Baics of Pharmacology

The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems

• Pharmacokinetics

• Pharmacodynamics

• Pharmacology

• Toxicology

A scientist specialised in the study of the effects of drugs and chemicals on living things

• Pharmacologist

• Neuroscientist

• Chemist

• Immunologist

Drug sources can be from (choose all correct answers)

• Animal

• Plant

• Microbial

• Synthetic

Which drug source give better control over chemical structure

• Plant

• Animal

• Synthetic

• Mineral

Production of penicillin from amoxicillin is considered

• Synthetic

• Microbial

• Semi-synthetic

• Plant

Iron as drug supplement is from

• Plant source

• Animal source

• Mineral source

• Synthetic source

The source of insulin is

• Animal

• Plant

• Mineral

• Microbial

The study of what does the drug do to the body is

• Pharmacology

• Pharmacokinetics

• Pharmacodynamics

• Toxicology

How strongly the drug will bind to the site is called

• Effect

• Side effect

• Selectivity

• Affinity

Drug targets include (choose all correct answers)

• Receptors

• Enzymes

• Ion channels

• Transporters