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Pharmacology

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the factors which influence drug distribution? (Click all that apply)

a)

BLOOD FLOW

b)

PROTEIN-BINDING EFFECT

c)

BIOTRANSFORMATION

d)

ENTERO-HEPATIC RECYCLING

2.

What is the organ involved for biotransformation?

(a)  

3.

It is the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs; drug’s mechanism of action.

a)

PHARMACODYNAMICS

b)

PHARMACOLOGY

c)

PHARMATHERAPEUTIC

d)

PHARMACOKINETICS

4.

Receptors are protein structures found on the cell membrane.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

A drug that is a remedy to a health problem.

(a)  

6.

It is the ability of the drug to induce living cells to mutate and become cancerous.

(a)  

7.

A secondary, typically tolerable effect of a drug. Resulting from the pharmacological action.

(a)  

8.

Identify what phase in drug's clinical trials: Prescribers are informed of all the known reactions & precautions required for it’s safe use.

a)

phase 1

b)

phase 2

c)

phase 3

d)

phase 4

9.

The following drugs are derived from plants, except:

a)

chemo drug

b)

insulin

c)

morphine

d)

digitalis

10.

Given name before drug becomes official and it is simpler than chemical name.

a)

generic name

b)

brand name

c)

scientific name

11.

Drugs which are distributed illegally & are used for non- medical purposes, generally to alter mood or feeling.

(a)  

12.

The agency which is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs.

(a)  

13.

Also known as over the counter drugs.

(a)  

14.

The portion of the drug that is unbound to protein is called free drug which is an inactive drug

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

It is the study of drugs derived from herbal and other natural sources

(a)  

16.

Specific location where the drug attaches itself.

(a)  

17.

It is composed of capillaries with tight walls thus limiting movement of drug molecules into the brain tissue.

(a)  

18.

use of human volunteers to test the drug

a)

phase 1

b)

phase 2

c)

phase 3

d)

phase 4

19.

What is being used in drug preparation to allow the drug to take a particular shape and size?

a)

Biotechnology

b)

naloxenes

c)

excipients

d)

CATION

20.

negative actions resulting from the pharmacological action of a drug, among other factors.

(a)  

21.

is characterized by goal setting or expected outcomes which represent patients goals and state of desired patient behaviors of responses that should result from the nursing care.

a)

evaluation

b)

planning

c)

intervention

d)

assessing

22.

chemicals that are produced by 1 kind of microorganism that inhibits the growth of or kills another.

(a)  

23.

Half life [t 1/2] is the time it takes for 1/2 of the drug concentration to be (a)   .

24.

Drugs should be in a solution so that it can be absorbed.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

secondary infection due to disturbed normal flora; occur with use of broad spectrum antibiotics

a)

HYPERSENSITIVITY

b)

SUPERINFECTION

c)

ORGAN TOXICITY

26.

labeled as miracle drug during world war 2 as it used to treat wound and respiratory infections among soldiers

(a)  

27.

is used as biological weapon of bioterrorism during war in 1940s

(a)  

28.

The physician prescribes 100 mg of a medication. The medication is available in 50 mg tablets.

(a)  

29.

Breakdown of a tablet into smaller particle

(a)  

30.

Time it takes for the drug to disintegrate, dissolve, and be available for the body to absorb

(a)  

31.

Factors affecting absorption

a)

Blood Flow

b)

Exercise

c)

Age

d)

Gender

e)

pH

32.

Process by which cells carry the drug across the membranes through engulfing the drug particles

(a)  

33.

- Dissolving process of the smaller particles in the GIT fluid prior to absorption

(a)  

34.

Absorption: single layer cell-fast absorption, multi-layered- slow absorption

a)

False

b)

True

35.

percentage of administered drug dose that reaches systemic circulation.

(a)  

36.

Absorption of drug from bile into small bowel and then into circulating system

a)

Cell drinking

b)

Bioavailability

c)

Pinocytosis

d)

Enterohepatic recycling

37.

IM/IV – High rate of absorption than P.O

a)

True

b)

False

38.

- Drugs that bind with specific protein components

(a)  

39.

It is the least amount of drug plasma concentration in order to start exerting a pharmacologic effect.

(a)  

40.

Those oral drugs with hepatic first pass has 50% bioavailabity so oral dose can be 3-4 times larger than the IV dose to obtain drug effect.

a)

T

b)

F

41.

Enteric coated tablets resist the gastric acid of the stomach.

a)

T

b)

F

42.

The portion of the drug that is unbound to protein is called free drug which is an inactive drug.

a)

T

b)

F

43.

Identify Pregnancy Category: Potential benefit of the the drug justifies the potential risk.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

X

d)

C

44.

Time it takes for ½ of the drug concentration to be eliminated

(a)  

45.

Condition that occurs when the drug reaches its highest blood or plasma concentration

a)

Onset of action

b)

Peak of action

c)

Duration of action

46.

Time it takes to reach the minimum effective concentration (MEC) after a drug is administered

a)

Duration of Action

b)

Peak of Action

c)

Onset of Action

47.

Drugs that block a response

a)

antagonists

b)

agonists

48.

group of antibiotics chemically and pharmacologically related to the penicillin

(a)  

49.

rules and regulations to implement prescribing Requirements under the Generics Act of 1088

(a)  

50.

What is an example of an antagonistic drug?

a)

buprenorphine

b)

naloxene

c)

naltrexone

d)

dophamine

51.

The narrow the therapeutic range the better

a)

F

b)

F

52.

CEPHALOSPORINS: Introduced 1960; discovered 1948

a)

T

b)

F

53.

ADME stands for

(a)  

54.

What is pharmacology?

a)

Study of drugs

b)

Study of plants

c)

Study of living things

55.

STAT

a)

immediately

b)

yesterday

c)

tomorrow

56.

BID

a)

every day

b)

twice a day

c)

three times a day

d)

four times a day

57.

qd

a)

every hour

b)

every minute

c)

every second

d)

every day

58.

PO

a)

below the tongue

b)

in the cheek

c)

by mouth

59.

5 ml =

a)

1 teaspoon (tsp)

b)

?

60.

15 ml =

a)

1 TBSP (Tablespoon

b)

?

61.
Which of the following is NOT a medication "Right"?
a)
Documentation
b)
Route
c)
Medication
d)
Option
62.
Which of the following is a medication "Right"?
a)
Documentation
b)
Style
c)
Label
d)
Use
63.
A doctor orders 10g of medication to be given to a patient. Only 0.5g tablets are available. How many tablets must be given to the patient?
a)
18
b)
19
c)
20
d)
21
64.

Which of the following is part of the five “rights” of medication?

a)

Right Home Health Aide

b)

Right Note

c)

Right Report

d)

Right Client

65.
Reduces Pain
a)
Antiemetics
b)
Analgesics
c)
Thrombolytics
d)
Antipyretics