WorksheetsPractice Assessment: Pharmacy - Selected Response Extraction
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
What drug classifacation is Polycillin - N / ampicillin?
antibiotic
anti-epileptic
sedative
decongestant
Which of the following is considered a drug's official name?
the generic name
the trade name
the international nonproprietary name
the chemical name
The study of drugs is called
pharmacognosy
pharmacology
pharmacodynamics
pharmacokinetics
Which of the following refers to the study of characteristic of natural drugs and their sources?
pharmacodynamics
pharmacotherapies
pharmacognosy
pharmacotherapeutics
The study of what drugs do to the body is called
pharmacodynamics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacognosy
pharmacotherapeutics
What the body does to a drug is called
pharmacotherapu tics
pharmacodynamics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacognosy
Which of the following is the study of poisons or the poisonous effects of drugs?
pharmacodynamics
pharmacognosy
pharmacokinetics
toxicology
Which of the following is the study of how drugs are used to treat disease?
pharmacodynamics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacognosy
pharmacotherapeutics
Which of the following are examples of plant-derived drugs?
potassium-chloride and mineral oil
thyroid hormone and insulin
digitoxin and quinine
cephalosporin and penicillin
Which of the following drugs are derived from animal substances?
thyroid hormone and insulin
digitoxin and quinine
potassium-chloride and mineral oil
Selected Response: Which of the following drugs are derived from a mineral source?
penicillin
quinine
cod-liver oil
potassium chloride
Selected Response: Which of the following drugs are made from bacteria and fungi?
cephalosporin and penicillin
digitoxin and quinine
pancreatin and pepsin
potassium chloride and mineral oil
Selected Response: The abbreviation used to indicate that a medication should be given four times a day is
tid
ftd
qid
bid
Selected Response: If the label or a multi-dose vial of medication reads 80mg. per cc. and you were to prepare a 20mg. injection, you would draw up
0.2 cc
0.5 cc
0.25 cc
0.8 cc
Selected Response: Prednisone us a drug used in the treatment of
bacterial infections
inflammatory conditions
depression
hypertension
Selected Response: The abbreviation for IMMEDIATELY is
RX
IMM
IMT
STAT
Selected Response: The abbreviation for EVERY HOUR is
Q.H.
E.hr
E.H.
E.er
Selected Response: The abbreviation for EVERY TWO HOURS is
Q.2h
E.T.H.
E. hr 2
E. 2h
Selected Response: The initials PDR stand for
physician's desk reference
predetermined reference
physician doctor report
pituitary disease report
Selected Response: The initials DEA stand for
during each admittance
drug enforcement agency
doctor employment agency
drug enactment act
Which of the following refers to the interaction between the drug and target cells or tissues and body's response?
pharmacognosy
pharmacodynamics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacotherapeutics
Which of the following must you understand to explain to a patient the reasons for taking a particular drug with food or plenty of water?
pharmacognosy
pharmacotherapeutics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacodynamics
The process by which drug molecules are transformed into simpler products is called
metabolism
absorption
distribution
excretion
How the body absorbs, metabolizes, distributes, and excretes a drug is called
pharmacokinetics
pharmacodynamics
pharmacognosy
pharmacotherapeutics
Intradermal drugs are absorbed through the
stomach and intestines
skin
muscle
vein
Which of the following is affected by disease, a patient's age, genetic makeup and characteristics of a drug?
absorption of a drug
metabolism of a drug
distribution of a drug
excretion of a drug
Drugs that are administered intramuscularly are absorbed through the
skin
muscle
stomach
intestine
Most drugs are metabolized in
brain
muscles
nerve cells
liver
Which of the following is the process of transporting a drug from it's administration site to it's site of action?
metabolism
distribution
absorption
excretion
Which of the following describes the manner in which a drug is eliminated from the body?
distribution
absorption
metabolism
excretion
Which area of pharmacology is also called clinical pharmacology?
pharmacognosy
pharmacodynamics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacotherapeutics
Which of the following drugs are Schedule II of controlled substances?
Heroin and marijuana
Didrix and Butisol
Talwin and Valium
Demerol and Morphine
Drugs that belong to which schedule of controlled substances have a low abuse potential and are dispensed like other nonopioid prescription drugs?
Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule III
Schedule V
Which of the following drugs are schedule III of controlled substances?
Valium, Talwin, and Chloral Hydrate
Didrex, Butisol, and Virolon
Heroin, Marijuana, and LSD
Demerol, Morphine, and Seconal
Antitussives and antidiarrheals that contain small amounts opioids, such as codeine, belong to which schedule?
Schedule II
Schedule III
Schedule IV
Schedule V
What part of a prescription includes the name of the drug and the amount?
the inscription
the superscription
the subscription
the transcription
Which part of the prescription contains the patient's instructions?
the inscription
the subscription
the transcription
the superscription
What would you do to secure the handling of prescription pads?
place the prescription pad on the physician's desk
ask the physician to sign prescription pads in advance
suggest that the physician write prescribed amounts of medication in both numerals and words
use prescription blanks as notepaper
Which of the following would you include when educating patients about drugs?
tell patients whether the drug should be taken with or without food
tell pateints to save old medications or share them with someone else to avoid disposing of them
instruct patients to store all drugs in hot, damp area such as a bathroom
tell pateints to discontinue taking antibiotics when they feel better
The action of a hypertensive drug is to
reduce blood pressure
reduce inflammation
kill or inhibit the growth of fungi
reduce fever
The action of an antipyretic medication is
inhibit the cough reflex
reduce fever
induce defecation
relax skeletal muscles
Examples of drugs that belong to the drug category of cathartics are
Benadryl, Claritin, and Seldane
Mellaril and Haldol
Dulcolax and Milk of Magnesia
Decadron, Deltasone, Naprosyn
Which drugs belong to the drug category of diuretics?
Tenormin, Cardura, Aldomet
Compazine, Dramamine, and Tigan
Hydrodiuril, Lasix, Mannitol
Afrin, Neo-synephrine, and Sudafed
A & P means
anterior and posterior
accept and project
auxiliary and papular
astinum and periosteum
CA means
cancer
chief complain
calcium
coronary bypass
Qxygen is abbreviated
Ogy
Ox
Oz
Oy
FBS
full bladder syndrome
fasting blood sugar
follicular byer's sarcoma
fulminating basic series
QID is an abbreviation for
4 times a day
quietly in daylight
6 times hourly
as needed
TID means
3 times hourly
3 times daily
immediately
several
BID means
twice hourly
after each meal
as soon as possible
2 times a day
QD means
every day
every other day
alternating Mondays
once an hour
PRN means
practical registered nurse
as needed
immediately
only in the morning
PC means
personal computer
after meals
as soon as possible
before bedtime
What is the abbreviation for last menstrual period?
LMP
EP
1 pm
MP
What is the abbreviation for subcutaneously?
s.b.c
s.t.
subc.
s.c.
What is the abbreviation for right eye?
O.D.
O.S.
O.U.
L.E.
What is the abbreviation for every?
q
evr
EY
ER
What is the abbreviation for left eye?
O.D.
O.S.
O.U.
L.E.
What is the abbreviation for blood pressure?
TRP
BLP
B/P
BRP
What is the abbreviation for chief complaint?
CC
C/C
C/O
None of these choices
