The University of the West Indies

Faculty of Medical Sciences

The UWI School of Nursing, Mona

Pharmacology Tutorial

Match the descriptions on the right with the words on the left

1.________ Pharmacotherapeutics A. The interactions between chemical components

2. ________ Pharmaceutics
3.________ Pharmacodynamics
4.________Pharmocokinetics
Explain what is meant by:
of living systems and foreign chemicals.
B. The use of drugs to treat, prevent and diagnose
disease.
C. the study of the way the body absorbs, distributes
and excrete drugs
D. this is the formulation of a pure drug substance
Into a dosage form

5. Chemical Name________________________________________________________________

6. Brand Name___________________________________________________________________

7. Generic Name_________________________________________________________________

List eight (8) actors that affect the absorption of a drug

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8
1. Arrange in order of absorption speed, from the fastest to the slowest
Enteric coated tablets, elixir/syrup, coated tablets, powders, suspensions, capsule, tablets

2. List the routes of administration under the following headings:

Enteral Parenteral Topical

Explain what is meant by first –pass effect, and list four routes that are involved in this
process.

List 3 factors that increase the metabolism of a drug and 3 factors that decrease the
metabolism of a drug
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.
Explain what is meant by drug half-life

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Describe the following effects of drugs

Therapeutic/desired effect___________________________________________________

Side effect________________________________________________________________

Adverse effects_________________________________________________________________

Drug toxicity__________________________________________________________________

Drug Allergy__________________________________________________________________

Anaphylactic reaction____________________________________________________________

Drug tolerance_________________________________________________________________

Cumulative effect______________________________________________________________

Idiosyncratic effect____________________________________________________________

Drug interaction______________________________________________________________

Synergistic effect____________________________________________________________

Drug dependence________________________________________________________________