WGU: D116 Advanced Pharmacology Unit 2
Pharmacokinetics - (correct Answer) - The Study of drug movement throughout the body includes 4 basic
processes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion.
Absorption - (correct Answer) - The drug's movement from the blood to the interstitial space of tissues
and from there into cells.
Metabolism - (correct Answer) - The enzymatically mediated alteration of drug structure.
Excretion - (correct Answer) - The movement of drugs and their metabolites out of the body.
Elimination - (correct Answer) - The combination of metabolism and excretion
Therapeutic Index - (correct Answer) - The range of doses at which a medication is effective without
adverse events.
Half-life - (correct Answer) - The time required for the amount of a drug int the body to decrease by 50%.
Pharmacodynamics - (correct Answer) - The study of the biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs on
the body and the molecular mechanisms by which those effects are produced.
Agonist - (correct Answer) - Molecules that activate receptors.
Antagonist - (correct Answer) - Produce their effects by preventing receptor activation by endogenous
regulatory molecules and drugs.
Partial agonist - (correct Answer) - An agonist that only has moderate intrinsic activity. The maximal
effect is lower than a full agonist. Can behave as an agonist or antagonist.
Prescriptive Authority - (correct Answer) - The legal right to prescribe drugs.
Medication adherence - (correct Answer) - The extent to which patients take their medications as
prescribed by their provider.
Medication therapy management - (correct Answer) - Promoting positive drug therapy outcomes by a
proactive approach.
Medication reconciliation - (correct Answer) - A procedure to maintain an accurate and up-to-date list of
medications for all patients between all phases of health care delivery.
Prototype Medications - (correct Answer) - A drug that embodies characteristics shared by all members
of the group.
Drug class - (correct Answer) - a group of medications that have similar structures, the same targeted
mechanism, a similar mode of action, and/or is used to treat the same disease or condition.
Pharmacokinetics - (correct Answer) - The Study of drug movement throughout the body includes 4 basic
processes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion.
Absorption - (correct Answer) - The drug's movement from the blood to the interstitial space of tissues
and from there into cells.
Metabolism - (correct Answer) - The enzymatically mediated alteration of drug structure.
Excretion - (correct Answer) - The movement of drugs and their metabolites out of the body.
Elimination - (correct Answer) - The combination of metabolism and excretion
Therapeutic Index - (correct Answer) - The range of doses at which a medication is effective without
adverse events.
Half-life - (correct Answer) - The time required for the amount of a drug int the body to decrease by 50%.
Pharmacodynamics - (correct Answer) - The study of the biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs on
the body and the molecular mechanisms by which those effects are produced.
Agonist - (correct Answer) - Molecules that activate receptors.
Antagonist - (correct Answer) - Produce their effects by preventing receptor activation by endogenous
regulatory molecules and drugs.
Partial agonist - (correct Answer) - An agonist that only has moderate intrinsic activity. The maximal
effect is lower than a full agonist. Can behave as an agonist or antagonist.
Prescriptive Authority - (correct Answer) - The legal right to prescribe drugs.
Medication adherence - (correct Answer) - The extent to which patients take their medications as
prescribed by their provider.
Medication therapy management - (correct Answer) - Promoting positive drug therapy outcomes by a
proactive approach.
Medication reconciliation - (correct Answer) - A procedure to maintain an accurate and up-to-date list of
medications for all patients between all phases of health care delivery.
Prototype Medications - (correct Answer) - A drug that embodies characteristics shared by all members
of the group.
Drug class - (correct Answer) - a group of medications that have similar structures, the same targeted
mechanism, a similar mode of action, and/or is used to treat the same disease or condition.
