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What is Pharmacology?
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Study of organic chemistry within the body
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Study of the effects of the body system on drugs
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Study of the action of drugs on the body
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Study of the environment in the body in which drugs act
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A medicine is a drug contained in a suitable formula (e.g. capsules, injection etc.) True or false?
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A medicine containing only very small amounts of drug cannot have a profound effect on the body. True or false?
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From which tree does Aspirin come from?
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What is Quinine used as?
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An antimalarial
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An antibiotic
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A painkiller
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An anti-inflammatory
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From which natural product does Quinine come from?
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Belladonna
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Foxglove
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Lupin
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Chinchona
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What is the drug Morphine used as?
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An anti-viral
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An analgesic
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An antibiotic
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An antidepressant
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Where does the drug Morphine come from?
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Poppy
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Willow
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Lupin
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Foxglove
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What is the drug Atropine used as?
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A painkiller
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An antibiotic
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A resuscitant
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An anti-viral
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Where does the drug Atropine come from?
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Foxglove
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Yew tree
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Oak tree
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Belladonna
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What is the drug Digitalis used to treat?
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Heart failure
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Nerve damage
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Liver damage
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Kidney failure
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Where does the drug Digitalis come from?
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Yew tree
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Poppy
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Foxglove
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Belladonna
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Which of the following drugs is used as a local anaesthetic?
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Quinine
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Cocaine
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Atropine
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Nicotine
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Where does the drug Cocaine come from?
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Poppy
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Belladona
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Lupin
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Coca
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What is the drug Paclitaxel used as?
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An antibiotic
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An anti-cancer drug
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An antimalarial
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An analgesic
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Where does the drug Paclitaxel come from?
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Willow tree
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Poppy
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Yew tree
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Chinchona
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What is the drug Premarin used to treat?
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Cancer
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Bacterial infection
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Menopause
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Heart failure
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Where does the drug Premarin come from?
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Oak tree sap
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Pregnant mare's urine
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Pig fat
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Mouse DNA
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What is the correct order of the following drugs based on their discovery (from earliest to most recent)
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Aspirin, anticancers, beta-blockers, antivirals
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Aspirin, antivirals, beta-blockers, anticancers
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Aspirin, beta-blockers, antivirals, anticancers
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Aspirin, beta-blockers, anticancers, antivirals
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Drug targets include...
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Enymes
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DNA
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Ion channels
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Receptors
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Established targets are physiological. True or false?
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Novel targets are molecular or genomic. True or false?
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Molecular recognition involves what?
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Specific DNA sequences
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Specific amino acids in the target molecule
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Reversible bonds (i.e Van der Waals, ionic, hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen)
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Amplification of cell signalling
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Molecular response usually involves irreversible changes to the drug target. True or false?
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Enzyme inhibition may be complete or partial. True or false?
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Which of the following is true regarding molecular response in receptors?
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Agonistic drugs causes molecular response
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Agonistic drug causes inhibition, inactivating the receptor
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Antagonistic drugs blocks molecular response via inhibition of receptor
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Antagonistic drugs stimulate molecular response in receptors
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Host cells may be modified to inhibit or enhance function. True or false?