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PHARMACOLOGY NURS 251 MODULE 1

EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

ANSWERS PORTAGE LEARNING 2023/2024

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, 1. Therapeutic effect: desired drug effect to alleviate some condition or symptom.

2. Side effects: drug effect other than the therapeutic effect that are usually unde- sirable but not

harmful.

3. Adverse effect: general term for undesirable and potentially harmful drug effects

4. Toxic effects: undesirable drug effects that implies the drug is poisoning the body and can be harmful

or even life-threatening

5. mechanism of action: how a drug produces its effects

6. site of action: the location within the body where a drug exerts its therapeutic effect

7. Receptors: specific cellular structures that a drug binds to in order to produce a physiologic effect

8. agonist: activate a physiologic response or drug effect

9. antagonist: interfere with other drugs or substances from producing a drug-ef- fect.

10. dose-dependent relationship: response to any drug depends on the amount of drug given.

11. dose: exact amount of drug that is given

12. onset of action: time from the drug administration to the first observable effect

13. duration of action: length of time that the drug continues to produce its effect

14. therapeutic range: when the drug concentration is above the minimum effective concentration and

below the maximum tolerate concentration

15. Routes of administration: how the drug is introduced to the body

16. Oral administration: drug administration by way of the mouth through swallow- ing

17. Parenteral administration: drug administration that does not involve the GI tract.

18. Pharmaceutics: study of how various dosage forms influence the way in which the drug affects the

body.
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