PN1005 Pharmacology Midterm Questions With Complete
Solutions
4 stages of pharmacokinetics Correct Answers 1. Absorption
2. Distribution
3. Metabolism
4. Excretion
7 rights of medication administration Correct Answers Right
drug, right dose, right patient, right route, right time, right
reason, right documentation
Absorption Correct Answers what happens to a drug from the
time it enters the body until it enters the circulating fluid;
intravenous administration causes the drug to directly enter the
circulating blood, bypassing the many complications of
absorption from other routes.
ac Correct Answers before meals
Anti-neoplastic Correct Answers -fights neoplasms or cancer
-chemotherapeutic agents
antiarrhythmic Correct Answers -help control heart rhythm
-cardio system
-ex. digoxin
anticouagulants Correct Answers -Prevents blood clotting
-Cardiovascular system
-ex. Warfarin (coumadin)
, antiparkinsonian Correct Answers -nervous system
-levodopa
antitussive Correct Answers -a drug that prevents coughing
-respiratory system
-ex. codeine
Anxiolytics Correct Answers -Drugs that alleviate the
symptoms of anxiety.
-nervous system
-ex.antivan (lorazepam)
B.I.D Correct Answers twice a day
Biotransformation (metabolism) Correct Answers the process
by which drugs are changed into new, less active chemicals
bronchodilator Correct Answers -agent causing the bronchi to
widen
-respiratory system
ex. sulbutamol (ventolin)
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Correct Answers Class 1:
heroin
Class 2: hydromorphone
Class 3: Codeine
Distribution Correct Answers The movement of drug to and
from the bloodstream and various tissues of the body
Solutions
4 stages of pharmacokinetics Correct Answers 1. Absorption
2. Distribution
3. Metabolism
4. Excretion
7 rights of medication administration Correct Answers Right
drug, right dose, right patient, right route, right time, right
reason, right documentation
Absorption Correct Answers what happens to a drug from the
time it enters the body until it enters the circulating fluid;
intravenous administration causes the drug to directly enter the
circulating blood, bypassing the many complications of
absorption from other routes.
ac Correct Answers before meals
Anti-neoplastic Correct Answers -fights neoplasms or cancer
-chemotherapeutic agents
antiarrhythmic Correct Answers -help control heart rhythm
-cardio system
-ex. digoxin
anticouagulants Correct Answers -Prevents blood clotting
-Cardiovascular system
-ex. Warfarin (coumadin)
, antiparkinsonian Correct Answers -nervous system
-levodopa
antitussive Correct Answers -a drug that prevents coughing
-respiratory system
-ex. codeine
Anxiolytics Correct Answers -Drugs that alleviate the
symptoms of anxiety.
-nervous system
-ex.antivan (lorazepam)
B.I.D Correct Answers twice a day
Biotransformation (metabolism) Correct Answers the process
by which drugs are changed into new, less active chemicals
bronchodilator Correct Answers -agent causing the bronchi to
widen
-respiratory system
ex. sulbutamol (ventolin)
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Correct Answers Class 1:
heroin
Class 2: hydromorphone
Class 3: Codeine
Distribution Correct Answers The movement of drug to and
from the bloodstream and various tissues of the body
