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BIOS 275 Application Paper

BIOS 275 Application Paper Pain Medications
BIOS 275 Week 1 Homework
1. Describe the three medical uses for drugs and give examples. (2 points)
2. Give the meaning of and describe the linguistic origin of the symbol Rx. (2 points)
3. Give the name of a medication in current usage that originated from the natural source of: foxglove
plant, sheeps wool, rose hips, mold, poppy and periwinkle. (2 points)
4. Describe four ways in which a new drug can be discovered or created. (2 points)
5. What types of drug characteristics/effects are studied during each of the three phases of human
testing of a drug prior to FDA approval? (3 points)
6. How do computers assist in the designing of new drugs? (2 points)
7. What is the reason for manufacturing a drug as an enteric-coated tablet? (2 points)
8. Describe the difference between an elixir and syrup. (1 point)
9. What can be done with a scored tablet that cannot be done with other tablets? (1 point)
10. Differentiate between the feel, appearance, and consistency of an ointment versus a cream
versus a lotion. (3 points)
BIOS 275 Week 2 Homework
Chapter 4 Questions
Page 62 of Routes of Administration and the Drug Cycle
Chapter 5 Questions
Page 79 of Using Drugs Therapeutically
Chapter 6 Questions
Page 94 of The Prescriptio
BIOS 275 Week 3 Homework
BIOS 275 Week 5 Homework
.Name the three categories of oral contraceptives (birth control pills). Describe the difference between
the categories. Give generic and trade names drugs from each category. The categories of oral
contraceptives are:
2.Describe the historical events that occurred when the drug thalidomide was used in Europe to treat
morning sickness in pregnant women.
3.What is unique about the following contraceptive drugs:
4.Name several categories of anti-diabetic drugs (besides insulin) and describe their therapeutic
effects in treating diabetics mellitus.
5.List four trade names of drugs used to treat hypothyroidism.
6.Describe some of the physical changes that occur in a patient who takes a prolonged or high dose
of a corticosteroid drug.
7.Name four categories of anticonvulsant drugs.
8.Which two hormones are out of balance in patients with Parkinsons disease?
9.Name the four types of receptors that are blocked by the phenothiazine drugs for psychosis. These
drugs block dopamine, histamine, alpha, and serotonin receptors in the brain.
10.Explain why amphetamine drugs can be used to treat ADHD in hyperactive children
BIOS 275 Week 6 Homework
1. What serious adverse effect has been linked to the drug Accutane? (1 point)

2. What is a herpes zoster infection and what drugs are used to treat it? (2 points)

3. What is unusual about the origin of the popular drug Botox? (2 point)

4. Discuss the use of silver nitrate versus erythromycin to prevent newborns from developing
eye infections due to gonorrhea. (3 points)

5. Name three categories of drugs that are used topically to treat allergy symptoms in the eye.
(2 points)
6. How do antihistamine drugs exert their therapeutic effect? (2 points)

7. If there is no release of histamine during a common cold, why are antihistamine drugs
included in so many over-the-counter drugs to treat the common cold? (3 points)

8. Explain why the mouth is a perfect environment for a yeast infection to develop. (2 points)

9. If a patient is allergic to amoxicillin, what other category of antibiotic drugs could also cause
an allergic reaction? (1 point)

10. Define these abbreviations: AIDS, HIV, CDCP, MRSA. (2 points

BIOS 275 Week 6 Homework 1
BIOS 275 Week 7 Application Paper Pain Medications