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Pharmacology For Health Professionals 5th Edition By Bronwen Bryant, Kathleen Knights, Shaunagh Darroch, Andrew Rowland TEST BANK

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Bryant: Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 5th Edition Chapter 1: Drugs and Medicines Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The definition of pharmacology is: A. The study of the formulation of d... rugs B. The study of farming techniques C. The study of drugs including their source, nature, actions and effects in living systems D. The study of pharmacy (the preparation and development of drugs) ANS: C Pharmacology is the study of how substances, such as drugs, affect human physiology and pathology. 2. Useful drugs have the following important attributes: A. Affinity, toxicity and specificity B. Potency, selectivity and specificity C. Potency, toxicity and efficacy A. D Toxicity, efficacy and formulation ANS: B A useful drug will exhibit therapeutic effects at lower concentrations and have a narrow range of actions on particular receptors. These attributes decrease the incidence of adverse effects. 3. Potency refers to: A. A drug’s ability to produce an effect B. The narrowness of a drug’s range of actions C. The amount of drug required to produce an effect D. A drug’s ability to produce adverse reactions ANS: C If a dose of one drug exhibits a greater effect compared with the same dose of a similar drug, this indicates that the drug has high potency. [Show More]

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