Pharmacy & Pharmacology: Part I

Decreased function of what organ would have the greatest effect on the biotransformation of most drugs?

• kidney

• liver

• pancreas

• spleen

The percentage of the total dose that ultimately reaches the bloodstream is called:

• absorption

• bioavailability

• clearance

• distribution

Cholinergic agents do all of the following except:

• cause bradycardia

• control vomiting

• increase intraocular pressure

• increase gastrointestinal motility

Because of the manner in which they are excreted, sulfonamides are often effective against infections of:

• nervous tissue

• urinary tract

• skin

• joint capsules

Acepromazine must be used with caution or not at all in:

• bitches

• tomcats

• heifers

• stallions

Griseofulvin acts on:

• gram-positive bacteria

• gram-negative bacteria

• gram-negative and gram positive-bacteria

• dermatophytes

Which class of antibiotics, when administered to juvenille animals, can impiair cartilage development?

• cephalosporins

• fluoroquinolones

• macrolides

• penicillins

If you are instructed to give a medication IP, you will inject the medication into:

• the jugular vein

• the popliteal artery

• the abdominal cavity

• a major muscle mass

Which of the following statements is true regarding an iodophor?

• it has a longer action than basic iodine compounds

• organic materials do not inactivate it

• it is not an irritant at concentrations generally used

• it provides adequate disinfection with a single appplication

Loop diuretics such as furosemide:

• cause dehydration in normal animals

• cannot be used simultaneously with ACE inhibitors

• are unsafe for use in animals with pulmonary edema

• may cause hypokalemia with chronic use