VTNE Advanced Pharmacology Questions & Answers 2025–2026

ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
VTNE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Neonatal animal are less tolerant of some drugs than older animals because in neonates the drugs are:

- Biotransformed more rapidly

- absorbed more slowly through the GI tract

- not biotransformed

- biotransformed more slowly - CORRECT ANSWER -biotransformed more slowly



Descrese function of what organ would have the greatest effect on biotransfrmation of the drugs -
CORRECT ANSWER -liver



The generic name for a drug is also called the - CORRECT ANSWER -non proprietary name



you are asked to administer a drug that is supplied as an enteric coated tablet at 100mg 50mg and 25mg.
you need a 25mg but only have the 50mg tablets in stock:

- Use a pill splitter to divide the 100 mg into quarters

- use a pill splitter to divide the 50mg tablet

- administer the 50mg but then skip the next dose

- order or purchase 25 mg tablets for the dosing schedule - CORRECT ANSWER -order or purchase the
25mg tablets



A prescription reads "2 tab q4h po prn until gone" this means - CORRECT ANSWER -2 tablets by mouth
every four hours as needed until gone

,Ten mmilliliters mof ma m2.5% msolution mof mthiopentone mcontains m

- 250mg m

- 25mg m

- 100mg m

- 2.5mg m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-250mg m
m



The mpercentage mof mthe mtotal mdose mthat multimately mreaches mthe mbloodstream mis mcalled m- mCORRECT
mANSWER mbioavailability m


m



Cholinergic magents mdo mall mof mthe mfollowing mexcept m

-slow mheart mrate m

- increase mbloodflow mto mintestinal mtract m

- decrease mdiameter mof mbronchioles m

- cause mperipheral mvasodiliation m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-cause mperipheral mvasodilation m
m



The mNSAID mthat mis mextremely mtoxic mto mcats mis: m

- apsrin m

- acetaminophen m

- carprofen m

- flunixin m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-acetaminophen m
m



The mmost mcommon madverse mside meffects mof maminoglycoside mantimicrobials mare m

- nephrotoxicity m

- nephrotoxicity mand mototoxicity m

- ototoxicity mand mneurotoxicity m

- nephrotoxicity, mototoxicity, mand mnuerotoxicity m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-nephrotoxicity mand mototoxicity m

,m



Which mstatement mregarding mtetracyclines mis mtrue: m

- they mare mbactericidal m

- they malter mthe mpermeability mof mthe mcell mwall mand mcauses mlysis m

- currently mmany mbacteria mare mresistant mto mthem m

- they mare munable mto mpenetrate mthe mcell mwall m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-currently mbacteria mare mresistant
mto mthem m


m



To mwhat mother mdrug mclass mis ma mcephlosporin mclass mclosely mrelated m

- tetracyclines m

- sulfas m

- penicillins m

- fluoroquinolones m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-penicillins m
m



Because mof mthe mmanner min mwhich mthey mare mexcreted, msulfonamides mare moften meffective magainst
minfections mof m




- nervous mtissue m

- urinary mtract m

- skin m

- joint mcapsules m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-urinary mtract m
m



The muse mof mfluoroquinolones mas mantiinfective magents mshould mbe mdone mwith mgreat mcaution mor mnot mat
mall min: m



- dogs m

- cats m

- horses m

- birds m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-cats m

The mantiinfective mdrug mthat mshould mbe mavoided min mall mfood mproducing manimals mis m

, - lincosamides m

- cephalexin m

- enrofloxacin m

- chloramphenicol m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-chloramphenicol m
m



Penicillins mare mprimarily mexcreted mby mthe: m

- small mintestine m

- liver m

- kidney m

- stomach m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-kidney m
m



Acepromazine mmust mbe mused mwith mcautoin mor mnot mat mall min: m

- bitches m

- tom mcats m

- cows m

- stallions m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-stallions m
m



The mbenzodiazepine mderivative mdiazepan mis moften madministed min mcombination mwith m

- droperidol m

- morphine m

- ketamine m

- xylazine m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-ketamine m
m

If musing ma mregular mdisposable mtype msyringe mwhic mof mthe mfollowing mdrugs mshould mnot mbe mpreloaded
mand mleft mfor ma mtime m




- acepromazine m

- atropine m