NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACOLOGY
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The study of what drugs do to the body is called
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pharmacodynamics
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pharmacognosy
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pharmacokinetics
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pharmacotherapeutics
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pharmacodynamics is the study of a drug’s molecular, biochemical, and physiologic effects or actions. It comes from the Greek words “pharmakon, ‘’ meaning “drug, ‘’ and “dynamikos, ‘’ meaning “power."
Detailed explanation-2: -Results. Drug interactions occur on pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic levels. Examples of pharmacodynamic interactions are simultaneous administration of a NSAID and phenprocoumon (additive interaction), or of aspirin and ibuprofen (antagonistic interaction).
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