Chapter 01
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The use of specific drugs to prevent, treat, or diagnose disease is known as
a. toxicology
b. pharmacokinetics
c. pharmacotherapeutics
d. toxicokinetics
e. dynamic equilibrium
____ 2. The study of how the body deals with a drug in terms of the way the drug is absorbed, distributed, and
eliminated is known as
a. toxicology
b. pharmacodynamics
c. pharmacy
d. pharmacokinetics
e. biodynamics
____ 3. Toxicology is
a. the study of the harmful effects of chemicals
b. the study of a drug's beneficial effects
c. the analysis of drug absorption, distribution, and metabolism
d. the preparation and dispensing of therapeutic medications
e. the analysis of a drug's molecular structure
____ 4. The generic name of a drug
a. is also known as the “official” or “nonproprietary” name
b. is often derived from the chemical name
c. tends to be somewhat shorter than the drug's chemical name
d. all of the above are true
____ 5. If there is no existing patent for a drug, or if the patent has expired, the same drug may be marketed by
separate drug companies under different
a. chemical names
b. generic names
c. trade names
d. nonproprietary names
e. organic names
____ 6. The generic form of a drug is considered to be as safe and effective as the original, brand-name product if the
generic form _________ as the brand-name drug.
a. has the same type and amount of the active ingredient(s)
b. uses the same administration route
c. has the same pharmacokinetic profile (drug absorption, plasma levels, and so forth)
d. produces the same therapeutic effects
e. all the above are true
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The use of specific drugs to prevent, treat, or diagnose disease is known as
a. toxicology
b. pharmacokinetics
c. pharmacotherapeutics
d. toxicokinetics
e. dynamic equilibrium
____ 2. The study of how the body deals with a drug in terms of the way the drug is absorbed, distributed, and
eliminated is known as
a. toxicology
b. pharmacodynamics
c. pharmacy
d. pharmacokinetics
e. biodynamics
____ 3. Toxicology is
a. the study of the harmful effects of chemicals
b. the study of a drug's beneficial effects
c. the analysis of drug absorption, distribution, and metabolism
d. the preparation and dispensing of therapeutic medications
e. the analysis of a drug's molecular structure
____ 4. The generic name of a drug
a. is also known as the “official” or “nonproprietary” name
b. is often derived from the chemical name
c. tends to be somewhat shorter than the drug's chemical name
d. all of the above are true
____ 5. If there is no existing patent for a drug, or if the patent has expired, the same drug may be marketed by
separate drug companies under different
a. chemical names
b. generic names
c. trade names
d. nonproprietary names
e. organic names
____ 6. The generic form of a drug is considered to be as safe and effective as the original, brand-name product if the
generic form _________ as the brand-name drug.
a. has the same type and amount of the active ingredient(s)
b. uses the same administration route
c. has the same pharmacokinetic profile (drug absorption, plasma levels, and so forth)
d. produces the same therapeutic effects
e. all the above are true
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