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Fundamentals Of Nursing Pharmacology Questions And
Answers With Verified Solutions Latest Update
2024/2025.
Pharmacology - ANSWER The scientific study of the origin, nature, chemistry, effects, and use
of drugs.

Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER The absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
by the body

Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER The biochemical and physical effects of drugs and the
mechanisms of drug actions

Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER The use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases

Chemical name - ANSWER Scientific name that precisely describes the drug's atomic and
molecular structure

Generic/Non-proprietary name - ANSWER An abbreviation of the chemical name

Trade/Proprietary/Brand name - ANSWER Selected by the drug company selling the product.
Protected by copyright.

1962 - ANSWER Federal government mandated the use of official names this year so that only
one official name would represent each name

United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary - ANSWER Where official names of
drugs are listed

Pharmacologic class/family - ANSWER Drugs that share similar characteristics

What were drugs originally derived from? - ANSWER Natural sources like plants, animals,
minerals

What is an advantage of synthetic drug sources? - ANSWER They are free from the impurities
found in natural substances.

Alkaloids - ANSWER The most active component in plants. Reacts with acids to form a salt
that's able to dissolve more readily in body fluids. The names of these and the salt that they produce
usually end in -ine like atropine and caffeine.

Glycosides - ANSWER Naturally occurring active components in plants and have both
beneficial and toxic effects. They have names that end in -in such as digoxin.

Gums - ANSWER Give products the ability to attract and hold water. Examples include
seaweed extractions and seeds with starch.

Resins - ANSWER Chief source is pine tree sap, commonly act as local irritants or as laxatives
and caustic agents

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