The term pharmacodynamics means:
A drug’s impact on the body.
The body’s impact upon a drug.
The economic context of a drug.
The political context of a drug.
Which of the following is not one of the four pharmacokinetic processes?
Absorption.
Distribution.
Biotransformation.
Reuptake.
The correct definition of polytherapy is:
The use of one medication in treatment.
The use of more than one medication in treatment.
The use of drug antibodies to prevent drugs of abuse from entering the central nervous
system. None of the answers given
A first line agent is a proven medication that is typically given first to a patient.
True
False
Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter.
True
False
Anxiolytics are the class of medication used to treat depression.
True
False
The obsessive disinhibition form of craving is the result of dysfunction in the ______ neurotransmitter
system.
DA.
5HT.
OP.
GABA.
There exists no scientific evidence that one can “treat a drug with a drug.”
True
False
There are no known considerable cross-ethnic variations in drug effects.
True
False
The term endogenous means:
Produced from outside the body.
Manufactured outside the US.
Produced by the body.
Blocks a ligand.
