Title: Describe sources, types, and uses of some drugs.
Course: Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (14001-1) > Section: Exploring Pharmacology Fundamentals

Description should include

- the principles that drugs are obtained from natural and/or synthetic sources including plants, organisms, animals, and humans
- drug categories and classifications.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What drugs are derived from animal sources? What are complications from using drugs from animal sources?
- What drugs are derived from plant sources? Why is it safer to derive drugs from plants than from animals?
- What effects could environmental degradation have on the drug industry?
- Why is it important to organize drugs by classes and/or actions?