NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACOLOGY
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Which of the following are examples of plan-derived drugs?
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potassium chloride and mineral oil
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thyroid hormone and insulin
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digitoxin and quinine
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cephalosporin and penicillin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -drugs, at least 118 are based on natural sources: 74 percent come from plants, 18 percent from fungi, 5 percent from bacteria, and 3 percent from vertebrate species such as snakes or frogs (Ecology Society of America, 1997).
Detailed explanation-2: -AMetrahydrocannabinol, the opiates (codeine, morphine), the Cinchona alkaloids (quinine, quinidine), the solanaceous tropane alkaloids (atropine, Ahyoscyamine, scopolamine), pilocarpine, ephedrine, cocaine, theophylline, vincristine, vinblastine, taxol, and other well-known and useful drugs (3, 9-11).
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