Bryant: Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 5th Edition
Chapter 1: Drugs and Medicines
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The definition of pharmacology is:
A. The study of the formulation of drugs
B. The study of farming techniques
C. The study of drugs including their source, nature, actions and effects in living
systems
D. The study of pharmacy (the preparation and development of drugs)
ANS: C
Pharmacology is the study of how substances, such as drugs, affect human physiology
and pathology.
2. Useful drugs have the following important attributes:
A. Affinity, toxicity and specificity
B. Potency, selectivity and specificity
C. Potency, toxicity and efficacy
A. D Toxicity, efficacy and formulation
ANS: B
A useful drug will exhibit therapeutic effects at lower concentrations and have a narrow
range of actions on particular receptors. These attributes decrease the incidence of
adverse effects.
3. Potency refers to:
A. A drug’s ability to produce an effect
B. The narrowness of a drug’s range of actions
C. The amount of drug required to produce an effect
D. A drug’s ability to produce adverse reactions
ANS: C
If a dose of one drug exhibits a greater effect compared with the same dose of a similar
drug, this indicates that the drug has high potency.
Chapter 1: Drugs and Medicines
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The definition of pharmacology is:
A. The study of the formulation of drugs
B. The study of farming techniques
C. The study of drugs including their source, nature, actions and effects in living
systems
D. The study of pharmacy (the preparation and development of drugs)
ANS: C
Pharmacology is the study of how substances, such as drugs, affect human physiology
and pathology.
2. Useful drugs have the following important attributes:
A. Affinity, toxicity and specificity
B. Potency, selectivity and specificity
C. Potency, toxicity and efficacy
A. D Toxicity, efficacy and formulation
ANS: B
A useful drug will exhibit therapeutic effects at lower concentrations and have a narrow
range of actions on particular receptors. These attributes decrease the incidence of
adverse effects.
3. Potency refers to:
A. A drug’s ability to produce an effect
B. The narrowness of a drug’s range of actions
C. The amount of drug required to produce an effect
D. A drug’s ability to produce adverse reactions
ANS: C
If a dose of one drug exhibits a greater effect compared with the same dose of a similar
drug, this indicates that the drug has high potency.
