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