PHARMACOLOGY 2023

MARIA FATIMA P. HERNANDEZ

BSM LEVEL lll

ACTIVITY I

1. Explain the Placebo effect. Give example/situation in which this kind of

treatment may or may not be effective.
A placebo effect is also referred to as a fake treatment. It is any treatment without
medical impact with a phony pill, drink, or lotion. This treatment is just an illusion
or make-believe of people experiencing it. It is how one's mind can work and think
of the result they want to achieve from a fake treatment. Applying it to someone's
experience as an example, a person who drank a pill that he intends to use to treat
his sickness will feel that the drug he took was working, but the truth is, it is just
his thoughts saying that it worked, but it did not. To put the definition of a placebo
effect in simple terms, if you think that a pill would make you feel better, then you
would feel better, and if you think that a lotion lessens the pain, it will alleviate the
pain. A placebo effect is simply a result due to a person's expectations.

2. What is your stand on Empirical Treatment?

Empirical treatment is a kind of treatment given based on experience, without the

actual and precise knowledge of the cause or nature of disorder. It is merely based
on observations rather than on systematic logic and complete and perfect
information.
3. Do Midwives need additional training for IV insertion and IV medication
like Nurses? Support your answer.

YES. Trainings and seminars are important to enhance our skills in

preparing IVF insertion.
For additional accountability. Midwives are aware of safety precautions and
always practice according to their skill level to decrease the risk of complications
and ensure patients safety.

4. Site example of how a midwife ca be accountable in the 4 main legal

sources.

The four main legal sources are: The Profession, Employer, Client, and Society.
In Profession midwives insured and provide safe and quality care.
Employer midwives should follow the policy and procedure, In the client the
midwives should maintain confidentiality. In the society is to provide preventive
measures to avoid maternal death.

5. Give at least 5 examples of approved herbal medication and its uses.

A). Ulasimang-bato (Peperonia pellucida) This is a very popular traditional

medication for gout as this herbal plant contains analgesic properties.

B). Guava (Psidium guajava L.) anti-diarrheal and antiseptic.

C).Bawang (Alium sativum L.)

Fresh cloves, capsules for lowering blood cholesterol levels;
antiseptic.

D). Sambong (Blumea balsamifera L. DC) Diuretic in hypertension; dissolves

kidney stones.
E). Tsaang Gubat (Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam.) pills, leaf decoction for
gastroenteritis; as gargle to prevent cavities