HOSA PHARMACOLOGY LATEST EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which method of medication administration provides the client with the greatest first-
pass effect?
A) Oral.
B) Sublingual.
C) Intravenous.
D) Subcutaneous
A) Oral
An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass is likely to receive a
prescription that is adjusted based on which pharmacokinetic process?
A) Absorption
B) Metabolism
C) Elimination
D) Distribution
D) Distribution
Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering a drug?
A) Topical
B) Oral
C) Sublingual
D) Rectal
A) Topical
Which of the following is an enteral method of administering drugs?
A. Rectal
B. Intranasal
C. Topical
D. Tracheal
A. Rectal
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,How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?
A. Parenteral
B. Intravenous
C. Enteral
D. Inhalation
C. Enteral
Which of the following methods of medication administration is described as readily
available, painless, and noninvasive but has limited value in an emergent situation
because of slow or erratic absorption?
A. Sublingual
B. Oral
C. Topical
D. Rectal
B. Oral
What method of medication administration is best described as painless and has a rapid
onset of action but requires a responsive, cooperative patient with an intact gag reflex?
A. Topical
B. Oral
C. IV
D. Buccal
D. Buccal
Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily accessible during
an active seizure if an IV is unobtainable?
A. IO
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. Tracheal
C. Rectal
Which of the following medication administration methods has an immediate onset and
is easily accessible, but is painful and time-consuming and has a significant potential for
causing adverse reactions?
A. IM
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. IV
D. IV
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,Valium is an example of which type of drug name?
A. Generic name
B. Chemical name
C. Official name
D. Trade name
D. Trade name
Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical nitroglycerin in a patient
with poor peripheral circulation?
A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than expected.
B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than expected.
C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired.
Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of solutes?
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Concentration
B. Diffusion
The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on which of the
following actions?
A. Absorption
B. Excretion
C. Metabolism
D. Elimination
A. Absorption
Which of the following terms is used to describe a drug that produces a physiologic
response when bonded with a receptor?
A. Affinity
B. Partial agonist
C. Antagonist
D. Agonist
D. Agonist
Which of the following terms describes the amount of a drug that is required to provide a
beneficial effect in 50% of the drug-tested population?
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, A. Therapeutic dose
B. Plasma-level profile
C. Therapy state
D. Lethal dose
A. Therapeutic dose
Which of the following routes of administration provides the fastest rate of absorption?
A. IM
B. PO
C. IV
D. Sub-Q
C. IV
Which of the following actions is most likely to occur when a patient with chronic renal
failure receives a medication?
A. Liver failure along with renal failure
B. Impaired ability to eliminate the drug
C. Kidney stones from an excess of drug in the system
D. A need for a diuretic to help eliminate the drug
B. Impaired ability to eliminate the drug
Which of the following drug classifications is an example of a drug's mechanism of
action?
A. Chemical classification
B. Cardiac therapy
C. Therapeutic classification
D. Physiologic classification
C. Therapeutic classification
Which of the following drug classifications would best describe the bronchodilation
effects of Brethine?
A. Class of agent
B. Mechanism of action
C. Body system
D. Physiologic classification
B. Mechanism of action
Once a drug has been developed, what is the next step the pharmaceutical company
must take to gain FDA approval?
A. Put the drug into the U.S. Pharmacopoia before allowing any sales.
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ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which method of medication administration provides the client with the greatest first-
pass effect?
A) Oral.
B) Sublingual.
C) Intravenous.
D) Subcutaneous
A) Oral
An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass is likely to receive a
prescription that is adjusted based on which pharmacokinetic process?
A) Absorption
B) Metabolism
C) Elimination
D) Distribution
D) Distribution
Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering a drug?
A) Topical
B) Oral
C) Sublingual
D) Rectal
A) Topical
Which of the following is an enteral method of administering drugs?
A. Rectal
B. Intranasal
C. Topical
D. Tracheal
A. Rectal
1
,How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?
A. Parenteral
B. Intravenous
C. Enteral
D. Inhalation
C. Enteral
Which of the following methods of medication administration is described as readily
available, painless, and noninvasive but has limited value in an emergent situation
because of slow or erratic absorption?
A. Sublingual
B. Oral
C. Topical
D. Rectal
B. Oral
What method of medication administration is best described as painless and has a rapid
onset of action but requires a responsive, cooperative patient with an intact gag reflex?
A. Topical
B. Oral
C. IV
D. Buccal
D. Buccal
Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily accessible during
an active seizure if an IV is unobtainable?
A. IO
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. Tracheal
C. Rectal
Which of the following medication administration methods has an immediate onset and
is easily accessible, but is painful and time-consuming and has a significant potential for
causing adverse reactions?
A. IM
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. IV
D. IV
2
,Valium is an example of which type of drug name?
A. Generic name
B. Chemical name
C. Official name
D. Trade name
D. Trade name
Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical nitroglycerin in a patient
with poor peripheral circulation?
A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than expected.
B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than expected.
C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired.
Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of solutes?
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Concentration
B. Diffusion
The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on which of the
following actions?
A. Absorption
B. Excretion
C. Metabolism
D. Elimination
A. Absorption
Which of the following terms is used to describe a drug that produces a physiologic
response when bonded with a receptor?
A. Affinity
B. Partial agonist
C. Antagonist
D. Agonist
D. Agonist
Which of the following terms describes the amount of a drug that is required to provide a
beneficial effect in 50% of the drug-tested population?
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, A. Therapeutic dose
B. Plasma-level profile
C. Therapy state
D. Lethal dose
A. Therapeutic dose
Which of the following routes of administration provides the fastest rate of absorption?
A. IM
B. PO
C. IV
D. Sub-Q
C. IV
Which of the following actions is most likely to occur when a patient with chronic renal
failure receives a medication?
A. Liver failure along with renal failure
B. Impaired ability to eliminate the drug
C. Kidney stones from an excess of drug in the system
D. A need for a diuretic to help eliminate the drug
B. Impaired ability to eliminate the drug
Which of the following drug classifications is an example of a drug's mechanism of
action?
A. Chemical classification
B. Cardiac therapy
C. Therapeutic classification
D. Physiologic classification
C. Therapeutic classification
Which of the following drug classifications would best describe the bronchodilation
effects of Brethine?
A. Class of agent
B. Mechanism of action
C. Body system
D. Physiologic classification
B. Mechanism of action
Once a drug has been developed, what is the next step the pharmaceutical company
must take to gain FDA approval?
A. Put the drug into the U.S. Pharmacopoia before allowing any sales.
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