Which of the following is the term for cellular changes?

Which of the following is the term for drugs being absorbed and distributed throughout the body?

Which of the following is the term for physiological changes caused by a drug?

What term refers to the amount that will produce harmful side effects or symptoms of poisoning?

What is the amount of drug required to sustain the desired effect called?

What is the amount of drug that causes death called?

What is the term for an acquired need for a drug that may produce symptoms when the drug is discontinued?

Lethal dose is the amount of drug that causes death.

What is a decreased response to a drug called?

What is the movement from blood into tissues and fluids called?

What is the movement of a drug from the blood into tissues and fluids called?

What are the alterations the drug undergoes in the body called?

What is the movement of the drug into the bloodstream called?

What is the elimination of the drug from the body called?

What are the increased effects of a drug due to a build-up in the body called?

What are inactive substances that resemble a medication, although no drug is present?

What is the condition resulting from exposure to either a poison or a dangerous amount of a drug that is normally safe when given in a smaller amount called?

Which of the following is the condition resulting from exposure to either a poison or a dangerous amount of a drug that is normally safe when given in a smaller amount?

What are the opposing actions of two drugs in which one decreases or cancels out the effect of the other called?

What is the action of two drugs in which one prolongs or multiplies the effect of the other?

What is the action of two drugs working together in which one helps the other simultaneously for an effect that neither could produce alone called?

What are the unique, unusual, and unexpected responses to a drug called?

What is the term for the unique, unusual, and unexpected responses to a drug?

What is the immune response to a drug called?

What are the effects from maternal drug administration that cause physical defects in a fetus called?

What is the opposite effect from what was expected called?

Which of the following is the term for a severe, possibly fatal allergic response to a drug?

Drug studies have revealed an adverse risk to the fetus, and the benefit-to-risk ratio must be established before use during pregnancy. Which category is this drug in?

Which of the following is the pregnancy category for drugs that have shown teratogenic effects, and the drug is contraindicated?

Which of the following is the category for drugs that have shown teratogenic effects, and the drug is contraindicated?

Which of the following is the category for drugs that have not yet been tested in pregnant women or animals?

Which of the following is the category for drugs that are shown to be safe to the fetus?

Which of the following is the category for drugs not studied on pregnant women, but animal studies have not shown fetal risk?

Which of the following is the category for drugs not studied on pregnant women, but animal studies have not shown fetal risk?

Which of the following is the term for an unintended effect or side effect causing a negative reaction?

What is the science that helps us know if a drug will be effective or possibly toxic based on genetics?

What is the term for using computers, statistics, and mathematics to analyze how drug molecules might work?

Which of the following is a drug that is not active until it has been metabolized?

What is a prodrug?

What is the term related to the desired blood level to achieve desired effect without serious side effects?

What is the most actively pursued source of new drugs?

What are the cellular changes a drug produces in the body called?

What are the cellular changes produced by a drug related to?

What are the physiological changes caused by drugs called?

What is it called when medication reaches widespread areas of the body?

What is it called when the medication’s effect is limited to the area of the body where it is administered?

What is the term for the effect of a drug that is limited to one area of the body (typically topical medications)?

What is the term for the initial high dose used to quickly elevate the level of the drug in the blood?

Which of these is used for keeping the blood level of the drug at a steady state in order to maintain the desired effect?

Which of these is used for keeping the blood level of the drug at a steady state in order to maintain the desired effect?

What is the amount of a drug that will produce harmful side effects or symptoms of poisoning called?

What is a dose that causes death called?

Where does absorption of a drug occur?

Where does absorption of a drug occur?

A lethal dose causes death.

Where does distribution of a drug occur?

Where does metabolism of a drug occur?

What is the affinity or attraction of a drug to a specific organ or cell called?

Which of the following is a condition that may slow metabolism of a drug?

Which of the following is a condition that may slow excretion of a drug?

Which of the following is a condition that alters absorption of a drug?

Which of the following is a condition that may slow distribution of a drug?

Where does metabolism of a drug occur?

Where does excretion of a drug occur?

Which of the following can affect the speed and efficiency of drug processing in the body?

Which of the following is the fastest route of drug administration?

What is an inactive substance that resembles a medication called?

What variables affect the speed and efficiency of drugs being processed by the body?

What is the opposing action of two drugs where one cancels out the other?

What is the condition that results from exposure to either a poison or a dangerous amount of a drug that is normally safe when given in a smaller amount called?

What is the action of two drugs working together in which one helps the other produce an effect that neither could produce alone?

What is the opposing action of two drugs in which one decreases or cancels out the effect of the other called?

What is an undesired effect from maternal drug administration that causes the development of physical defects in a fetus called?

What is a unique, unusual response to a drug in a given patient called?

What is a decreased response to a drug that develops after repeated doses are given called?

What is an acquired need for a drug that may produce psychological and/or physical symptoms of withdrawal when the drug is discontinued called?

What is an immune response to a drug that may be of varying degrees called?

What is a severe, possibly fatal allergic response called?

What is an example of the use of recombinant DNA technology?

What is it called when a scientist inserts normal genes into a human chromosome?

What does genetic engineering do?

What is recombinant DNA technology used to produce?

What does the term chemoinformatics mean?

Which of the following is a sign of an anaphylactic reaction?

Which of the following is/are signs of hypersensitivity?

Your cousin is started on medication after being diagnosed with epilepsy. Because they experience seizures quite often, they start with a very large dose of the anticonvulsant to elevate the levels of the drug in their blood as quickly as possible. What is this initial large dose called?

Why are persons with liver failure particularly prone to experiencing the toxic effects of medications?

You are reading about the treatment of cardiovascular disease and learn that some medications are more effective in African American patients than persons of other races. What is the study of why medications vary in effectiveness among groups known as?

Your friend is given an antianxiety medication before a medical procedure. Rather than relaxing, however, your friend becomes agitated and starts shouting at people. This type of reaction is known as:

Why are patients with liver failure at risk when taking medication?

Zach normally takes an antianxiety medication and, after he has his wisdom teeth pulled, takes a narcotic pain medication as well. He suddenly finds himself very drowsy and disoriented. What is this an example of?

Which of the following is the opposite of what was expected to occur?

A patient is complaining that the new drug they started is not working at all. The patient also mentions that “they told me it was a useless drug when they gave me the prescription in the office.” What effect could describe the patient’s response to the drug?

Ozzie's doctor tells him not to take his tetracycline with dairy products because the calcium in the dairy products will form an insoluble complex with the tetracycline. What is this process called?

Will visits the emergency department because of a badly broken leg. He is given a narcotic pain killer, but quickly becomes extremely dizzy and disoriented, and then vomits. Will is then given another medication, naloxone, and soon begins to feel better. Which of these refers to the effect of naloxone on the narcotic pain killer?

Where are drugs with an alkaline pH best absorbed?