Nursing Pharmacology

What is the term used to describe the study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms?

• Pharmacology

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Astronomy

Which branch of pharmacology deals specifically with the use of drugs in the treatment of diseases?

• Clinical Pharmacology

• Toxicology

• Pharmacokinetics

• Pharmacognosy

What is the term for the process by which a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body?

• Pharmacokinetics

• Pharmacodynamics

• Pharmaceutics

• Pharmacogenomics

What is the name for the study of how genetic differences affect individual responses to drugs?

• Pharmacotherapy

• Pharmacodynamics

• Pharmacokinetics

• Pharmacogenomics

Which term describes the maximum effect a drug can produce regardless of the dose?

• Potency

• Efficacy

• Toxicity

• Half-life

What is the term for the study of the harmful effects of drugs on living organisms?

• Pharmacology

• Toxicology

• Pharmaceutics

• Pharmacokinetics

Which type of drug administration involves applying a drug directly to the skin or mucous membranes?

• Oral

• Topical

• Inhalation

• Intravenous

What is the term for the process by which a drug is broken down into simpler compounds by the body?

• metabolism

• breakdown

• decomposition

• digestion

Which term describes the study of how drugs move through the body to reach their site of action?

• Pharmacodynamics

• Pharmacokinetics

• Pharmacogenomics

• Pharmacoeconomics

What is the name for the process by which a drug is excreted from the body?

• metabolism

• excretion

• absorption

• elimination