COMPREHENSIVE PHARMACOLOGY
PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● What is therapeutics? Answer: The branch of medicine concerned
with the treatment of disease and the practice of healing.
● Define pharmacotherapy. Answer: The treatment of disease through
the administration of drugs.
● What is the role of the FDA in drug development? Answer: To
regulate and approve new drugs for market.
● What are the phases of drug testing? Answer: I: Animal testing, II:
Healthy volunteers, III: Individuals with the disease, IV: Post-marketing
research.
● What are nutraceuticals? Answer: Herbs, vitamins, and minerals
considered dietary supplements.
● What is the significance of St. John's wort? Answer: It can interfere
with prescription drugs.
, ● Name a source for drug information. Answer: American Hospital
Formulary Service (AHFS).
● What does the term 'adverse drug reactions' refer to? Answer:
Unintended side effects of a drug, which can be mild or severe.
● What is the difference between relative and absolute
contraindications? Answer: Relative contraindications allow for
administration if benefits outweigh risks; absolute contraindications
prohibit administration under any circumstances.
● What are 'red flag' drugs? Answer: Drugs that have significant
interactions or risks, such as Warfarin and Cimetidine.
● What is pharmacokinetics? Answer: The study of how drugs are
absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
● What is pharmacodynamics? Answer: The study of the effects of
drugs and their mechanisms of action.
● What factors can alter a patient's response to a drug? Answer: Age,
weight, gender, genetics, and health status.
● What is the importance of pharmacogenomics? Answer: It relates to
how genetic variations affect individual responses to drugs.
PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● What is therapeutics? Answer: The branch of medicine concerned
with the treatment of disease and the practice of healing.
● Define pharmacotherapy. Answer: The treatment of disease through
the administration of drugs.
● What is the role of the FDA in drug development? Answer: To
regulate and approve new drugs for market.
● What are the phases of drug testing? Answer: I: Animal testing, II:
Healthy volunteers, III: Individuals with the disease, IV: Post-marketing
research.
● What are nutraceuticals? Answer: Herbs, vitamins, and minerals
considered dietary supplements.
● What is the significance of St. John's wort? Answer: It can interfere
with prescription drugs.
, ● Name a source for drug information. Answer: American Hospital
Formulary Service (AHFS).
● What does the term 'adverse drug reactions' refer to? Answer:
Unintended side effects of a drug, which can be mild or severe.
● What is the difference between relative and absolute
contraindications? Answer: Relative contraindications allow for
administration if benefits outweigh risks; absolute contraindications
prohibit administration under any circumstances.
● What are 'red flag' drugs? Answer: Drugs that have significant
interactions or risks, such as Warfarin and Cimetidine.
● What is pharmacokinetics? Answer: The study of how drugs are
absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
● What is pharmacodynamics? Answer: The study of the effects of
drugs and their mechanisms of action.
● What factors can alter a patient's response to a drug? Answer: Age,
weight, gender, genetics, and health status.
● What is the importance of pharmacogenomics? Answer: It relates to
how genetic variations affect individual responses to drugs.
