NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

PHARMACOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which area of pharmacology is also called clinical pharmacology?
A
pharmacognosy
B
pharmacodynamics
C
pharmacokinetics
D
pharmacotherapeutics
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Clinical pharmacology is the application of pharmacological methods and principles in the study of drugs in humans. An example of this is posology, which is the study of how medicines are dosed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pharmacotherapeutics is the clinical purpose or indication for giving a drug. Pharmacokinetics is the effect of the body on the drug. It is made up of four phases: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. Absorption is the movement of the drug from the site of administration into the bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-3: -Clinical pharmacology is the study of drugs in humans. Clinical pharmacologists work in a variety of settings in academia, industry and government. In the laboratory setting they study biomarkers, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism and genetics.

Detailed explanation-4: -ā€¯Pharmacotherapeutics (PT) is the application of pharmacological information together with the knowledge of the disease for its prevention, mitigation or cure.

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