Although many substances can be considered drugs, which drug ...

[darbym82]

Although many substances can be considered drugs, which drug definition is the most appropriate?
 
  1. Any substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the body
  2. Any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting
  3. Any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms of a medical condition
  4. Any substance that can be isolated from natural substances in nature

Question 2

Although all areas of medicine, including pharmacology, have made great advances in the last century, the early roots of pharmacology still apply for the nurse and other health professionals. What were the early roots of pharmacology?
 
  1. Applying products to relieve human suffering
  2. Creating new drugs as quickly as possible
  3. Finding medicinal alternatives to plants
  4. Understanding how drugs take their effects

[macmac]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the human body.
Rationale 2: A drug is not only a substance that is synthesized and tested.
Rationale 3: A drug is considered to be any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms of a medical condition.
Rationale 4: A drug is not only a substance isolated from natural substances.
Global Rationale: A drug is considered to be any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms of a medical condition. A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the human body; it is not any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting, nor is it only a substance isolated from natural substances.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
Rationale 2: The early root of pharmacology was not to create new drugs quickly.
Rationale 3: Early pharmacology involved using plants to relieve symptoms of suffering.
Rationale 4: The early root of pharmacology was not to understand how drugs take their effects.
Global Rationale: The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering, not to create new drugs quickly or to understand how drugs take their effects. Early pharmacology did involve using plants to relieve symptoms of suffering.

[darbym82]

Thank you!

[macmac]

Always glad to help...