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EXAM 1 CEUTICS II DR. YANG Biopharmaceutical Aspects

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aids in the optimization of drug therapy by delivering the appropriate amount of the drug to the site where it is needed the most and at the time when it is most effective.

a)

Ideal Drug Delivery System

b)

Target Delivery System

2.

Drug can be considered as the Delivery vehicle.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is the the process of movement of unchanged drug from the site of administration to systemic circulation?.

a)

Absorption

b)

Release

c)

Therapeutic Index

d)

Bioavailability

4.

There always exist a correlation between the plasma concentration of a drug & the therapeutic response.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Absorption can also be defined as the process of movement of unchanged drug from __________ to __________.

a)

the site of administration, the site of target

b)

the site of administration, the site of measurement

6.

Which transcellular pathway(s) DOES NOT require(s) chemical or biological energy? Select all that apply

a)

Active Transport

b)

Simple Diffusion

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Transcytosis

7.

Which of the following mechanisms mostly transport lipophilic small molecules?

a)

Facilitated Diffusion

b)

Active Transport

c)

Simple Diffusion

d)

Transcytosis

8.

Which of the following mechanisms transport Ions (Na+, K+, Ca2+, etc.)?

a)

Active Transport

b)

Simple Diffusion

c)

Transcytosis

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

9.

Which of the following mechanisms transport most small molecules, certain ions (Na+-K+ pump)?

a)

Active Transport

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Simple Diffusion

d)

Transcytosis

10.

Which of the following mechanisms transport mostly proteins, certain small molecules and small particles?

a)

Active Transport

b)

Transcytosis

c)

Simple Diffusion

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

11.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about Facilitated Diffusion?

a)

Membrane targeting proteins and receptors with moderate selectivity

b)

Transport proteins as involved proteins with HIGH transport selectivity

c)

Ion channels as involved proteins with HIGH transport selectivity

d)

No involved proteins and No selectivity

12.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about Active Transport?

a)

Transporter proteins and HIGH selectivity

b)

Ion channels and HIGH selectivity

c)

Membrane targeting proteins and receptors and MODERATE selectivity

d)

NO involved proteins and No selectivity

13.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about Transcytosis?

a)

No involved proteins and No selectivity

b)

Ion channels and HIGH selectivity

c)

Transporter proteins and HIGH selectivity

d)

Membrane targeting proteins and receptors and MODERATE selectivity

14.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about Simple Diffusion?

a)

Transporter proteins and HIGH selectivity

b)

No involved proteins and No selectivity

c)

Ion channels and HIGH selectivity

d)

Membrane targeting proteins and receptors and MODERATE selectivity

15.

C1 and C2 CAN be measured since these are values inside the membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

C1 and C2 cannot be measured since these are values inside the membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

By which of the following can C1 and C2 be calculated?  Select all that apply

a)

the partition coefficient

b)

True density

c)

Bulk density

d)

apparent partition coefficient of the solute.

18.

K is used to represent the ratio between C1 and Cd, C2 and Cr.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The permeability coefficient (P) represents the inherent permeability of a membrane. The unit of P is length2/time.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The permeability coefficient (P) represents the inherent permeability of a membrane. The unit of P is length time.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The permeability coefficient (P) represents the inherent permeability of a membrane. The unit of P is length time.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Diffusion coefficients of most small molecules (Mol. Wts:100-500) are similar and the thickness of the membranes is also the same.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which of the following are the major determinants of cell membrane permeability? Select all that apply

a)

bulk density

b)

hydrophilicity

c)

lipophilicity

d)

partition coefficient

24.

The lipophilicity or partition coefficient of the solute is a major determinant of cell membrane permeability.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which of the following drugs belongs to BCS Class I? Select all that apply

a)

Naproxen

b)

Propranolol

c)

Hydrochlorotiazide

d)

Metoprolol

26.

Which of the following drugs belongs to BCS Class II? Select all that apply

a)

Piroxicam

b)

Naproxen

c)

Ranitidine

d)

Furosemide

27.

Which of the following drugs belongs to BCS Class III? Select all that apply

a)

Piroxicam

b)

Metoprolol

c)

Ranitidine

d)

Cimetidine

28.

Which of the following drugs belongs to BCS Class IV? Select all that apply

a)

Furosemide

b)

Piroxicam

c)

Propranolol

d)

Hydrochlorotiazide

29.

