RASMUSSEN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Pharmacodynamics Phase is what?.
Answer: the way the drug affects the body
⩥ Onset is what?.
Answer: the time until minimum effective action
⩥ Duration of Action is what.
Answer: the length of the time the drug has a pharmalogic effect
⩥ Receptor Theory is what.
Answer: Drugs act through receptors to produce or block a response.
The better a drug fits at the receptor site, the more biologically active it
is, like a key fitting into a lock.
⩥ Agonists examples.
Answer: Drugs that produce a response are agonists
Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
,⩥ Antagonist Examples.
Answer: Drugs that prevent or block a response are called antagonists
Example: Histamine receptor antagonist (Atropine)
⩥ Peak is what.
Answer: the point at which plasma drug levels are highest
⩥ Trough is what.
Answer: point at which plasma drug levels are lowest.
⩥ Loading Dose is what.
Answer: Given to achieve a rapid minimum effective concentration in
the plasma. After the loading dose is given, a prescribed daily dose is
provided.
⩥ Brand Names are what?.
Answer: Drug manufactures choose the brand names of their products.
There can be many brands of a particular drug.
⩥ Additive Effect.
Answer: when two drugs with similar action are administered
, ⩥ Additive effect BAD example.
Answer: Undesired Effect- Hydralazine & nitroglycerine
⩥ Additive effect GOOD example.
Answer: Desired effect: Beta blocker & diuretic, aspirin & codeine
⩥ Synergistic effect.
Answer: when two or more drugs are given together and the combined
effect is substantially greater than the combined effect of the two.
⩥ Synergistic effect BAD example.
Answer: Undesired effect- Diazepam & alcohol
⩥ Synergistic effect GOOD example.
Answer: Desired effect- amoxicillin & clavulanate
⩥ Antagonistic effect.
Answer: when two drugs are given that have opposite effects are
administered together with the two drugs canceling each other out.
⩥ Antagonistic effect BAD example.
Answer: Undesirable effects- bet stimulant: isoproterenol & beta blocker
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Pharmacodynamics Phase is what?.
Answer: the way the drug affects the body
⩥ Onset is what?.
Answer: the time until minimum effective action
⩥ Duration of Action is what.
Answer: the length of the time the drug has a pharmalogic effect
⩥ Receptor Theory is what.
Answer: Drugs act through receptors to produce or block a response.
The better a drug fits at the receptor site, the more biologically active it
is, like a key fitting into a lock.
⩥ Agonists examples.
Answer: Drugs that produce a response are agonists
Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
,⩥ Antagonist Examples.
Answer: Drugs that prevent or block a response are called antagonists
Example: Histamine receptor antagonist (Atropine)
⩥ Peak is what.
Answer: the point at which plasma drug levels are highest
⩥ Trough is what.
Answer: point at which plasma drug levels are lowest.
⩥ Loading Dose is what.
Answer: Given to achieve a rapid minimum effective concentration in
the plasma. After the loading dose is given, a prescribed daily dose is
provided.
⩥ Brand Names are what?.
Answer: Drug manufactures choose the brand names of their products.
There can be many brands of a particular drug.
⩥ Additive Effect.
Answer: when two drugs with similar action are administered
, ⩥ Additive effect BAD example.
Answer: Undesired Effect- Hydralazine & nitroglycerine
⩥ Additive effect GOOD example.
Answer: Desired effect: Beta blocker & diuretic, aspirin & codeine
⩥ Synergistic effect.
Answer: when two or more drugs are given together and the combined
effect is substantially greater than the combined effect of the two.
⩥ Synergistic effect BAD example.
Answer: Undesired effect- Diazepam & alcohol
⩥ Synergistic effect GOOD example.
Answer: Desired effect- amoxicillin & clavulanate
⩥ Antagonistic effect.
Answer: when two drugs are given that have opposite effects are
administered together with the two drugs canceling each other out.
⩥ Antagonistic effect BAD example.
Answer: Undesirable effects- bet stimulant: isoproterenol & beta blocker
