NUR 155 PHARM EXAM 1 (2026/2027)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ GALEN
When drug comes out of the first pass effect, it can go into the blood & be used in
some way, the % of administered drug available for activity is called?
A. peak
B. onset
C. trough
D. bioavailable
D
What in the blood have receptor sites that will grab onto, hold onto med and
decreased therapeutic effect on drug?
A. carbs
B. electrolytes
C. proteins
D. cells
C
What is it called when the drug causes the effect & do not get taken up by proteins
in blood?
,A. free drug
B. extended release drug
C. protein binding drug
A
When you take TWO high protein binding drugs the effect of the med is going to
be _____ effect on the body.
They are going to compete with one another for ____ sites which makes them
become ____
higher,
protein, free drugs
When a med has a ____ half life you may only need to take that med a couple
times a week.
When a med has a ____ half life, it may need to be taken more often because when
it ____ it becomes ____ therapeutic
long,
short, decreases, less
When a drug becomes therapeutic this is called?
,A. onset
B. peak
C. duration of action
The length of time a drug exerts a therapeutic effect is called?
A. duration of action
B. peak
C. onset
This occurs when a drug reaches its highest concentration in blood.
A. onset
B. duration
C. peak
-A
-A
-C
Lowest conc of drug & it measures rate at which drug is eliminated, these labs are
drawn just before the next dose of drug regardless of route.
A. peak level
B. trough level
B
, Highest conc of drug at specific time, indicates rate of drug absorption, draw this
30-60 mins after
A. peak level
B. trough level
A
Drugs that activate receptors and produce desired response are called?
A. antagonists
B. agonists
B
When the drug is in bloodstream after administration, is disintegrated out of
stomach this is called?
A. metabolism
B. absorption
C. excretion
D. distribution
B
The movement of a drug from circulatory system to body tissues is called what?
A. distribution
B. metabolism
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ GALEN
When drug comes out of the first pass effect, it can go into the blood & be used in
some way, the % of administered drug available for activity is called?
A. peak
B. onset
C. trough
D. bioavailable
D
What in the blood have receptor sites that will grab onto, hold onto med and
decreased therapeutic effect on drug?
A. carbs
B. electrolytes
C. proteins
D. cells
C
What is it called when the drug causes the effect & do not get taken up by proteins
in blood?
,A. free drug
B. extended release drug
C. protein binding drug
A
When you take TWO high protein binding drugs the effect of the med is going to
be _____ effect on the body.
They are going to compete with one another for ____ sites which makes them
become ____
higher,
protein, free drugs
When a med has a ____ half life you may only need to take that med a couple
times a week.
When a med has a ____ half life, it may need to be taken more often because when
it ____ it becomes ____ therapeutic
long,
short, decreases, less
When a drug becomes therapeutic this is called?
,A. onset
B. peak
C. duration of action
The length of time a drug exerts a therapeutic effect is called?
A. duration of action
B. peak
C. onset
This occurs when a drug reaches its highest concentration in blood.
A. onset
B. duration
C. peak
-A
-A
-C
Lowest conc of drug & it measures rate at which drug is eliminated, these labs are
drawn just before the next dose of drug regardless of route.
A. peak level
B. trough level
B
, Highest conc of drug at specific time, indicates rate of drug absorption, draw this
30-60 mins after
A. peak level
B. trough level
A
Drugs that activate receptors and produce desired response are called?
A. antagonists
B. agonists
B
When the drug is in bloodstream after administration, is disintegrated out of
stomach this is called?
A. metabolism
B. absorption
C. excretion
D. distribution
B
The movement of a drug from circulatory system to body tissues is called what?
A. distribution
B. metabolism