We can say Propranolol has a HIGH Solubility and HIGH Permeability.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

We can say Piroxicam has a LOW Solubility and HIGH Permeability.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

We can say Furosemide has a LOW Solubility and HIGH Permeability.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

In most pharmaceutical systems, the concentration of drug in the receptor side (Cr) is significantly lower than at the donor side (Cd).

a)

True

b)

False

33.

In most pharmaceutical systems, the concentration of drug in the donor side (Cd) is significantly lower than at the receptor side (Cr).

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Naproxen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is a biopharmaceutics classification system (BCS) class ______ drug.

a)

I

b)

IV

c)

III

d)

II

35.

In a diffusion cell, when Cr is near to zero or much lower than Cd, the condition is called sink condition.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which of the following statements are TRUE about Sink Condition?

a)

Cr is near to zero or much lower than Cd

b)

Cd is near to zero or much lower than Cr

37.

A zero-order rate process occurs when the rate is constant.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Which of the following statements are TRUE about this image or Zero-Order Process? Select all that apply

a)

A zero-order rate process occurs when the rate is constant.

b)

It occurs only when Cd does not change with time

c)

A graph of the amount diffused as a function of time will be a straight line with slope equal to PSCd.

d)

To maintain Cd as constant, most zero-order systems are designed such that  there is excess drug in the donor compartment.

e)

Transdermal patches: suspension of drug in a reservoir, are an example of this process because concentration of dissolved drug does not change significantly with time.

39.

Release of drug from controlled release systems does not occur exclusively by zero-order process.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Lag-time effect is observed in systems that have been stored for a long time and the rate controlling membrane is pre-saturated with the drug. Is this statement.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The initial rapid release of the drug can be also considered as a burst effect from pre-saturated membranes.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Lag-time is observed in systems when they first contact the skin or mucosal tissue.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

It is the time required by the drug to saturate the tissue before it is absorbed into the blood stream.

a)

Lag-Time

b)

Burst Effect

44.

Lag-Time and Burst Effect are dependent on which of the following? Select all that apply

a)

Diffusion coefficient of the drug

b)

thickness of the membrane

c)

Bulk density of the drug

d)

Shape of the membrane

45.

Is observed in systems that have been stored for a long time and the rate controlling membrane is pre-saturated with the drug.

a)

Lag-Time

b)

Burst Effect

46.

We can say Lag-Time and Burst Effect are both dependent on the diffusion coefficient of the drug and the thickness of the membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Most drugs are absorbed from gastrointestinal tract by a passive diffusion of unionized moiety across a lipid membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

 

Most drugs are absorbed from gastrointestinal tract by a facilitated diffusion of ionized moiety across a lipid membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Which of the following determines determine the extent of drug absorption from solution?

a)

pH and pKa

b)

Therapeutic index and pKa

50.

The pKa of the drug and pH of the fluid at the absorption site determine the extent of drug absorption from solution.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

How is it called to the interrelationship among the pKa of the drug and pH of the fluid at the absorption site?

a)

pH-partition theory

b)

pKa-partition theory

52.

Which of the following statements are TRUE about Moderately weak acids drugs? Select all that apply

a)

Ionized in intestinal pH

b)

Unionized in gastric pH

c)

pKa  2.5 – 7.5

d)

Better absorbed from stomach

e)

Ionized at all pH values

53.

Which of the following drugs are Ionized at all pH values and Poorly absorbed from GIT? Select all that apply

a)

Strong acids

(pKa <2.5)

b)

Strong bases

(pKa >11)

c)

Very weak bases

(pKa < 5)

d)

Very weak acids

 (pKa > 8.0)

54.

Which of the following drugs are Unionized at all pH values and Absorbed along entire length of GIT? Select all that apply

a)

Moderately weak bases

(pKa  5 – 11 )

b)

Moderately weak acids 

(pKa  2.5 – 7.5)

c)

Very weak acids

 (pKa > 8.0)

d)

Very weak bases

(pKa < 5)

55.

Which of the following statements are TRUE about Moderately weak bases

drugs? Select all that apply

a)

(pKa  5 – 11 )

b)

Better absorbed from intestine

c)

Ionized in gastric pH

d)

Unionized in intestinal pH

e)

(pKa  2.5 – 7.5)

56.

Which of the following are the limitations of the pH-Partition Theory? Select all that apply

a)

Large epithelial surface areas of small intestine

b)

Long residence time in small intestine

c)

Drug ions interact with opposite charged ions

d)

Some drugs are absorbed via active pathways

e)

Drug absorption is affected by its lipid solubility