WGU D398 INTRODUCTION TO
PHARMACOLOGY REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS/ LATEST UPDATE 2026.
PASS GUARANTEE.
Drug Standards - ANSWER -rules set to assure that consumers get what they pay
for, that all preparations by the same drug name must be of uniform strength,
quality, and purity
- QUESTION- 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act - ANSWER -Prohibits the sale and
transport of adulterated or mislabeled food, drinks and drugs.
Prohibits the mislabeling and misbranding of products.
- QUESTION- 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - ANSWER -created to
enforce rules such as labeling, drug approval before release, and warning labels
(such as "may cause drowsiness")
- QUESTION- 1970 Controlled Substances Act - ANSWER -established the Drug
Enforcement Agency (DEA). This act set strict standards for abused drugs and
required prescribers to register with the DEA. , who enforces the laws included in
this act.
- QUESTION- controlled substance - ANSWER -A drug that has the potential for
addiction and abuse
,- QUESTION- the five schedules - ANSWER -Schedule I includes substances like
heroin that have the highest risk of abuse and are not approved for medical use in
the United States.
Schedule II includes psychostimulants (e.g., amphetamine) and opioid-based
medications (e.g., morphine) that have a high risk of abuse and dependence but
have accepted medical uses.
Schedule III includes certain barbiturate sedatives and anabolic steroids with
moderate to low abuse and dependence risk.
Schedule IV includes sedative agents like diazepam and phenobarbital, which have
a low risk of abuse and dependence.
Schedule V includes drugs used for epilepsy, cough suppressants, and antidiarrheal
medications and has the lowest risk for abuse and dependence.
- QUESTION- What is one of the functions of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) in ensuring consumer safety? - ANSWER -Investigating
and removing unsafe drugs from the market
- QUESTION- drug classes - ANSWER -help with identification and safe
prescribing of drugs by classifying them into specific categories based on how they
act
- QUESTION- three drug identifiers - ANSWER -a chemical name
a generic name
a trade name (brand name)
- QUESTION- Parenteral - ANSWER -injected with needles or syringes, the
fastest way to administer drugs into the body because they bypass the absorption
step and begin acting immediately
, - QUESTION- topical - ANSWER -absorbed into the body through a certain
barrier or membrane, such as the skin, eyes, lungs, or nasal passages
- QUESTION- Po or Per os - ANSWER -by mouth
- QUESTION- Bid or Bis in die - ANSWER -Twice daily
- QUESTION- C or Cum - ANSWER -With
- QUESTION- Rx or Recipere - ANSWER -Take
- QUESTION- factor-label method - ANSWER -used to change the unit of
measurement for a given drug dose, which allows a professional to convert a drug
dose from one system to another. This method uses equivalent fractions, where the
denominator is always one.
- QUESTION- rights of drug administration - ANSWER -Right drug or drug form
Right client
Right time
Right documentation
Right route
Right technique
Right dosage
- QUESTION- sentinel events - ANSWER -the most severe errors that result in
death or significant harm to a client
PHARMACOLOGY REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS/ LATEST UPDATE 2026.
PASS GUARANTEE.
Drug Standards - ANSWER -rules set to assure that consumers get what they pay
for, that all preparations by the same drug name must be of uniform strength,
quality, and purity
- QUESTION- 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act - ANSWER -Prohibits the sale and
transport of adulterated or mislabeled food, drinks and drugs.
Prohibits the mislabeling and misbranding of products.
- QUESTION- 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - ANSWER -created to
enforce rules such as labeling, drug approval before release, and warning labels
(such as "may cause drowsiness")
- QUESTION- 1970 Controlled Substances Act - ANSWER -established the Drug
Enforcement Agency (DEA). This act set strict standards for abused drugs and
required prescribers to register with the DEA. , who enforces the laws included in
this act.
- QUESTION- controlled substance - ANSWER -A drug that has the potential for
addiction and abuse
,- QUESTION- the five schedules - ANSWER -Schedule I includes substances like
heroin that have the highest risk of abuse and are not approved for medical use in
the United States.
Schedule II includes psychostimulants (e.g., amphetamine) and opioid-based
medications (e.g., morphine) that have a high risk of abuse and dependence but
have accepted medical uses.
Schedule III includes certain barbiturate sedatives and anabolic steroids with
moderate to low abuse and dependence risk.
Schedule IV includes sedative agents like diazepam and phenobarbital, which have
a low risk of abuse and dependence.
Schedule V includes drugs used for epilepsy, cough suppressants, and antidiarrheal
medications and has the lowest risk for abuse and dependence.
- QUESTION- What is one of the functions of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) in ensuring consumer safety? - ANSWER -Investigating
and removing unsafe drugs from the market
- QUESTION- drug classes - ANSWER -help with identification and safe
prescribing of drugs by classifying them into specific categories based on how they
act
- QUESTION- three drug identifiers - ANSWER -a chemical name
a generic name
a trade name (brand name)
- QUESTION- Parenteral - ANSWER -injected with needles or syringes, the
fastest way to administer drugs into the body because they bypass the absorption
step and begin acting immediately
, - QUESTION- topical - ANSWER -absorbed into the body through a certain
barrier or membrane, such as the skin, eyes, lungs, or nasal passages
- QUESTION- Po or Per os - ANSWER -by mouth
- QUESTION- Bid or Bis in die - ANSWER -Twice daily
- QUESTION- C or Cum - ANSWER -With
- QUESTION- Rx or Recipere - ANSWER -Take
- QUESTION- factor-label method - ANSWER -used to change the unit of
measurement for a given drug dose, which allows a professional to convert a drug
dose from one system to another. This method uses equivalent fractions, where the
denominator is always one.
- QUESTION- rights of drug administration - ANSWER -Right drug or drug form
Right client
Right time
Right documentation
Right route
Right technique
Right dosage
- QUESTION- sentinel events - ANSWER -the most severe errors that result in
death or significant harm to a client
