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Pharmacology Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is pharmacology?

a)

Study of drugs

b)

Study of plants

c)

Study of living things

2.

What is an Anti-inflammatory drug?

a)

a drug or medicine used to reduce inflammation

b)

a drug or medicine used to relieve pain

3.

Which one is "brand" name for a drug?

a)

panadol

b)

Paracetamol

4.

The first step in rational drug design is to ________

a)

identify the target molecule

b)

characterize the shape of the target molecule

c)

find a lead

d)

test the drug molecule

5.

The target molecules can be the following EXCEPT

a)

receptors

b)

enzymes

c)

free oxygen

d)

transcription factors

6.

Which of these statements best describes a lead compound?

a)

A compound that contains the element lead

b)

A molecule that shows some activity or property of interest and serves as the starting point for the development of a drug

c)

A compound from the research laboratory that is chosen to go forward for preclinical and clinical trials

d)

The first compound of a structural class of compounds to reach the market.

7.

Identify the kind of interactions that are typically involved in binding a drug to the binding site of a protein.

a)

predominantly van der Waals interactions

b)

predominantly hydrophobic interactions

c)

predominantly hydrogen bonds

d)

a combination of all of the above

8.

Which of the following statements best describes pharmacokinetics?

a)

the study of how drugs reach their target in the body and how the levels of a drug in the blood are affected by absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion

b)

the study of how drugs can be designed using molecular modelling based on drug's pharmacophore.

c)

the study of how a drug interacts with its target binding site at the molecular level to produce a particular pharmacological effect.

d)

the study of which functional groups are important to a drug's activity, and the identification of a pharmacophore.

9.

What is meant by ADME in pharmacokinetics?

a)

Affinity, dosage, marketing, efficacy

b)

Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion

c)

Agonism, dependence, mobility, efficiency

d)

Antagonism, deficiency, mean, efflux

10.

Which of the following is one of the rules in Lipinski's rule of five?

a)

A molecular weight equal to 500

b)

No more than five hydrogen bond acceptor groups

c)

No more than 10 hydrogen bond donor groups

d)

A calculated logP value less than +5

11.

In identifying a new drug to be taken orally to treat stroke, the perfect molecule will :

a)

be rapidly metabolized

b)

be well absorbed

c)

bind irreversibly to the target protein

d)

reach its site of action after oral administration

12.

Bioassays

a)

are the main methods used in high throughput screening

b)

measure a functional response in a biological tissue

c)

measure the binding affinity of an agonist

d)

require the use of radiolabelled ligands

13.

Any reaction to a medicine other than the one intended.

a)

Tolerance

b)

OTC medicine

c)

Addcition

d)

Side effect

e)

Catalyst

14.

When a person's body has become used to the effects of the a drug or medicine and needs a greater amount to be effective.

a)

Stimulant

b)

Side Effect

c)

Tolerance

d)

Addcition

e)

Craving

15.

An amount of a drug so excessive that it makes someone ill or causes death.

a)

Withdrawal

b)

Tolerance

c)

Overdose

d)

Addicition

e)

Lil Pump

16.

The condition in which a person develops a mental or emotional need for a drug or other substance.

a)

Psychological dependence

b)

Tolerance

c)

Withdrawal

d)

Physical Dependence

e)

Do not choose this answer.

17.

A compelling need to continue a behavior as in abusing drugs.

a)

Addiction

b)

Overdose

c)

Withdrawal

d)

Tolerance

18.

The therapeutic response of a drug is its:

a)

desired effect

b)

side effect

c)

adverse effect

d)

toxic effect

19.

A decrease response to an increase in dosage is:

a)

tolerance

b)

cumulative effect

c)

dependence

d)

idiosyncracy

20.

The study of how the effects of drugs are manifested is:

a)

Chemistry

b)

Biology

c)

Pharmacodynamics

d)

Physiology

21.

What is an immune response of the body to a drug?

a)

Synergetic effect

b)

Radiation effect

c)

Antibiotic effect

d)

Allergic effect

22.

The time from onset of action to when the response is no longer perceptible is:

a)

peak serum concentration

b)

half-life

c)

duration

d)

therapeutic indes

23.

What is the measure of the relative safety of a drug?

a)

potency

b)

therapeutic index

c)

efficacy

d)

peak serum concentration

24.

The oral route of medication administration

a)

Is under the tongue

b)

Is through injection

c)

Is via an IV

d)

Is through ingestion via esophagus

25.

an advantage of the entral route is

a)

Does not go through first pass metabolism

b)

Goes through first pass metabolism

c)

Acts on the body faster

d)

Acts on the body in a predicatble manner

26.

The epidural route of administration occurs?

a)

In the subarachnoid space

b)

Via the digestive tract

c)

In the epidural space

d)

In the intramuscular space

27.

The subcutaneous route of administration is

a)

Via the top of the epidermis

b)

Through the liver

c)

Into muscle tissue

d)

Under the epidermis

28.

Barriers to drug administration are?

a)

Blood brain barrier

b)

Placental barrier

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

29.

Elimination is the irreversible loss of drug from the plasma

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Ignore this option

d)

Ignore this option

30.

The therapeutic range lies between the minimum effective concentration and the minimum toxic concentration

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Ignore this option

d)

Ignore this option

31.

The acronym for pharmacokinetics is?

a)

RASP

b)

DRUG

c)

ADUE

d)

ADME

32.

An agonist initiates or enhances the normal response?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Ignore this option

d)

Ignore this option

33.

An antagonist increases the normal response?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Ignore this option

d)

Ignore this option

34.

Hypersensitivity is a type of adverse drug reaction?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Ignore this option

d)

Ignore this option

35.

Consequences of an adverse drug interaction can include? Mark all that apply

a)

Prolonged illness

b)

Higher mortality rates

c)

Longer stay time at a hospital

d)

Drug levels within the body increasing at an exponential rate

36.

An enteric coated medication should not be

a)

swallowed

b)

crushed

c)

given with food

37.

A transdermal medication is

a)

Absorbed through the small intesting

b)

Absorbed through the sub cutaneous layer of skin

c)

Absorbed through the epidermis

d)

Absorbed through the mucous membranes

38.

A hormone like estrogen is given as a

a)

curative

b)

therapeutic

c)

replacement

d)

palliative

39.

What is another word for testing if a drug is effective?

a)

Effectiveness

b)

Efficacy

c)

Reliable

d)

Ethical

40.

What is the purpose of a placebo?

a)

To act as an experimental control

b)

To avoid false claims

c)

To avoid animal testing

d)

The placebo effect