NR 565 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE | ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW 2026/2027
drug schedules - schedule I - ANS ✔✔Drug Schedules
no currently accepted medical use and for research use only
high potential for abuse
examples:
heroin
LSD
MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine: AKA ecstasy)
drug schedules - schedule 2 - ANS ✔✔combination drugs w/ < 15mg hydrocodone per dosage
unit
High potential for abuse and severe physical/psychological dependence
examples:
Vicodin, cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, Dilaudid, oxycodone, Meperidine, Fentanyl,
Adderall, Ritalin
drug schedules - schedule 3 - ANS ✔✔drugs w/ <90 mg of codeine per dosage unit
abuse would lead to mod-low physical dependence and high psychological dependence
, examples: ketamine, tylenol w/ codeine, anabolic steroids, testosterone
drug schedules - schedule 4 - ANS ✔✔low potential for abuse; low level of dependence
examples:
xanax, Soma, Darvon, Valium, Ambien, Tramadol
What problems arise when prescriptive authority is limited? - ANS ✔✔Limited prescriptive
authority creates numerous barriers to quality, affordable, and accessible patient care
drug schedules - schedule 5 - ANS ✔✔very low potential for abuse/dependence
Examples:
Robitussin, Lomotil, Motofen, Lyrica, Parepectolin
Full Prescriptive Authority - ANS ✔✔Full prescriptive authority affords the legal right to
prescribe independently and without limitation
who mandates prescriptive authority? - ANS ✔✔Physicians can limit the types of drugs that the
APRN can prescribe
health professional boards
State laws place additional restrictions with regard to controlled drugs (full, restricted, etc.)
responsibilities of prescribing - ANS ✔✔*safe and competent prescribing
ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW 2026/2027
drug schedules - schedule I - ANS ✔✔Drug Schedules
no currently accepted medical use and for research use only
high potential for abuse
examples:
heroin
LSD
MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine: AKA ecstasy)
drug schedules - schedule 2 - ANS ✔✔combination drugs w/ < 15mg hydrocodone per dosage
unit
High potential for abuse and severe physical/psychological dependence
examples:
Vicodin, cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, Dilaudid, oxycodone, Meperidine, Fentanyl,
Adderall, Ritalin
drug schedules - schedule 3 - ANS ✔✔drugs w/ <90 mg of codeine per dosage unit
abuse would lead to mod-low physical dependence and high psychological dependence
, examples: ketamine, tylenol w/ codeine, anabolic steroids, testosterone
drug schedules - schedule 4 - ANS ✔✔low potential for abuse; low level of dependence
examples:
xanax, Soma, Darvon, Valium, Ambien, Tramadol
What problems arise when prescriptive authority is limited? - ANS ✔✔Limited prescriptive
authority creates numerous barriers to quality, affordable, and accessible patient care
drug schedules - schedule 5 - ANS ✔✔very low potential for abuse/dependence
Examples:
Robitussin, Lomotil, Motofen, Lyrica, Parepectolin
Full Prescriptive Authority - ANS ✔✔Full prescriptive authority affords the legal right to
prescribe independently and without limitation
who mandates prescriptive authority? - ANS ✔✔Physicians can limit the types of drugs that the
APRN can prescribe
health professional boards
State laws place additional restrictions with regard to controlled drugs (full, restricted, etc.)
responsibilities of prescribing - ANS ✔✔*safe and competent prescribing
