Pharmacology: Chapter 1: Chapter Review
an unusual or unexpected drug reaction by an individual is known as
drug allergy
a medication that does not require a physician's service to obtain is referred to as a
nonprescription
the time from drug administration to the first observable drug effect is known as the
onset of action
the time a drug continues to produce its effect is its
ceiling effect
the medical situation when a particular drug should not be administered is referred to as
contraindication
a drug that has the potential for abuse and is regulated by the Drug Enforcement Agency is classified as a
controlled substance
the proprietary drug name supplied by a pharmaceutical company is also referred to as the
trade name
the study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion is known as
pharmacokinetics
select the term that relates to the amount of drug administered to produce a therapeutic effect
posology
pharamacy
the science of preparing and dispensing medicines
pharmacology
the study of drugs
pharmocodynamics
the study of the action of drugs on living tissue
posology
the study of the amount of drug that is required to produce therapeutic effects
toxicology
the study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissue
pharmacokinetics
the study of the processes of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion
pharmacotherapeutics
the study of the use of drugs in treating disease