PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS ADVANCED DRUG
CLASSIFICATIONS ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW
2026 COMPREHENSIVE, CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY, PHARMACOKINETICS,
PHARMACODYNAMICS, THERAPEUTICS
AND PHARMACOLOGY CERTIFICATION
STUDY GUIDE GRADE A+ STUDY
RESOURCE
What drugs affect the action of Warfarin (Coumadin)? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Alcohol, NSAIDs, and oral antifungals.
What drug has a beneficial effect on benign prostate hypertrophy that may
be used to treat simultaneous hypertension? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Doxazosin (Cardura).
What anithypertensive agent is safe during pregnancy? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Methyldopa (Aldomet).
A patient is taking the ACEI Enalapril (Vasotec) for the last four months for
the treatment of congestive heart failure, and is complaining of a
, nonproductive cough. What should the NP advise the patient regarding this
side effect? - CORRECT ANSWER -The cough should subside 1-4 days after
discontinuing the drug.
Which medication classification has been found to be most helpful in
managing the problems associated with congestive heart failure? -
CORRECT ANSWER -ACE inhibitors like Trandolapril (Mavik).
What potentially serious side effect should a NP monitor or suspect in a
patient who has begun taking Lovastatin (Mevacor) approximately three
weeks ago, and who now presents complaining of generalized muscle aches.
- CORRECT ANSWER -Rhabdomyolysis.
What drug is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Amlodipine (Norvasc).
A 75-year old patient is taking Timolol Maleate (Timpotic) for chronic open
angle glaucoma and is well controlled. What side effect might you watch for
if Propanolol (Inderal) is added? - CORRECT ANSWER -Bradycardia.
What is the preferred lab test to evaluate coagulation status in a 76-year old
female who is taking Warfarin (Coumadin) for chronic atrial fibrillation,
and who is being managed outpatient? - CORRECT ANSWER -International
normalization ratio (INR).
Which drug class is the only one proven to decrease cardiovascular
mortality in hypertensive patients? - CORRECT ANSWER -Beta-adrenergic
blockers like Metoprolol (Toprol).
CORRECT ANSWERS ADVANCED DRUG
CLASSIFICATIONS ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW
2026 COMPREHENSIVE, CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY, PHARMACOKINETICS,
PHARMACODYNAMICS, THERAPEUTICS
AND PHARMACOLOGY CERTIFICATION
STUDY GUIDE GRADE A+ STUDY
RESOURCE
What drugs affect the action of Warfarin (Coumadin)? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Alcohol, NSAIDs, and oral antifungals.
What drug has a beneficial effect on benign prostate hypertrophy that may
be used to treat simultaneous hypertension? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Doxazosin (Cardura).
What anithypertensive agent is safe during pregnancy? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Methyldopa (Aldomet).
A patient is taking the ACEI Enalapril (Vasotec) for the last four months for
the treatment of congestive heart failure, and is complaining of a
, nonproductive cough. What should the NP advise the patient regarding this
side effect? - CORRECT ANSWER -The cough should subside 1-4 days after
discontinuing the drug.
Which medication classification has been found to be most helpful in
managing the problems associated with congestive heart failure? -
CORRECT ANSWER -ACE inhibitors like Trandolapril (Mavik).
What potentially serious side effect should a NP monitor or suspect in a
patient who has begun taking Lovastatin (Mevacor) approximately three
weeks ago, and who now presents complaining of generalized muscle aches.
- CORRECT ANSWER -Rhabdomyolysis.
What drug is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Amlodipine (Norvasc).
A 75-year old patient is taking Timolol Maleate (Timpotic) for chronic open
angle glaucoma and is well controlled. What side effect might you watch for
if Propanolol (Inderal) is added? - CORRECT ANSWER -Bradycardia.
What is the preferred lab test to evaluate coagulation status in a 76-year old
female who is taking Warfarin (Coumadin) for chronic atrial fibrillation,
and who is being managed outpatient? - CORRECT ANSWER -International
normalization ratio (INR).
Which drug class is the only one proven to decrease cardiovascular
mortality in hypertensive patients? - CORRECT ANSWER -Beta-adrenergic
blockers like Metoprolol (Toprol).
