Deck 22: Terms in Pharmacology

Question 1

Antacids produce a general lack of feeling throughout the body.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Diuretics and laxatives perform the same function.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

All drugs are illegal.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Antianxiety agents are used in mental disorders.

Question 5

Anticholinergics prevent blood clotting.

Question 6

Oral administration is the most common method of giving pills.

Question 7

Pharmacodynamics is the study of how medications affect the body.

Question 8

A capsule is a small solid tablet.

Question 9

A generic name is the same as a trade name.

Question 10

A tablet given buccally is inserted under the tongue.

Question 11

Antibiotics and antibacterial agents perform some of the same functions.

Question 12

A sedative is a type of hypnotic.

Question 13

Aspirin is a kind of analgesic.

Question 14

Antihistamines inhibit fungal growth.

Question 15

Parenteral administration is the injection of a medication.

Question 16

Barbiturates are used to treat epilepsy.

Question 17

Some medications are injected directly into heart muscle.

Question 18

Antineoplastic agents are used to fight cancer.

Question 19

Antidotes are substances that cancel out unwanted effects of a toxin.

Question 20

A vial is usually attached to an intravenous tube.

Question 21

Pain killers are:

A)thrombolytics
B)anticoagulants
C)analgesics
D)antianginal

Question 22

Liquid medications can be:

A)elixirs
B)syrups
C)tinctures
D)All of the choices are correct

Question 23

Drugs come from:

A)plants
B)animals
C)chemical synthesis
D)All of the choices are correct

Question 24

The abbreviation for diagnosis is DW.

Question 25

All drugs are therapeutic.