Anaphylactic Shock
- answer-severe allergic reaction
Anaphylactic Shock
- answer-sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction with symptoms that progress rapidly
and may result in death if not treated
Anorexia
- answer-loss of appetite
Antagonist
- answer-substance that counteracts the action of something else
Antagonistic Drug Reaction
- answer-occurs when one drug interferes with the action of another, causing
neutralization or a decrease in the effect of one of the drugs
Antibacterial
- answer-active against bacteria
Antibiotic
- answer-term used synonymously with antibacterial
Antipyretic
- answer-fever-reducing agent
Aplastic Anemia
- answer-blood disorder caused by damage to the bone marrow resulting in a marked
reduction in the number of red blood cells and some white blood cells
Bactericidal
, - answer-drug or agent that destroys or kills bacteria
Bacteriostatic
- answer-drug or agent that slows or retards the multiplication of bacteria
Buccal
- answer-mouth cavity between jaw and cheek
Candiasis
- answer-infection of the skin or mucous membrane with the yeast Candida albicans
Chemical Name
- answer-chemical structure
Cinchonism
- answer-quinidine toxicity or poisoning
Clinical Pharmacology
- answer-study of drug absorption and metabolism in humans, including those who are
healthy as well as those who are not in homeostasis
Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM)
- answer-group of diverse medical practices or products not presently part of
conventional medicine
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
- answer-regulated manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of drugs with the potential
for abuse
Controlled Substances
- answer-drugs that have the potential for abuse and dependency, both physical and
psychological
